Storm Ciarán: Flood and wind alerts for London as 'tornado' hits south coast Met Office has yellow rain warnings in place for London on Wednesday and Thursday Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2023
Flood alerts as heavy rain sweeps in after ‘tornado’ hits south coast Storm Ciaran is forecast to batter southern England later this week. The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023
Shopping centre evacuated due to flooding as Met Office issues weekend weather warnings The Environment Agency has 39 flood warnings in place, stretching from northeast to southwest England The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023
MPs call for review of Environment Agency flood failings in England Derbyshire and South Yorkshire MPs say agency ‘not up to the task’ after people received warnings too late The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023
England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards Exclusive: campaigners fear less rigorous methods could lead to more pollution in rivers and waterways The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023
Risk from Storm Babet hard to predict as rain came from east, claims Thérèse Coffey Environment secretary ‘hits new low’ with remarks on storm that left hundreds homeless with at least seven people thought to have died The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2023
Environment secretary Therese Coffey blames wrong kind of rain for Storm Babet floods The Tory told committee of MPS “this was rain coming from the other way and we don’t have quite as much experience on that” The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
South London residents raise health fears as incinerator set for expansion in Beddington Environment Agency expected to approve increase in waste burned at south London incinerator Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023
Medium flood risk for England and Wales after Storm Babet death toll rose The Environment Agency issued more than 300 flood warnings and received more than 1,800 calls to its flood line at the storm’s peak, a minister said. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023
Is Storm Babet over? Weather and resulting flooding examined The storm had a devastating effect on parts of the country Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2023
Storm Babet: Hundreds evacuate homes as torrential rain and heavy winds batter Britain Rain caused record water levels along the River Idle in Retford, Nottinghamshire Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2023
Major rivers could be flooded until Tuesday, Environment Agency warns Train operators around the UK have advised customers not to travel on Saturday with rail networks widely flooded. The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023
Storm Babet live: ‘danger to life’ warnings issued and trains cancelled as wind and rain batter UK – as it happened Warnings from both the Met Office and the Environment Agency come as storm continues to batter the UK The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023
Storm Babet: ‘risk to life’ flood warnings issued for parts of England and Scotland Three severe flood alerts in place around River Derwent in Derbyshire as Environment Agency warns flooding could last until Tuesday The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023 Rivers ‘will continue to rise’ following Babet as ‘risk to life’ flood warnings issued The Environment Agency has said there could be flooding in 360 areas of England and temporary barriers have been put up in high-risk areas.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023 ‘I won’t pay for them to pollute my river’: why a UK water bills boycott is growing Angler Mike Deacon is among a growing number of customers refusing to pay water companies as they protest against sewage spillages and contamination
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023 Keeping taps on and boosting wildlife: the race to protect the Lake District’s water Award-winning partnership is regenerating natural habitats in attempt to secure water supply as climate crisis worsens
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023 Hundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s rivers Exclusive: No regulator is monitoring scale of impact of dangerous chemicals on wildlife or public health
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023 Competitors report falling ill after triathlon event in waters of river Eden Investigation begins as people complain of diarrhoea and vomiting after swimming in castle’s river-fed lake
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023 Judge allows private prosecution of Southern Water over pollution claims Fish Legal win permission to summon firm to face allegations linked to diesel pollution of River Test
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 Environment Agency failing to monitor water firms in England, data suggests Watchdog is supposed to audit firms yearly to ensure they are not illegally dumping sewage, but 36% of audits since 2010 are missing
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023 ‘Unacceptable’: how raw sewage has affected rivers in England and Wales – in maps Hundreds of thousands of raw sewage discharges were recorded last year. These maps show where these were and what the impact is
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023 Ministers may have broken law over sewage dumping in England, says watchdog Government may be letting firms discharge raw sewage more often than law allows, says Office for Environmental Protection
Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023 Filthy sewer overflow scandal: Ministers may have breached environmental laws, warns eco-watchdog Investigation launched into Environment Department, Environment Agency and regulator Ofwat
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023 Water chiefs condemned over ‘scandal’ of sewage in Thames Teddington waterworks plan blasted as harmful and unnecessary