Protecting the southern ocean

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

In 2015, the world witnessed a quiet tragedy. On a remote island at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef, the last known Bramble Cay melomys disappeared. Its vanishing set a record – the first r

31 / CALLING FOR PEACE BY CATE BLANCHETT Those of us who know Emi Mahmoud can attest to her work’s unstoppable nature. In 2017, Emi created the first fully inclusive civilian peace talks in Sudan, lif

Crossing the Atlantic via the Cape Verde islands is a detour well worth taking, says James Kenning

News from your cruising area

During this year’s scorching summer, I ended many of my rides with a dip in a small, long-neglected harbour near where I live. Occasionally I had to compete for space with fishermen who chose to cast