Water companies’ pollution incidents in England increased by 30% in 2024 The sector, which had been set a target to reduce spillages by 40%, needs ‘radical reform’, campaigners say The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025
‘I needed heart surgery after swimming in polluted water’: Health warning as sewage spills reach decade-high As a result of sewage pollution, 331 people have seen a doctor with chest infections and gastroenteritis and some were hospitalised The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
Pensioner trapped in home after Yodel delivery driver 'wedges parcel under door handle' Charlie Clarke heard her elderly neighbour Dee shouting for help and went to help, only to find a delivery driver had wedged a parcel so the door handle couldn't be used from the inside Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023
Metal detectorist unearths Tudor gold pendant linked to Henry VIII in Warwickshire Cafe owner Charlie Clarke ‘shrieked like schoolgirl’ when he turned up pristine necklace bearing initials of Henry and Katherine of Aragon The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023