[ Six miles south of Whitby, Robin Hood’s Bay – known affectionately as “Baytown” – is an appealing fishing village in North Yorkshire. It has centuries-old pubs, a colourful smuggling history, and opportunities to explore the treasures of the fossil-rich Dinosaur Coast. The village is divided into Upper Bay and the car-free Lower Bay. It … Read more
[ Kenny Mammarella-D’Cruz, i’s agony uncle, advises a man who wants to take a job opportunity abroad but feels responsible for his brother and mother in the UK I’ve been offered an excellent work opportunity, based in Hong Kong. On paper, I should be going for it. But I’m worried about leaving my family – in … Read more
[ Water firms in England and Wales pumped out raw sewage at 140 locations over the past 48 hours following heavy rain. While reports of sewage pollution were particularly high along the coastline of Devon (28) and Dorset (9), the largest number of were reported in Cornwall (32), according to a map from Surfers Against … Read more
[ Water firms in England and Wales pumped out raw sewage at 140 locations over the past 48 hours following heavy rain. While reports of sewage pollution were particularly high along the coastline of Devon (28) and Dorset (9), the largest number of were reported in Cornwall (32), according to a map from Surfers Against … Read more
[ The US government has given the state of Maryland $60 million (around £47.6m) in federal emergency relief money to rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge came tumbling down early on Tuesday (26 March) after the cargo ship Dali lost power and plowed into it soon after leaving the Port … Read more
[ A marine technology professor has said the crew of the Dali cargo ship would have had less than a minute to respond in “challenging” conditions after the vessel lost power before colliding with a bridge near Baltimore early on Tuesday. CCTV video and marine tracking data has revealed the ship lost power, adjusted course … Read more
[ A Devon beauty spot where Queen Victoria spent time as a child has suffered sewage outflow for over 12 hours. The seaside town of Sidmouth on the Jurassic Coast – known for its royal connections – has seen raw sewage discharged from 7.38pm on Saturday 9 March, according to Surfers Against Sewage. Queen Victoria … Read more
[ Amid the soaring skylines and neon-bathed streets of Hong Kong, Expats is a new six-part thriller starring Nicole Kidman which will resonate with many foreigners who have called the city home. For 18 years I was one of those 600,000 expats, living in the city of 7.5 million – but not all expat lives … Read more
[ I waited until I was 36 before boarding a cruise ship for the first time, having always viewed cruising as the preserve of “the newlywed, overfed and nearly dead”. That may have been the case once, but, in the past decade, the cruise industry has undergone quite the transformation. There is now a cruise … Read more
[ I can see no colours at all, just blackness. My high-powered torch burns away none of the pressing pitch that engulfs us. Floating weightlessly, I feel very much as though I’m in outer space. Sunset was less than an hour ago; I hadn’t expected it to be quite so dark down here. I turn … Read more
