These bloody words were written by 19th-Century antiquarian H.S. Cuming in On the discovery of Celtic crania in the vicinity ...

"Violence is a particularly common theme for later prehistoric human remains from watery places," said the head researcher.

Growing urban populations, more public awareness of pollution and ambitious redevelopment plans propel big drinking water and wastewater treatment investment in two key cities.

Scientists and historians finally know why hundreds of human bones are still being pulled from the bottom of the River Thames ...