Police launch probe after dead red kite found at Yorkshire Dales beauty spot

Police are investigating after a dead red kite was found in the Yorkshire Dales. North Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales are a blackspot for raptor...

Rescuers urge caution after swimmer dies in plunge into Lakeland quarry

Rescuers have warned of the dangers of wild swimming after a man died in a disused Lake District quarry.

North York Moors bosses pay tribute to Barry Dodd who died in helicopter crash

National park bosses have paid tribute to a man who died in a helicopter crash in North Yorkshire. The North York Moors authority said Barry Dodd w...

Calder Valley team pays tribute to member Richard Graves who lost cancer battle

A rescue team has paid tribute to a member who lost his battle with cancer. Richard Graves was described by Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team as...

Passing Lakeland walker finds body of woman on fell above Great Langdale

A passing walker has found a woman’s body on a Lake District fell. The discovery was made on Thursday morning at the top of Rossett Gill, near An...

Rescuers' warning after man suffers dislocated shoulder on Priest's Hole trip

Rescuers have warned that only well equipped experienced mountaineers should attempt to reach a Lake District cave during the current wintry spell.

Walker who fell to his death on Snowdon named as Steven Smith

The walker who died after falling more than 800ft on Snowdon has been named. Steven Smith, 48, of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, was walking with a ...

Review: Downhill from Here – Running from John O’Groats to Land’s End, by Gavin Boyter

Gavin Boyter's 'Long Run' down the length of Britain got off on the wrong foot and the threat of disaster was never far away for the whole trip.

Film review: Alan Hinkes – the First Briton to Climb the World’s Highest Mountains, by Terry Abraham

Terry Abraham's lastest work turns the lens on the often light-hearted approach of the record-breaking British mountaineer who has nonethless stared death in the face.