These are rarefied waters, as the Channel Swimming Association has only authenticated 1,975 solo swimmers in its 98-year ...

These are rarefied waters, as the Channel Swimming Association has only authenticated 1,975 solo swimmers in its 98-year ...

Almost 37,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2024. As at 10 February 1,554 people had crossed the ...

After a record year for deaths in the Channel, crossing attempts have continued in the middle of winter, despite sometimes ...

An accomplished swimmer herself, Bonney sets a high bar for physical conditioning. Training days in the pool can run up to ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Electricity Minister K. Krishnankutty's decision not to oppose the approval of a private liquor company by the state government has sparked internal controversy within ...

WITH six weeks to go before the Welsh Sea Rowing Celtic Long Boat season starts, Madog Yacht Club, Rowing in Porthmadog have been preparing for a busy year, writes Lynne Gilbertson. 2024 was a great ...

The fishing boats are part of a network of routes used by sophisticated teams of poachers to move parts of illegally killed Malayan Tigers and other poached animals to Vietnam, according to the study ...

A single mum in Ammanford has challenged herself to overcome her "panic attacks and anxiety" to swim the English Channel. Mother-of-two Stacey Chorley will undertake the ‘Fear to Finish’ feat in 2028.

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But seeing humpback whales in the English Channel is far more rare ... estimates as many as 20,000 whales are killed every year by boats, from fishing vessels to cruise ships.

A coroner has recorded conclusions of unlawful killings at the inquests of three migrants who died when their small boat sank attempting to cross the English Channel. The tragedy happened when a ...