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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Adventurer Karl Bushby has finally stepped foot on UK soil after a 28-year journey across the world. On Oct. 5, he announced he swam the English Channel, from France to England. While resting in Dover, he said, "I’m staring at the Union Jack flying outside this hotel. I’ve seen many flags over the days, but that one is special. "On social media he shared one of his first meals back, overjoyed to have authentic British fish and chips again. DALE 'GREY BEARD' SANDERS RECLAIMS TITLE AS OLDEST PERSON TO THRU-HIKE THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL AT 91 Karl Bushby celebrates after swimming across the Caspian Sea from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan in September 2024. (Resul Rehimov/Anadolu via Getty Images)His journey is not over yet. He hopes to reach the finish line — his mother’s home in Hull — by the end of the month. According to his website, he received a birthday card in the 1990s from his father about two soldiers arguing over an impossible feat, walking from London to New York via the Bering Strait. Karl grabbed a map and drew a single line, knowing he found his life’s mission.

Updated October 13, 2026 01:52PMHow We Reported This: Triathlete’s Abby Levene was on the ground in Kona reporting on the 2026 Ironman World Championship, documenting the shoes on the feet of the top 10 men and women. Together with Outside’s Senior Gear Editor Jonathon Beverly, they tapped into their knowledge from testing 20-plus pairs of super shoes currently on the market to provide analysis of the athletes’ choices. The 2026 Ironman World Championship proved, once again, that this event may just be the toughest endurance feat on Earth. A choppy swim and a windy bike gave way to a hot and especially humid run with blow-ups and meltdowns not even Hollywood would dare to script. Watching the top contenders run down Ali’i in the early stages of the marathon, one thing that struck our team on the ground in Kona was just how unique the running shoe demands are in these conditions.

The first unit at Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant achieved criticality - a self-sustaining nuclear reaction - at 15:34 on Sunday, 11 October. The milestone was achieved three days after the go-ahead was given by the country's national atomic regulator.

Matt Richardson has been withdrawn from the Great Britain squad for this week's World Track Cycling Championships in Shanghai amid reports he is under investigation for misconduct. British Cycling confirmed the 27-year-old Olympic medallist's removal in a statement but did not give a reason. When approached by BBC Sport, British Cycling declined to comment on allegations first reported by The Times, external it was because of a misconduct investigation. Last Wednesday, Richardson was named in the British squad for the championships, which run from 14-18 October. He had been expected to contend for three medals in the team sprint, individual sprint and keirin. Richardson switched allegiance from Australia to Britain after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where he won two silver medals and a bronze. He was also forced to miss his anticipated England debut at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July after crashing during a keirin event in Japan. BBC Sport has approached Richardson's representatives for comment.

A Lancet Commission puts the odds of humanity’s extinction this century at “non-zero” as the threats of nuclear war and weaponised artificial intelligence loom. BERLIN – As candidates to become WHO director-general squabbled in the halls of the InterContinental, a three-year effort by the Lancet on future health threats delivered a sombre if uncertain warning: There is a chance, however small, that humanity will not survive this century – and we may all die.

Motorsport culture beyond the track. Driver lifestyle, fashion, travel, design and the stories that make racing more than a sport. After a successful weekend in Singapore, Max Verstappen is now spending a rare week outside of Formula 1 behind the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG GT3. Apparently, the F1 schedule isn't punishing enough for the Dutchman, who will be racing Portimao, Portugal, in the season-concluding 2026 GT World Challenge round. This is how and where you can watch it.

Our era is marked by rapid changes, profound societal, environmental, technological, economic and geopolitical transformations. Climate changes and land use, among others, are altering the hydrological cycle and increasing the risks associated with floods, droughts and water scarcity. Can the growing adoption of innovation and emerging technologies help address these challenges and develop effective solutions? Fifty water experts convened at a meeting led by UNESCO’s World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) to discuss this question. From institutions to academia and UN agencies, all contributed to developing a shared conceptual framework and defining the 2028 UN World Water Development Report's priorities. AI and new technologies for water securityThe transition beyond 2030 calls for forward-looking thinking, adaptive governance and a renewed commitment to ensuring that scientific knowledge and technological progress serve people and the sustainable management of water resources.

Tyrrell Hatton's Ryder Cup eligibility will be doomed if he chooses to play on LIV 2.0 Whatever becomes of LIV Golf 2.0, the DP World Tour has decided it won’t let those who compete in the rebel circuit’s new version have it both ways. In a statement to BBC Sport, DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings said the European circuit, which had previously reached agreements with LIV players to allow them into its tournaments, will no longer do so in 2027, effectively banning them from playing. “Players need to make a choice,” Kinnings told BBC Sport. “We have rules and regulations which are there to protect our tour and which our members must all abide by. Players who are not willing to comply with our rules and regulations should not be seeking to join our tour.”The DP World Tour had reached agreements that included granting conditional releases to LIV players in part to allow players like Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton to maintain their Ryder Cup eligibility. The DP World Tour oversees the European team, like the PGA of America oversees the American side.

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