Come to the Lakes, Gordon, say tourism chiefs

If you’re strolling across the Lakeland fells this summer, you may spot a familiar figure – if tourism bosses have their way.

Body found in search for missing West Highland Way man

Police searching for a man missing on the West Highland Way have found a body. Adrian Park was reported missing on 28 February, sparking a massive ...

Rescue helicopters grounded after safety scare

Search-and-rescue helicopters operated by Britain’s Coastguard have been grounded following a safety scare.

Walkers warned as fire strikes on moors

Weekend walkers in the Pennines have been warned to take care after a series of fires struck the moors around Saddleworth.

Concern grows for missing West Highland Way man

Police have again expressed their concern for a man who went missing from his home more than two weeks ago.

Bryson's big postcard urges South Downs action

American author and journalist Bill Bryson will today present a giant postcard to the Government to urge ministers to include the widest possible area in the proposed South Downs national park.

Don't destroy history with your cairns, walkers urged

Walkers are destroying priceless historic sites – to build hilltop cairns – and now a national park authority has pleaded to visitors to stop the custom to preserve structures that have been around since the Bronze Age.

Kiwis enraged by Archer's Everest fiction

The simmering controversy over who was the first to tread on the world’s highest peak has been re-ignited, thanks to the unlikely intervention of a convicted liar.

Highland walker found unconscious by rescuers

A missing walker has been found alive but unconscious by a mountain rescue team in the Highlands. The 62-year-old lone walker was reported missing ...