HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (AP) — Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. But she takes extra precautions in her own backyard.

They are seen as "a little bit unusual" and "unknown" to many due to their slimy disposition, but eels are having something of a rebrand in Britain's waterways. Their numbers dwindled by 94% in the ...

British Waterways is to release more than 80 sites around its canals for development throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The sale is part of a wider asset management programme whereby the ...

June 28 (UPI) --The British nonprofit River Action charged on Friday that E. coli bacteria levels in the River Thames are "alarmingly high" ahead of next week's Henley Royal Regatta qualifying races ...