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10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

As an island nation, the UK has a long and proud fishing history, a cultural identity that caused waves in the 2016 campaign to leave the EU. For a few days in May 2025 that passion resurfaced, when t

THE area where the River Tees approaches the sea has been largely industrial in recent times, but the upper stretch of the river is very different in character. Here, while the villages, hamlets and r

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them