A nearby resident who ignored calls for evacuation near Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire has described the atmosphere in the area as “eerie”. Hanna Sillitoe filmed the village, evacuated due to a nearby ...

A minority of people refusing to leave their homes despite fears of a damaged dam bursting are “taking their lives into their own hands”, a police chief has warned. Twenty residents, including a ...

WHALEY BRIDGE, United Kingdom — Hundreds of people were evacuated from a town in central England as a British military helicopter was called in on Friday to prevent a reservoir dam from collapsing.

A 125-mile pipeline that will allow Britain to produce low-carbon cement could put an East Midlands town at risk of ...

WHALEY BRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - Another 55 homes have been evacuated from an English town threatened by a collapsing dam, emergency services said Sunday as they raced to reduce the water levels ahead ...

WHALEY BRIDGE, England, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A British military helicopter dropped sacks of ballast on Friday onto the outer slope of a dam that has partially collapsed and is at risk of bursting and ...