England's highest hills outside the Lakes; the wildest and most uncompromising country south of Scotland; the largest land-based National Nature Reserve; the second largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and more mud than a WWI battlefield. The North Pennines don't do subtle, but it's worth digging beneath their harsh exterior.
A segment in tonight's episode of Channel 4's investigative series Dispatches exposes the sale of uncertified budget climbing gear online - carabiners in particular - via the shopping platform Temu, a Chinese app with...