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Warning to Scots heading to England on holiday as dirtiest beaches to swim in revealed

Data from the Environment agency has revealed the waters where pollution has become so high that swimming could become dangerous

Daily Record

Millionaire farmer jailed for ‘ecological vandalism’ after attempt to stop home flooding

Millionaire who dredged waterway ordered to pay £655,000 to restore landscape, but experts say it will take decades to re-establish mature trees

The Independent UK

England's most dangerous beaches to swim - check if sewage pollutes your favourite spot

The Mirror's new interactive map lets you type in your postcode to find beaches near you where pollution levels have reached the point where swimming could become dangerous

Daily Mirror

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Farmer jailed and ordered to pay £1.2MILLION as builders to rip up trees along river

The 68-year-old claimed he bulldozed the trees along the river to protect homes from flooding - while National England said it led to a 'devastating' effect on local wildlife

Manchester Evening News

Farmer jailed for 12 months for damaging Herefordshire river

John Price jailed after admitting ‘wanton’ destruction of one of UK’s most unspoiled rivers

The Guardian - UK

Farmer jailed and ordered to pay £1.2MILLION after builders to rip up trees by river

John Price, 68, claimed he bulldozed the trees along the River Lugg near Leominster, Herefordshire, to protect homes from flooding - while National England said it led to a 'devastating' effect on local wildlife

Daily Mirror

The Bristol Channel beaches where you should never go swimming

Some beaches have dangerously poor water quality

Bristol Post

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'Black water' and dead fish spotted after 'toxic spill' in river

The Environment Agency has examined the scene and is investigating

Wales Online

'Risk' to Chocolate Path reopening due to urgent flood defence work, says mayor

Bristol City Council cabinet approved £1.75million to upgrade Underfall Yard sluice gates beneath the pedestrian and cycleway

Bristol Post

UK weather: Country braces for SNOW tonight as Met Office issues urgent warning

A yellow weather warning was issued for wind across parts of Wales, northwest England and southwest Scotland and could see wind and wintery conditions hammer parts of the country tonight

Daily Mirror

King’s green energy firm was investigated after 38-day greenhouse gas leak

Health and Safety Executive also issued several notices related to worker safety and explosive substances at JV Energen

The Guardian - UK

Parts of £15m sea wall won't open by Easter after more delays

Wirral Council had hoped to reopen part of the iconic seafront by Easter

Liverpool Echo

Plans for Rolls-Royce mini-nuclear plants pass first safety assessment hurdle

Rolls-Royce is prioritising locations in Wales, Cumbria, and Gloucestershire for its small modular nuclear reactors

Birmingham Post

Local groups denied access to reasons for refusal of English river bathing areas

Campaigners aiming to clean up waterways lodge complaint after government rejects FoI requests for details why applications failed

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New sewage scandal as data shows waste is dumped on to coast every three minutes

The Labour Party analysed data from the Environment Agency (EA) which it says shows 141,777 sewage dumping events across 137 of a total of 139 coastal constituencies in England and Wales in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Believe in tougher water regulation for England only when you see it

After the soft approach of the last three decades it is difficult to be convinced by talk of a new era

The Guardian - UK

England’s automated flood alerts to be permanent despite inaccuracy warnings

Environment Agency says system trialled during strikes will continue for now despite false alarms and late warnings

The Week

What’s caused the big stink over Britain’s sewage?

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has set out new plans to improve England’s water quality and clean up its rivers and coastal areas.

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The Guardian - UK

Water firms to invest £1.6bn in improvements, says Ofwat

Regulator announces two-year plan in victory for campaigners pushing to clean up England’s rivers

Evening Standard

Labour pledges to bill stop to companies dumping sewage in waterways

Ministers and water companies could face a new legal obligation to clamp down on raw sewage being dumped into the country’s waterways under new plans put forward by the Labour Party.

Bristol Post

Fresh flood alerts issued in Bristol by Environment Agency

Heavy rain has caused severe disruption on railway lines and roads in Bristol

Daily Mirror

Storm Mathis sees 134 warnings of flooding issued in UK as deluge forecast for days

The Environment Agency said local river flooding may cause disruption around the country. Currently, 10 flood warnings and 124 flood alerts are in force around England

The Independent UK

Water companies face unlimited fines in crackdown on sewage spills

There were an average of 824 waste spills a day last year, and ministers want to make polluters pay

The Guardian - UK

Starmer accuses government of ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’

Lib Dems call for Thérèse Coffey to resign after raw discharges sent into English rivers 825 times a day last year

Bristol Post

Costs rise by £500,000 for ‘urgent’ repair work planned to fix flood defences in harbour

The sluice gates have given the city a way to control water levels in the harbour for almost 200 years

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