Mother of missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague fears bones found in Suffolk river could be her son’s

Mother of missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague who vanished in 2016 fears human bones found in Suffolk river could be her son’s Suffolk Police launched a murder investigation when bones were found in river Nicola Urquhart says police have been unable to reassure its not her son Corrie Corrie McKeague, 23, vanished after a night … Read more

Police want to find two boys who helped pull bin bags containing human remains from Suffolk river

Police launch appeal to find two boys who helped member of public pull two black bin bags containing human remains from Suffolk river Two black sacks filled with bones were pulled from the River Stour on Thursday Part of the river, near Sudbury, remains closed as marine police search the water An initial post mortem … Read more

One of UK’s oldest horse-drawn barges forced to stop river trips

The owner of one of the country’s oldest working horse-drawn barges has been forced to stopped her river trips after clashes with ‘snowflake’ canal users. Jenny Roberts, who owns Iona, has closed the Godalming Packetboat Company after 35 years, citing criticism from people using the towpath. Her horses, Buddy, Alizee, and Espoir have been retired … Read more

Oldest horse-drawn barge is forced to stop river trips after clashes with ‘snowflake’ canal users

The owner of one of the country’s oldest working horse-drawn barges has been forced to stopped her river trips after clashes with ‘snowflake’ canal users. Jenny Roberts, who owns Iona, has closed the Godalming Packetboat Company after 35 years, citing criticism from people using the towpath. Her horses, Buddy, Alizee, and Espoir have been retired … Read more

Specialist marine police officers swoop on stolen Thames Clippers river bus near Tower Bridge

Man in his 20s ‘jumps wharf security gate and steals Thames Clipper river bus before leading marine police on dramatic chase along the River Thames’ Marine support units intercept stolen Thames Clippers vessel near Tower Bridge River boat was stolen from Trinity Wharf in Polar, east London, on Saturday night Marine officers boarded the vessel … Read more

Police search river at Suffolk beauty spot in murder probe after human bones were found

Police are searching a river in Suffolk after human remains were found in two black bin bags inside a submerged shopping trolley. The murder probe was launched after the bags were discovered by a passerby in the River Stour, Sudbury, on Thursday. The member of the public reported the bags to a ranger, who moved … Read more

Monster-sized snapping turtle weighing 100 POUNDS is pulled from a river in Florida

Wildlife conservationists in Florida stumbled across an enormous species of turtle that looks like it crawled out of a monster movie. Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission captured three Suwannee alligator snapping turtles last week, including one that weighed 100 pounds. The massive reptiles, known formally as Macrochelys suwanniensis, are a new … Read more

Pictured: Schoolgirl, 15, who fell into swollen Welsh river and drowned during Storm Ellen

Schoolgirl, 15, drowns after falling into swollen river and being swept away while playing with friends during Storm Ellen Nicola Williams fell into the River Rhymney in Cardiff while playing with friends   Friend jumped to save her but she was carried away before coastguard saved her Her family was described as ‘devastated’ at the tragic … Read more

Divers find body of boy, 15, in River Tees

Divers find body of boy, 15, in River Tees after huge overnight search sparked when he started struggling in the water Search launched after teenage boy got into difficulty in water near Broken Scar  Durham Police confirmed this morning that a body was recovered at midnight  Identification not yet taken place but is believed to be … Read more