The Latest Breaking News from Severn

Welsh Marches, Shropshire: All the ditches and drains from the hills of mid-Wales to here burst with rain. The Severn has a deadly seriousness now

Once voted the UK’s favourite river, the River Wye flows from the Welsh mountains to the Severn estuary – 150 miles through an officially recognised “national landscape”. But this idyllic picture is changing, as the river is gradually choked by waste from industrial chicken farming.

Letter: The plan to transport millions of River Severn elvers to the pristine Vistula and Curonian lagoons is a viable way to conserve the species, says Peter Wood

Campaigners warn of same ‘tragic events’ as in River Wye if planners ignore pollution risks of intensive production

Tens of millions have been spent on human-made defences over the years, but the impact of the climate crisis means flooding is inevitable

The Bedminster comedian lived across the Severn for eight years whilst studying at the University of Glamorgan

England’s water woes have a solution. But trying to move vast volumes of water from west to east is not it

Flood barriers have been erected in Bewdley, Worcestershire, and other towns across the country as heavy rain is predicted for Tuesday and river levels remain high

Balancing individuality with integration: Severnside isn't an area on the fringes; it has its own identity, beloved by its residents