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Yorkshire rivers to benefit from £21m to clear barriers and boost nature

Old structures, often associated with mills and heavy industries that were powered by the region’s waterways, are being removed to allow fish passage.

Evening Standard

Ministers tell Environment Agency to wave planning applications through

Exclusive: Officials say they have been told to do as little as legally possible to prevent approvals for housebuilding in England

The Guardian - UK

UK £120m Flood Barrier Finally Completed After Years of Delays – But Will It Actually Work?

After years of setbacks, the UK has finished its £120m flood defence scheme. The 17km barrier promises protection, but doubts over resilience remain.

International Business Times UK

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Reservoirs less than half full across 12 sites in England

Several regions remain officially in drought after the warmest spring and summer on record.

Evening Standard

Floods could hit England while country is still in drought, forecasters say

Downpours threatening lives and property this autumn will not provide respite from months of dry weather

The Guardian - UK

UK drought 'could continue until winter' despite heavy rain and flooding

The heavy rain hitting many parts of the UK may not be enough to reverse all the effects of the summer’s record-breaking dry spell

Evening Standard

Met Office warns that drought could continue into winter

There is a chance that some parts of UK could be in drought and flood at the same time

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Drought could continue through to winter despite flood risk and rain – officials

The UK could feasibly experience both drought and flooding at the same time in the coming months, the Environment Agency said.

The Independent UK

England’s toxic road runoff pollution being ignored, MPs told

Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears

The Guardian - UK

South London incinerator under fire after exceeding air pollution limits nearly 1,000 times in 16-month period

The Beddington Energy Recovery Facility generates energy from residual waste that cannot be composted or recycled

Evening Standard

‘It’s a disaster’: drought measure to suck water from River Wharfe met with anger

Campaigners accuse Yorkshire Water of negligence and say plan to top up reservoirs will kill the river’s fish

The Guardian - UK

JD Vance can’t help himself as he’s turned a fishing trip into a formal ‘warning’ for the UK Foreign Secretary

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David Lammy given warning after fishing with JD Vance without licence

Foreign secretary referred himself to Environment Agency after hosting Vance at Chevening country retreat

The Guardian - UK

Warning issued after tests reveal ‘really concerning’ pollution in Windermere

The citizen science testing, which took place from June 2022 to November 2024, aimed to address concerns about water quality

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Evening Standard

Citizen science water tests reveal ‘really concerning’ pollution in Windermere

Campaigners are calling for decisive action to improve water quality in England’s largest lake.

Evening Standard

Feargal Sharkey accuses environment watchdog of illegally draining River Lea

The singer has threatened legal action against the Environment Agency over claims that abstraction from the waterway is devastating aquatic life.

The Guardian - UK

Feargal Sharkey accuses Environment Agency of illegally draining River Lea

Fishing club chaired by singer threatens court action over abstraction it says is putting rare trout population at risk

Evening Standard

Warning over ‘decade of decline’ for one of England’s precious chalk streams

Conservationists call for more action to protect chalk streams after 10 years of monitoring shows major falls in river insects.

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The Independent UK

Lammy could be fined up to £2,500 over fishing error

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David Lammy refers himself to watchdog after unlicensed fishing with JD Vance

The foreign secretary has referred himself to the Environment Agency over the breach

Evening Standard

Lammy refers himself to environment watchdog over rod licence ‘error’

Foreign Secretary David Lammy failed to catch any fish when he hosted JD Vance at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent.

The Independent UK

Why deleting emails could prevent water droughts from worsening

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The Guardian - UK

Swimming and boating in thousands more English waterways than thought, data finds

Government analysis finds 10 times more locations used for recreation than previously identified

The Independent UK

Urgent drought and wildfires warning issued amid UK heatwave

Reservoirs are well below average for the time of year, and England is heading into more dry, heatwave conditions

Evening Standard

Water shortfall in England now ‘nationally significant’, drought officials warn

Reservoirs are well below average for the time of year and England is heading into more dry, heatwave conditions.

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