Sinkholes have been reported across the world, causing problems for local communities from Greenwich to Guatemala. A common geographical region for such events is the UK. These cracks in the surface – ...

A sinkhole which opened up on a new housing estate following heavy rain in Lancashire this weekend is being investigated by the Mining Remediation Authority. Seven homes were evacuated after the road ...

A HOSEPIPE ban will continue into autumn. Thames Water announced the ban, which started in July, following a dry spring, to allow water resources to recover. The ban, which impacts 1.1m people in ...

Work to fix a sinkhole has been delayed once again after a "secondary ground feature" was identified, Thames Water has told the BBC. Part of Kidmore Road in Caversham, Berkshire, collapsed in January ...

The sinkhole that swallowed a sleeping Seffner, Florida, man last Thursday night was like a monster from a nightmare. Suddenly and without warning, a mouth 20 feet (6 meters) wide opened beneath ...