A massive sinkhole has developed in a canal in the English county of Shropshire, trapping two boats in deep mud and prompting emergency services to declare a “major incident.” An image released by ...

Emergency services declared a major incident after receiving reports at 4.22am on Monday of a 'sinkhole' causing large volumes of water to escape onto land in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch. A multi ...

Three canal boats were caught in the sinkhole and 12 people from nearby boats were helped to safety. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the ...

Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up in waterway previously flagged as ‘amber risk’ A man has told of his narrow escape after waking up just in time to raise the alarm as his canal ...

The incident took place on a stretch of the Llangollen Canal in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch at around 4am today (Monday, December 22). The earth on both sides of the canal wall has collapsed, ...

West Mercia Police said a number of emergency services are at the scene of the incident in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch. An update said no casualties have been reported but a 'multi-agency' ...

Sharron Bright, from the Canal & River Trust, has been leading walks in 2025 along the remaining stretch of Bradford Canal Living along the Bradford Canal during the Industrial Revolution was a very ...

Part of a canal in Shropshire, England, has been dammed off after a large sinkhole left more than 10 people needing rescue. A major incident was declared after reports at 4.22am on Monday of a hole ...

A major incident has been declared at a Shropshire canal where a giant hole emerged, leaving boats stricken in the cavity or teetering on the edge of the drop. The incident on a stretch of the ...

CAIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Two vessels from CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, have travelled through the Suez Canal, the authority that runs the waterway said on Tuesday, in a ...

A major incident has been declared in Whitchurch, Shropshire, after a large sinkhole opened along the Shropshire Union Canal, forcing the closure of the waterway and nearby towpaths while engineers ...