57 h. ago The newbuild estate frozen in time: Residents left staring at barren building site after 50 abandoned houses demolished when builder went bust

EXCLUSIVE: It's every new homeowners worst nightmare. The deed in their name, their property sealed and then: nothing. For the prospective residents of one new-build estate this was their reality.

Politics

3 d. ago Entire British ghost town left abandoned for over a decade as nature takes over

The huge town was built by the British government at the height of the Cold War but has been left abandoned since 2013.

Politics

4 d. ago Boy, eight, who only communicates by barking after he was abandoned and left with dogs by his drug

The child, who has not been named, was discovered at a 'drug-infested' run-down shack in Uttaradit Province during a welfare check.

Events

6 d. ago ‘My life has been ruined by 80k seat ghost stadium – that could all change if they finish it’

Valencia's Nou Mestalla has been left abandoned for over a decade, with the unfinished stadium having a major impact on the local community in Benicalap, Valencia

Politics

9 d. ago Revealed: The dark truth about the thousands of Chinese babies snatched from their mothers and sold to childless couples in Britain and America

Abandoned by her parents, Fu Lian Doble was left outside a bank on a wintry Boxing Day in 1999. Or at least that is according to records kept by the Chinese orphanage that took her in.

Politics

1 week ago Dolphins left to die in abandoned marine park finally rescued after public outcry

Four dolphins were rescued from a failing marine park after five others tragically died - viral footage of their grim conditions sparked outrage and led to action

Events

1 week ago Abandoned UK village in the middle of nowhere left to rot for 80 years

A school building still stands with children's name pegs and examples of their work on the walls in what remains a poignant reminder of a village that once was

Politics

2 w. ago Incredible £1.3bn theme park built to rival Disneyland abandoned and left to rot

Mirapolis was created to rival Disneyland Paris when it opened in 1987, but within four years, the ambitious project became one of the country's most infamous failures as it now lies abandoned

Economics

2 w. ago Pele’s abandoned mansion taken over by nature and left damaged by vandals

Content creators filmed the inside of Pele's abandoned mansion after the Brazilian icon's death in 2022 and found the property to be in a significantly run down state

Events

3 w. ago Orca whales left to rot in abandoned zoo 'doomed to die' after heartbreaking update

France's last remaining orcas, Wikie and Keijo, spend their endless days swimming around a cramped concrete tank after Marineland Antibes closed permanently in January. Now campaigners warn they are doomed to die without urgent action

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4 w. ago Appleby Horse Fair aftermath as travellers abandon caravans and desert their rubbish

A quaint town has been left in a state of 'carnage' after thousands of travellers and visitors descended for the Appleby Horse Fair – abandoned caravans and fields strewn with rubbish are what's left

Transport

last month Body found on backseat of BMW near airport 'left abandoned for months'

Residents say a recovery driver had arrived to tow away the car when he discovered a dead body hidden under blankets on the back seat

Politics