The city of London sought in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was not merely the sun that scorched the metropolis. An even more detestable force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial effluents had transformed London's lifeblood into a foul-smelling mire. The stench was overwhelming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone

In the heartache trenches of World War I, a remarkable story unfolded during the Christmas season of 1914. Amidst the cruelty and despair, an unprecedented truce emerged between warring factions. As the bells of Christmas chimed throughout Europe, soldiers on both sides ventured out of their trenches. An scene of unprecedented brotherhood unfolded