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Revealed: England’s worst beaches for water quality

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Drought conditions already hitting UK crop production, farmers say

Environment Agency recommends rationing water as UK sees driest start to spring in 69 years

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

Drought risk warning issued after England’s driest start to spring since 1956

The Environment Agency warns of possibility of drought – with more frequent dry summers to come as a result of climate change.

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

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Summer drought fears grow as England sees driest start to spring in 69 years

Environment Agency warns water companies may need to put in restrictions in the summer

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

Summer drought and hosepipe ban fears as England experiences dry start to spring

While hosepipe bans are not currently on the table, Environment Agency warns that restrictions could become necessary

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Phil Tufnell on how fishing clears his mind

The former England cricketer tells Lisa Salmon fishing and chatting to other fishermen is a great way to ‘take the weight off your shoulders’.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Is a River Alive? by Robert Mcfarlane: a beautiful overture for our dying rivers

There’s been a lot of noise about the state of our rivers these past few years, and quite right too. An Environment Agency report in 2020 revealed that not a single river, lake or stream in England was classified as in “good health” and during last year’s general election campaign,…

Evening Standard · May 3, 2025

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Fly-tippers will have their vehicles crushed under new crackdown on ‘waste cowboys’

Drones will be used to identify cars and vans as prime minister Keir Starmer seeks to tackle ‘soaring’ problem

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

An English rugby team’s stadium plan sparks concern for beavers, bats and UNESCO designation

The city of Bath in southwest England loves its rugby

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025

More than 100 landfills in England may be leaching ‘highly hazardous’ waste

Inadequate record keeping means councils do not know whether former waste sites contain toxic substances

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2025

Regulators have failed to deliver trusted and resilient water sector – watchdog

Consumer trust in the sector is at an all-time low, the National Audit Office found.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

UK spending watchdog censures water firms and regulators over sewage failings

NAO finds regulatory gaps have enabled overspending on infrastructure building while not improving sewage works

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

Polluting water bosses face up to two years in jail for illegal sewage spills

Senior executives will also be banned from accepting bonuses if firms fail to meet Environment Agency’s standards

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Only three people ever prosecuted for covering up England’s illegal sewage spills

Employees of water firms who obstruct investigations into spills could face jail under new rules that come into force on Friday

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

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The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

Shocking state of Britain’s waters revealed as bathing spots with potentially deadly bacteria double

Surge in coastlines, rivers and lakes with unsafe levels of E coli and intestinal enterococci due to sewage spills

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

Flood warning issued for Devon after night of heavy rain

The Environment Agency issued the warning for the lower River Torridge, from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025

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 Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Water pollution across UK surged by nearly a third and highest in decade

Only a third of survey respondents believe their supplier will take the necessary steps to address water pollution

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Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025

Water pollution in England at 10-year high, campaigners warn

Firms were collectively set a target of a 40% reduction in pollution incidents but instead recorded a 30% increase, Surfers Against Sewage said

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025

UK weather: heavy rain warning issued for western England and Wales

Met Office expects a month’s worth of rain in 48 hours to end warm and dry spell

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

Fresh concerns for wildlife after reports of second oil spill in River Wandle in two months

Fresh concerns have been raised about the health of a London waterway after footage shared online appeared to show another oil spill in the River Wandle.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

Work under way to clear illegal waste dumped at Kent beauty spot

Hoads Wood was described as an ‘environmental disaster’ by local people after it was buried under landfill waste.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025

More than 1,000 flood schemes to be built or repaired across England

The projects comes as part of the Government’s £2.65 billion investment to protect homes and businesses from flooding.

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025

Sewage spilled into England’s waters for more than 3.61m hours last year

Figures from the Environment Agency show a slight reduction in the number of spills from storm overflows, but an increase in their duration.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge spread on to UK farmland? Toxic waste – and ministers don’t care

Water companies let waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. When it is recklessly used as fertiliser, we are all at risk, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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