Woman sets out to paddleboard length of England to highlight plastic pollution

Lizzie Carr aims to become the first person to stand-up paddleboard 643km along connected waterways from Surrey to Cumbria

A female adventurer is aiming to become the first person to paddleboard the length of England via connected waterways to highlight the issue of plastic pollution.

Lizzie Carr set off on Wednesday morning from Godalming, Surrey, on a 643km journey that is expected to take three weeks.