Boy, 13, is missing ‘after falling into River Thames from Tower Bridge while on his way to school’ Boy travelling to The Ark Globe Academy in Southwark, London, on Tuesday 8am He had boarded a bus with a friend but had got off at an earlier stop than usual City of London Police are currently … Read more
Caught out! Rick Stein’s online shop is forced to clarify ‘misleading’ claim that its salmon is from English river – when it was actually from the Faroe Islands Stein’s shop faced claims it misled buyers by saying salmon was from England Anti-salmon farming campaigner Don Staniford launched a complaint He said the firm needed to … Read more
RIVER & MERCANTILE UK RECOVERY: Fund poised to benefit from UK stock market bounce as economy recovers By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 10 April 2021 Veteran fund manager Hugh Sergeant has rarely been more positive about the UK equity market in a … Read more
Wild boar currently living in the Forest of Dean could spread around the UK if they wanted to, according to a leading expert. Dr John Dutton, an ecologist at the University of Worcester, told BBC Radio Gloucestershire the biggest boar population in the UK is in the Forest of Dean. He added that it is … Read more
Reverend Kate Bottley has revealed she sometimes goes skinny dipping in her local river early – calling it a ‘type of meditation’. The Radio 2 star, 46, from North Nottinghamshire, who found fame on Gogglebox, is an advocate of cold water swimming first thing in the morning and regularly shares snaps of her chilly dips … Read more
A German Shepherd who nearly drowned after her owners tied her to a rock and threw her in the river has found a new home after months of recovering at an animal centre. Bella, 11, was rescued from the River Trent in January last year by passer-by Jane Harper who saw her flailing in the … Read more
Revealed: Virgin to open a 242-room hotel in Glasgow in 2022 overlooking the River Clyde The brand, by Sir Richard Branson, said the property would be located at 236-246 Clyde Street Virgin Hotels Glasgow is expected to open in 2022 and will be the brand’s second Scottish hotel to be signed The hotel will operate … Read more
Anything Suez can do… Now 260ft cargo ship blocks river Arun in Sussex after breaking loose from moorings a day after Ever Given was freed in Egypt A 260ft cargo ship, Elise, is wedged across Littlehampton Harbour, West Sussex, partially blocking waterway The ship was sailed into the harbour to unload cargo at 1.15am this … Read more
Would you like a bite to eat? Wild moment a hungry crocodile snaps at a rival reptile as the giant beasts battle it out for a feed in front of shocked tourists ‘Nifty’ the croc tried to steal a feed from ‘Turbo’ in the Adelaide river in the NT Tourists on the Jumping Crocodile Tour … Read more
Nailbiting moment hero boatie saves two houseboats from being crushed by a shipping container surging down a raging river in Sydney’s huge floods A fast acting skipper gently pushed the container off line with his own boat The blue shipping container had already smashed a barge off line on its way He saved the container … Read more