Blood-Red Babbling Brook Mystery Solved

The mystery of a stream that turned blood red has been solved after an investigation by the Environment Agency.

Villagers were left puzzled when the babbling brook near Moulton, in Northamptonshire, flowed a gory crimson hue last week.

Rumours began to circulate on social media about the likely cause - with some comparing it to a horror film and others fearing it was a sign of the apocalypse.

One person wrote on Facebook: "The start of the book of revelations. Thou local waters will turn red like blood is the sign of the coming of the Anti Christ."

Pep Finn-Scinaldi, 28, who lives close to the stream, said: "At first I thought something had died as it looked like blood.