Nine men were trapped on Monday morning after water flooded the narrow hole manually dug to extract coal.

The gold and money was allegedly hidden under the seats of the vehicle they were travelling in.

The men are together for the 50th year in a row in Hednesford after starting in 1974.

The Minnie Pit memorial garden in Halmer End will be home to one of 49 Sycamore Gap saplings.

Cemex appeals against the refusal of plans to extract sand and gravel at Hamble Airfield.

After a coal tip landslide narrowly missed their homes, residents worry about the risk of another.

Illegal gold mining in Ghana picked up this year following an almost 30% rise in global gold prices, despite military operations to shut them down.

Life for women among the Amazon’s illegal gold miners is harsh, violent, and can be deadly.