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More than half of England 'officially in drought', UK Environment agency says

"Rivers are running low, farmers are having to harvest crops early, wildfire risk is increasing, and millions of people are living under restrictions on water use," the UK Environment Agency said in its announcement.

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Ex-Southern Water boss to face trial over allegedly manipulating sewage testing

Former CEO Matthew Wright and three other ex-employees named in criminal proceedings by Environment Agency

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Southern Water chief charged over ‘efforts to manipulate water quality tests’

Matthew Wright has been accused alongside three others of conspiring to defraud the Environment Agency and water regulator Ofwat.

Evening Standard

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Southern Water fined £7m after dumping illegal sewage off Kent coast

The company was fined £90 million for nearly 7,000 incidents across Hampshire, Kent and Sussex

The Independent UK

Southern Water fined £7m over sewage pollution in Kent

The company pleaded guilty to 13 offences last April over sewage discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stations.

Evening Standard

Entire row of terraced houses to be demolished after grandmother died in flooding

Chesterfield Borough Council said the demolition at Tapton Terrace was ’the only effective and viable’ solution

The Independent UK

London’s first River Thames bathing spot opens today – here’s where to find it

The official bathing season begins on Friday and will run until September 30

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‘Sickening’ waste covering area size of football pitch found at protected site

The area where the 30,000 tonnes of waste has been dumped is ‘well-concealed’ and was only found after members of the public reported a bad smell.

Evening Standard

Fly-tipping gang sentenced for massive London waste-dumping spree after Environment Agency probe

CCTV showed the men breaking into sites and directing tipper trucks of rubbish

The Independent UK

‘An abomination’: the Lancashire town kicking up a stink over reopened landfill

Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is causing illness and making life hell

The Guardian - UK

Water companies accused of more than 3,000 environmental rule breaches

The Environment Agency completed more than 10,000 checks of water company assets in the past year

The Independent UK

People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood

Exclusive: Testing in Bentham, home to UK’s highest recorded Pfas levels, finds one in four have blood levels in greatest risk category

The Guardian - UK

Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies

Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lake

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests

Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in ‘serious’ to ‘minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence

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The Independent UK

We’re financial experts. Here’s three simple ways to beat rising water bills

Ofwat confirmed that household water bills would increase by an average of 5.4 per cent from April

The Independent UK

Dirty Business creator on raw sewage scandal: ‘This is the worst possible situation we’ll accept without starting a revolution’

Joseph Bullman’s shocking Channel 4 series explores two ordinary men’s extraordinary 10-year fight against British water companies

Evening Standard

Crime gangs fly-tipping waste in London to be targeted by new drones squad

The team of 33 pilots will use 54 unmanned aircraft fitted with cutting-edge laser mapping technology to target illegal waste dumps across England

The Independent UK

New ‘drones squad’ to gather evidence at illegal waste dumps

This new aerial surveillance initiative aims to bolster efforts to track and prosecute environmental offenders

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The Guardian - UK

Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters

Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites

The Guardian - UK

‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk

As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions

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Illegal Dump the Size of a Football Field Triggers Arrests in Oxfordshire

Two men have been arrested in connection with a huge fly tip that appeared in a field in Oxfordshire

The Independent UK

Retired couple fear ‘scariest’ Storm Chandra flooding as major incident declared

Lesley and John Parker, from Somerset, also criticised the Environment Agency for their response to the storm

Evening Standard

Environment Agency tells people to stay vigilant as flood risk continues

About 63 properties have been flooded across the country.

The Independent UK

King’s private estate owns part of Wigan site that has become ‘UK’s worst illegal waste dump’

Duchy of Lancaster claimed it is exempt from cleaning up the site, due to an ancient feudal law

Evening Standard

Districts warn of ‘catastrophic flooding’ without urgent funding boost

Environment Agency cuts have raised the possibility of widespread disruption and economic damage, it is claimed.

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