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Sewage warning for Scotland as ‘unprecedented’ El Niño winter approaches

A LACK of sewer overflow monitoring in Scotland, combined with the prospect of a wetter and stormier El Niño winter, could pose a significant risk to public and environmental health, environmental charities have warned

The National (Scotland) · 11h ago

Climate 100 List: Giles Bristown from Surfers Against Sewage on turning the tide over UK water pollution

THE CLIMATE 100 LIST 2026: Ahead of The Independent’s Climate 100 List being published, we are celebrating some of those being honoured. Emma Henderson meets the Surfers Against Sewage campaigner calling to clean up the government's Clean Water Bill, and the broken privatised system of water ownership that put profits…

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Millions of plastic nurdles spreading dangerously along Northumberland coast

Volunteers are desperately racing against time to clean up the waves of plastic pellets being washed onto beaches amid fears the plastic could harm wildlife for years to come

The Independent UK · Aug 6

Dirty Business: Channel 4's answer to Mr Bates vs The Post Office uncovers the shocking truth behind Britain's sewage scandal

The Channel 4 dramatisation of the consequences of illegal sewage dumping is causing a much-needed reaction among viewers

Woman & Home · Feb 24

Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry

As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23

Misery for many as rain falls for 40 days in some parts of UK

Persistent wet weather is affecting farmers, builders, sports, wildlife – and damaging roads and homes

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

Fed-up swimmers take on the Thames in fight against water pollution and tell lawmakers it's a "national scandal"

Eight athletes took part in the mammoth swim in support of a Surfers Against Sewage campaign to clean up British rivers

Advnture · Sep 5, 2025

Voices: ‘A system set up to fail?’ Readers say Ofwat should go – but can’t agree on whether water should be nationalised

YOUR VIEWS: Readers overwhelmingly support scrapping the regulator, but remain deeply divided over whether fixing the water industry means reforming regulation or returning it to public ownership

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025

Voices: The Cunliffe report on our failing water industry will make a splash

COMMENT: There is much to recommend in Sir Jon Cunliffe’s 88-point plan, says Sean O’Grady – not least that it paves the way for the utility to be brought back into public hands

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Thousands meet with MPs in Westminster for mass lobby on climate action

Campaigners, school children and grandparents were among those calling for MPs to give the crisis the ‘precedence it needs’.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025