This stretch of the Wharfe in Ilkley looks idyllic, but all is not well beneath the surface. Like most of our rivers, it is in fact, under threat from pollution and the problem is that pollution isn't ...

LIZ BONNIN: Hi, Liz Bonnin here. I'm a science, wildlife and natural history presenter and I'm passionate about conservation and the natural world, and today, we're here on the south coast by the ...

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How good was your geography back in school? Could you easily remember the names of the highest peaks of the world and the deepest of oceans? Were you able to correctly locate the cities, towns, and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of the more obvious reasons non-fiction writers are drawn to rivers is that they appear to offer a ...