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British and Irish rivers in desperate state from pollution, report reveals

Not a single waterway in England or Northern Ireland in good overall health, according to Rivers Trust

The Guardian - UK

Turn gardens into ‘bogs’ to combat drought and sewage in waterways, experts suggest

Water companies claimed to be considering ‘catching water in gardens’ as part of efforts to stop sewage overflows being triggered

The Independent UK

‘This is what a river should look like’: Dutch rewilding project turns back the clock 500 years

Europe’s largest river restoration is making changes across the entire landscape, bringing benefits to wildlife and people

The Guardian - UK

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Citizen scientists to monitor English rivers in £7m scheme

Scheme gets under way as data suggests Environment Agency’s own monitoring leaves rivers unprotected

The Guardian - UK

Map shows devastating truth of sewage grot spots in Merseyside

The map from The Rivers Trust highlights some of the spots most affected by sewage overspill in Merseyside

Liverpool Echo

Map shows hundreds of sewage spills in our canals

Figures show sewage was dumped in our waterways for more than six months

Liverpool Echo

Conservationists seek judicial review of UK sewage discharge plan

Charity says strategy is unlawful and will allow storm overflows to dump raw sewage for next 28 years

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Drought, pollution, floods: Avon in Devon tells story of UK rivers in distress

A journey down the waterway in an area of outstanding natural beauty highlights troubles facing UK rivers

The Guardian - UK

Sewage alerts: the long history of using maps to hold water companies to account

Southern Water was handed a record fine of £90 million in July 2021 after pleading guilty to illegally discharging sewage along the rivers and coastline of Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. More than a year later, the headlines have not improved for Britain’s embattled water companies who have recently discharged more…

The Conversation

Source of Britain's River Thames driest ever as drought nears

(This August 11 story corrects spelling of last name of engagement officer in paragraphs 5 and 7)

Reuters

Hosepipe bans, water butts and beavers: what can we do to combat drought in Britain?

Parts of UK are preparing for emergency water measures despite country getting more annual rainfall than rest of Europe

The Guardian - UK

Hosepipe ban affecting millions in England begins as heatwave may return

Southern Water limits customers across Hampshire and Isle of Wight – with maximum fines of £1,000

The Independent UK

UK rivers on ‘red alert’ as water firms face call for more hosepipe bans

Campaigners say ‘our rivers are dying’ after driest July in England for more than 100 years

The Guardian - UK

Source of the River Thames moves fives miles for first time in its history

Experts said it was a worrying sign

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Evening Standard

Prepare for second heatwave next week, Londoners told

Londoners have been told to prepare for a second heatwave in a month with temperatures tipped to reach 33C next week, as a hosepipe ban was coming into force in southern England.

Wales Online

Some experts claim we could see temperatures as high as 40C again within days

The Met Office says temperatures could be lower than last month but that very little rain is forecast

Wales Online

Hosepipe ban in force in parts of England amid hot and dry conditions

The Met Office has warned there is 'very little meaningful rain' on the horizon for parched areas of England as temperatures are set to climb into the 30s next week

Evening Standard

Hosepipe ban to begin in Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Months of little rainfall, combined with record-breaking temperature in July, have left rivers at exceptionally low levels

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The Independent UK

Call to manage Britain’s water now or risk needing emergency bottle supplies

Warning follows driest July in more than 100 years

The Guardian - UK

Act now on water or face emergency queues on the streets, UK warned

Hosepipe ban and compulsory water metering needed, say advisers, as nation braces for drought

Nottingham Post

Protest to take place at Stoke Bardolph over River Trent pollution

In recent years there have been hundreds of ‘spillage’ sites in Nottinghamshire

Wales Online

River Thames stretch could become first place to get alerts on whether water is safe to bathe

Port Meadow in Oxford could become the first area to have the alerts

The Guardian - UK

Raw sewage discharged into English rivers 375,000 times by water firms

Data from 2021 released at same time as government plan to stop 40% of untreated sewage releases by 2040

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