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The mother of a Somali refugee who drowned in a river told an inquest today she had never been swimming before her death. Shukri Yahye-Abdi, 12, was pulled lifeless from the River Irwell near Bury on June 27 last year after her mother reported her missing. The inquest into her death resumed today at Rochdale … Read more
Police pull body of teenage boy, 13, from River Wear after overnight search – as officers rule out death as suspicious Durham Police said they conducted an overnight search near Toronto Bridge They confirmed that the body of a boy, believed to be 13, was found today Police are treating the death as non-suspicious and … Read more
NASA announces new program to study flooding in the Mississippi River Delta outside of New Orleans, where 5,000 square miles of land has been lost to rising sea levels since the 1930s NASA will travel to Louisiana to study the impact of rising sea levels The Mississippi River Delta outside New Orleans has been hit … Read more
The Colorado River has lost over a billion tons of water in the past century due to climate change, study finds The Colorado River’s flow has decreased by 20% from 1913 through 2017 Data shows the flow dipped 9.3% for each temperature rise over 1.8 degrees Global warming is resulting in less snow fall and increasing … Read more
Fears missing pensioner, 87, may have fallen into swollen River Exe in Devon to become SIXTH person killed by Storm Dennis Jean Disney was last seen in the Devon town of Tiverton at 3am on Monday Missing 87-year-old pensioner is thought to have fallen into the River Exe Emergency services carry out searches as well … Read more
It’s a voyage through a posh wine list! Taste vintage Bordeaux on a river cruise up the Dordogne and Garonne The Uniworld cruise departs from Bordeaux and travels up the Garonne and Dardogne rivers Guests are given a wine map of Bordeaux when they board, making it feel like a trip through a ‘posh wine … Read more
The cruise where you float… above the river! See the stunning Irrawaddy river in Myanmar from every angle on balloons, kites and boats The Scenic Aura sails on the mystical Irrawaddy river that runs through Myanmar It is an exceptionally luxurious ship, with 22 balcony suites hosting 44 guests The ship has an almost 1:1 … Read more
You can always bank on a river cruise. It’s one of the best ways of seeing the world, and here we reveal eight unmissable trips. Going Down Under Captain Cook Cruises operates a paddlewheeler between Murray Bridge and Blanchetown, an hour from Adelaide Mountains and outback, deserts and red gum tree forests; the River Murray … Read more
No one pretends that river cruise ships are pretty things. Long, squat and wholly out of proportion to the scenery and many of the buildings they pass along their ever-increasing routes, they are more like dolled-up barges or exaggerated narrowboats. But when you’re on one, gliding silently along the Danube, staring at the riverbank from … Read more
The best and worst river cruise lines of 2019 have been revealed in a new report, with Avalon Waterways and Scenic Tours coming top and Shearings Holidays anchored at the bottom. The research, by consumer group Which?, looked at 17 river cruise companies and asked over 1,700 passengers to rate their experiences out of five … Read more