There’s never been a better time to book your floating boutique hotel holiday The ropes are off and the joy of river cruising can restart after the Foreign & Commonwealth Office changed its advice to give river cruising the green light this week. It’s something the Mail has been pushing for and we’re pleased the … Read more
Sole survivor: Incredible survival of dog who was beaten, tied in a plastic bag and dumped in a river with two other greyhounds who died Dogs were found by two bike riders in the area of Gil Gomez de Arahal, Seville The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed in a press statement that the three dogs had … Read more
Body of boy, 16, is found after he fell into a river in a Scottish country park Body of 16-year-old recovered from White Cart Water in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow A police helicopter circled the area and a rescue boat was seen searching the water Police Scotland said there are ‘no apparent suspicious circumstances’ By … Read more
Syrian man dies in hospital after jumping into River Thames – three days after his friend drowned trying to save his life A man died in hospital after jumping into water connected to the River Thames Thames Valley Police were called to Lulle Brook, in Maidenhead on Tuesday night The 37-year-old, of a Syrian background … Read more
Heartwarming moment fisherman jumps into river to save deer from drowning Rescue took place in Medimurje County in the northernmost part of Croatia The young deer was saved from drowning and had its chest pumped The deer is now safe and healthy, staying in a shelter with the local gamekeeper By Chantalle Edmunds For Mailonline Published: … Read more
It troubles me that this story contains sorrow, when so many need the opposite of that at this time. I can only hope that my words serve as a momentary distraction or maybe even some comfort that one can come out of darkness. We are in troubling times, where we’ve not seen such national and … Read more
Brewers’ hops could be used to filter out iron particles from Germany’s River Spree that have run into the water from open-cast coal mines The River Spree is turned brown by run off of iron compounds and heavy metals Researchers hope to create ‘filter bags’ made using by-products from brewing These bags would hang in … Read more
South Carolina couple discovers giant megaldon shark tooth in a muddy river bed that is larger than a human hand and weighs about one-pound South Carolina is home to millions of fossils, attracting people from all over A couple was exploring the Stono River outside of Charleston last month The pair spotted something gray sticking out … Read more
Crews begin to excavate wreck of gunboat that JFK commanded under fire in his final WWII service before it sunk in the Harlem River 30 years later JFK commanded the boat on his last WWII mission between 1943 and 1944 He rescued a group of marines from Japanese soldiers in the Solomon Islands Boat’s next … Read more
Feline ungrateful! Stranded cat gives lifeboat crewman the runaround as he tries to rescue it from rising river tide A black cat was stranded at the bottom of a 20ft wall with the Thames rising up A team from Chiswick RNLI tried to rescue the distressed animal from the bank The cat hissed and snarled … Read more