Muddy flood water has flowed into Mallard Close in Madeley, Staffordshire, during heavy rain over the past year, leaving behind smelly sludge and ... water to a nearby pond.

had ventured into a pond under the cover of darkness to catch fish. But what began as a daring exploit quickly turned into a fight for survival when he slipped and sank into a muddy quagmire ...

An aerial photograph taken in June showing a damaged and clearly leaking sludge pond wall shows that the toxic mud disaster in Hungary and subsequent pollution of rivers including the Danube could ...