Charting wonderful friendships and shedding light on a region little known and understood by the West, James dreams of a best-seller with his travel memoirs.

More than three-quarters of the population in some areas found to be overweight and now Jamie Oliver says it's time to act.

The flag they plant on top of the mountain will display all those supporting the project. 

Drivers and passengers escaped their sinking lorries but oil is leaking into the world’s 11th longest river, prompting a local state of emergency.

These extraordinary pictures give graphic new evidence of climate change.

There's no better place to grow than in the towns like my historic Tara, founded in 1594, without traffic jams and supermarkets, but with winter fun and fresh air. 

He chose to become a hermit for six months on the shore of Lake Baikal in deep winter, miles from the nearest town and city.

NBC is banning Siberians from watching online trailers and a pilot of its new 'thriller' called 'Siberia'.

As temperatures sunk to minus 50C and below, schools and kindergartens were closed for the world's hardiest children.

Recent reports showed 89 wildfires in Siberia and 25 in the Russian Far East as a new season of damage to forests gets underway.