Water industry promises £22bn of environmental investment, funded by rising bills The Environment Agency has secured a commitment to carry out 24,000 actions over the next five years The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025
Water companies to invest £22bn in wide-ranging programme to protect environment A programme of 24,000 actions will tackle pollution, clean up rivers and improve bathing spots, the Environment Agency has said. Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025
Rachel Reeves to pledge to ‘fight’ for growth in economic speech The Chancellor will claim the so-called ‘Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor’ has ‘the potential to be Europe’s Silicon Valley’. Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025
UK weather: homes evacuated as rain and wind continue to batter England and Wales Severe weather warnings remain in place as Somerset declares major incident after homes and businesses flooded The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025
Fresh disruption as wind and rain increases flooding threat A series of yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office across large parts of England and Wales. Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025
Storm Herminia brings thunderstorms, 80mph winds and flood alerts as Eowyn clear-up continues Flood alerts issued as UK hit by new weather front in wake of storm described as ‘unprecedented on every level’ The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025
Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out Analysis by campaign group finds utility company had highest rate of ‘no-flow’ samples of any water and sewerage firm in 2024 The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025
Several visitor attractions to close their doors due to severe weather The Environment Agency said that Storm Eowyn could also result in some flooding in several parts of England on Sunday and Monday. The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025
Memo for Rachel Reeves: regulators cannot produce growth out of thin air Companies grumble about watchdogs, and there’s often room to improve, but the big stuff is in the hands of government The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals Exclusive: Water industry calls for PFAS ban after analysis of sampling data shows contamination across country The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
UK farmland being contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancers Levels of PFAS chemicals found in sludge destined for British land would not be considered safe for allotments The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
‘Forever chemical’ hotspots revealed to include RAF bases and airports RAF bases near drinking water sources have caused concern The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
‘High-risk sites’: where are the UK’s ‘forever chemical’ hotspots? An Environment Agency report has identified more than 10,000 ‘high-risk sites’ contaminated with PFAS The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025
RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show Sampling results show ‘extremely concerning’ concentrations of PFOS and PFOA at sites across UK The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025 Ministers to appeal against river pollution ruling won by Yorkshire anglers High court had ruled government was not meeting legal duty to clean up Costa Beck near Pickering
Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025 Will there be school closures in London due to bad weather? Parts of the capital are covered by a yellow weather warning for snow
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025 UK weather: new amber weather warning for snow issued for south-west England – as it happened Met Office warns of travel disruption as sub-zero temperatures expected nationwide, with lows of -16C
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025 Southern England braced for snow as wintry spell continues It has been revealed that 300 properties have flooded across England since New Year’s Eve.
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 More than 100 flood warnings in force with more rain, sleet and snow on way The Environment Agency has urged people to remain vigilant over the coming days as flood warnings are still in place.
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 Weather warnings in force as flooding risk persists A critical incident has been declared by East Midlands Ambulance for the first time ever.
Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2025 Major incidents declared in Midlands as flooding hits UK Police in North Yorkshire said the body of a man had been recovered from an area of flooding.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025 ‘Everything is destroyed, nothing could be saved:’ anger and despair in communities devastated by North West floods After flood defences failed yet again, heartbroken residents of Merseyside and Cheshire now face a painful clean-up and possible financial ruin.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025 Researchers seek to expand ‘citizen scientist’ testing of UK river quality Volunteers’ data should be included in official monitoring reports to tackle pollution crisis, says Earthwatch
Evening Standard · Jan 1, 2025 Major incident declared as flooding hits parts of UK following heavy rainfall Some parts of the North West saw almost a month’s worth of rain within 48 hours.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025 Major incident declared in Greater Manchester over widespread flooding – as it happened Emergency services receiving reports of ‘damage, risk to life and stranded vehicles’