That was the message from West Midlands Fire Service (via Facebook) after being called to the Oxford Canal, in Coventry. A narrowboat had been scuppered and was blocking the canal. The narrowboat’s ...

It comes as the latest Home Office figures show 1,378 people have made the dangerous journey so far in March. Some 210 people made the crossing in three boats on Wednesday, bringing the total for ...

Abstract: Multirotors are usually desired to enter confined narrow tunnels that are barely accessible to humans in various applications including inspection, search and rescue, and so on. This task is ...

Adverts with images of sinking boats have been launched by the Home Office in Iraq in an attempt to stop people crossing the English Channel. The campaign is underway amid a 20 per cent increase ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Italy’s Federica Brignone reacts at the finish area of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super G, in ...

Narrowboat cruises are launching along Caldon Canal. Willow Cruises is now based at Froghall Wharf, in the Staffordshire Moorlands, from 2025 after leaving Great Haywood. It will see up to 12 ...

A fascinating map reveals how crooks are avoiding French authorities by using a loophole in the law to stop the police from intercepting small boats launching to cross the English Channel.

See another side of the English countryside by taking a narrowboat along the Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire. Whatever type of holiday you’re looking for in April, you’ll find some ...

Pete Barnett, from River and Canal Rescue, says it's rare for a narrowboat to sink like this A narrowboat that sank on a canal, blocking it for days, has been stripped of everything on board ...

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Maisy Dewey, from the U.S. but lives in London, moved onto a narrowboat in 2023, and has shared the downside - which may prove to be an obstacle for those who suffer with vertigo or dizzy spells ...