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Thames, Tata, Shein – it won’t be business as usual for Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds

The new business secretary will have big calls to make within a few days of sitting down at his desk

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

The six most urgent problems facing the UK that Starmer’s new government needs to fix

Keir Starmer’s Labour party has won the UK general election in a landslide. Its huge majority should, in theory, give Starmer the clout to see through most of his political agenda. But in reality, the victory celebrations might prove short-lived, given the size of the challenges in front of him.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2024

Chalfont St Giles: why one of England’s best-kept villages absolutely stinks

The village has been voted the most shipshape in Buckinghamshire six times. But a terrible smell has forced it to withdraw from this year’s competition

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024

High levels of E coli found at Henley days before international regatta

Water quality testing by campaigners shows levels up to 27 times acceptable limit for bathing as rowers told to take precautions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024

How Tory neglect flooded Britain’s rivers with sewage

On a journey along the Thames – where fury at pollution has spawned a wave of local activism – it is clear that the decline of rivers is among this government’s worst legacies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024

Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk

Britain has become notorious as a place where a casual swim could lead to an extended visit to the toilet, if not the hospital

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024

Dozens of triathletes left severely ill after swimming in River Thames

One triathlete was left throwing up blood in A&E after the Royal Windsor Triathlon in Berkshire on Sunday

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024

The Guardian view on water privatisation: end an experiment that has failed

Editorial: Labour should take lessons from the Netherlands, where public sector firms are funded by a state-owned bank

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024

Thames Water among six water firms sued for up to £1.5bn by billpayers over sewage discharges

Lawsuit could see payout against Thames Water of £159.1m if successful

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024

Can Labour clean up England’s dangerously dirty water?

Party has vowed to end sewage scandal if it wins power, but experts say it will have to act quickly and ambitiously

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024