Teams clear up anything from cigarette butts to medical waste

Pamela Knox was driving along when suddenly her car started to slip into a hole - and kept on slipping.

Oscar Quine met some of them

The women of Wales turned out 65,000-strong in Cardiff and raised the roof – what a pity that Rihanna had little to bring to the party

Boyfriend denies murder of woman, 55

Investors in Wolseley were spooked by deteriorating construction markets in Europe today, despite an otherwise healthy set of third-quarter figures.

With almost 1 million youngsters looking for work, every vacancy attracts 11 applications

Police became suspicious when they found baby toys and blood-stained toilet paper in a rented apartment

If you thought that making a cup of coffee simply involved a teaspoon of instant and a splash of milk, wake up and smell the proverbial! The 14th World Barista Championship takes place this week, and here we provide an expert guide to perking up, courtesy of Ryan Cross of Ristretto Roasters in Portland, Oregon

Q. I have had the same problem with a boiler that does not work as your correspondent DH (Questions of Cash, 19 January). Mine was a Vaillant boiler, supplied and fitted by a local plumber. Since installation, I have had repeated problems.

A dip in the sea will be the last thing on many people’s minds this Easter – but that may be for the best on some parts of the coast, with the quality of seawater dramatically worsening at famous British bathing spots because of last year’s heavy summer rainfall.

Wolseley has became the latest company to close its final-salary pension scheme to existing members.

Michael Bywater pays tribute to Ray Cusick, who died last week, and his invention of a quintessentially British baddie

Angry holidaymakers describe 'sauna of sewage' as they finally get off crippled US liner