B ack in March 2013, an unusual and tragic story emerged about a man who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Florida. No trace of the person was ever found.

Sinkholes are no longer rare – it’s time to ask what’s making them worse. For most of us, sinkholes are the stuff of science fiction movies – terrifying, but infrequent. That illusion ...

A major incident has been declared in a village in Surrey after a large sinkhole opened up. At least one garden in Godstone has been swallowed by the hole - which is believed to measure up to 62ft ...