Eight boats that have been stuck since before Christmas get to rejoin the canal network.

A huge hole sent gallons of water spilling into nearby agricultural fields in Whitchurch, Shropshire, and saw two boats ...

The operation follows a change of tactics agreed amid growing pressure from the UK government to step up interventions.

On a recent trip to the UK, we decided to break up our land-based holiday with a unique adventure exploring the quintessentially English countryside on a longboat. Our destination of choice? Wiltshire ...

Our canals are just as much a part of our heritage as stately homes or Roman settlements and need the same investment and ...

On a canal boat, you can "step back in time to a slower era", said Paul Miles in The Telegraph. There are over 5,000 miles of inland waterways in the UK, snaking through some of the country's most ...

Pacemaker back on the water after pre-Christmas canal bank collapse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.K. police on Monday declared a major incident after a sinkhole opened up under a canal, draining part of it and leaving several ...

First of three stranded narrow boats refloated after Shropshire canal breach - The rear of the Pacemaker was left hanging ...

This is the shocking moment a massive sinkhole swallowed a canal whole in a 4am horror collapse. Stunning video footage, which has been viewed more than 131,000 times, was filmed amid the chaos showed ...

A major incident has been declared after a huge sinkhole opened up beneath a canal in Shropshire. At least ten people have been rescued from narrowboats after the crater, around 50 metres by 50 metres ...

A retired couple from the United States who were looking forward to their first Christmas on their canal boat will now have to stay in a hotel after a huge sinkhole opened up in Shropshire. The giant ...