A new sport that uses bungee cords to shoot surfboarders up rivers at up to 30 mph has attracted enthusiasts around the world-but it remains illegal in the city of its birth. WSJ's Tim Aeppel reports.

A row has erupted in a North Yorkshire seaside resort over the appearance of a bungee ride for children on the beach. JBL Leisure spent months trying to get permission for the ride on South Bay, ...

Author Liz Taylor helped rescue the viaduct, which spans the Tweed near Melrose, from demolition in 1981 and it is the centrepiece of her A New Zealand based firm, is behind the scheme. ''I am totally ...