Britain’s second-largest city is the heartbeat of the Midlands and offers an exciting weekend getaway filled with history, ...

A project to survey South Yorkshire's canals is calling for volunteers to record the heritage of the county's 250-year-old waterways. The Canal & River Trust appealed for people to map out changes to ...

This Black History Month, Canal & River Trust and Brindleyplace invite everyone to join a vibrant celebration along Birmingham’s historic canals — honouring the contributions, cultures, and stories of ...

04:01, Sat, Nov 8, 2025 Updated: 08:00, Sat, Nov 8, 2025 The UK is home to no shortage of charming villages and towns. From picturesque cobbled streets nestled in rolling hills to cliffside white ...

- Napoleon sought to build a modern canal in order to undermine Britain's control of trading routes to Asia, but he abandoned the project after engineers wrongly determined that a difference in water ...

CAIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Egypt said on Tuesday it plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project aimed at expanding trade along ...