BESSIE MATTHEWS won a standing ovation at the National Rail Awards. Still only 33, she’s a freight train driver, author, artist, social media influencer… and a force of nature. PAUL CLIFTON went to see Bessie at work

I actually feel like I’m not much of a risk-taker,” says Louise Ferguson. These are unexpected words coming from the first woman to complete a top-to-bottom race run through the treacherous rocks, off

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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

For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams