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Rishi Sunak delays Government’s flagship recycling reforms for a year

Environmental campaigners criticise the Tories over delay to packaging reform

Evening Standard

Homes stuck with tadpoles in their ‘Dickensian’ water supply, Government told

MPs have pressed the Government about drinking water supplies.

The Independent UK

Three North East councils to benefit from share of £1.2m funding to clean up chewing gum from UK streets

Three of the region's councils will be among 56 councils across the UK to receive funding totalling more than £1.2m from the Chewing Gum Task Force to target chewing gum stains

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Who owns Thames Water? Water bosses face £168m fines over sewage spills

The utility giant is one of many that could be in trouble over sewage treatment

Evening Standard

Drought likely in Cumbria and Lake District, government committee told

Exclusive: Other summer hotspots such as Devon and Cornwall also likely to face problems, leaked minutes show

The Guardian - UK

The biggest water company in the U.K. is also polluting its rivers. Now, it desperately needs a government rescue to turn things around

The water company has been piling up debt for years, and its old infrastructure has harmed wildlife and the environment.

Fortune

Rish! drowns in despair as water minister finds herself way out her depth

Sunak appears to have accepted defeat but Rebecca Pow appears incapable of recognising reality

The Guardian - UK

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‘Concerned’ government eyes temporary nationalisation of Thames Water

England’s largest water company could be put under ‘special administration’ regime

The Independent UK

Thames Water pipe leaks at highest level in five years, FoI reveals

Firm having regular meetings with environment minister after failing to meet targets to fix leakage rates

The Guardian - UK

Government scraps charges to take DIY waste to the tip

Both Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils have been making people pay

Bristol Post

Water firms ‘sorry’ for 824 daily sewage spills in 2022

Companies have apologised for not acting quickly enough

The Independent UK

Britons face rising water bills for 100 years to fix sewage spills

Companies have apologised for not acting quickly enough to tackle sewage spills.

Evening Standard

Water company fined £2.7m after sewage spilled into North Sea

Judge tells comapany huge fine was due to their reappearances in court

The Independent UK

Families told use less water now as drought officials warn hot, dry summer may be on way

The National Drought Group revealed plans for a hosepipe ban as it said it is "preparing for the worst case scenario of another hot, dry spell this summer"

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The Week

Climate change: seven good-news stories for the planet in 2023

With major climate-change related disasters hitting the headlines over the past years, the future of the planet can seem bleak – but new breakthroughs are providing scientists with a glimmer of hope.

Wales Online

Four more designated bathing waters created for wild swimmers

Two sites in Rutland and one each in Devon and Suffolk will benefit from regular water-quality monitoring under Government plans to extend bathing waters

Wales Online

Government considers banning ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam

The substances are known as 'forever chemicals' because of their environmental durability, with some linked to serious health conditions affecting the stomach, liver and thyroid

The Guardian - UK

England’s top beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, study says

Many blue flag beaches were covered in waste, and Brighton was among the worst-hit, Lib Dem report shows

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Evening Standard

Ofwat wants to kick-start 31 schemes worth £1.6bn to improve water infrastructure

The regulator wants to approve 31 investment schemes that water companies have promised to begin sooner than planned.

Wales Online

Some vapes could be banned with announcement within days

The Government is considering a crack down

The Independent UK

Tory MP: Test bathing waters all year round

Currently local authorities must provide water quality information for designated bathing water sites during the bathing season.

Evening Standard

Poole Harbour: National Trust ‘seriously concerned’ after oil spill washes up on wildlife haven

Oil from Sunday’s pipeline leak was located on Brownsea Island – one of the few places in southern England where red squirrels survive.

The Guardian - UK

Bathing water status rarely granted in England, analysis finds

Exclusive: People left to ‘swim in filth’ as Defra turns down applications, say Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK

Forbes doubles down and torpedoes SNP chances. Pass the idiot pills!

Leadership candidate manages to scare off supporters as insanity spreads to waters down south

The Independent UK

Government must ‘up its game’ on infrastructure investment by water companies

Environment minister Rebecca Pow said the Government is taking more action against water companies than ever before.

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