In 18th- and 19th-Century London, mudlarks were impoverished citizens (often children) who scraped a meagre living by scavenging for sellable items in the stinking mud of the Thames at low tide ...

Thames Water chairman Sir Adrian Montague recently said the firm was still in “crisis mode” as it seeks to avoid special administration measures. The company recorded a pre-tax loss of £1.65 ...

A man who kidnapped and raped a 17-year-old girl almost 24 years ago has been jailed for life. Donald Robertson, 55, must serve a minimum of eight years in jail after a review into the 1987 crime ...