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UK to legislate for UN High Seas Treaty by end of year

Marine Minister Emma Hardy said a bill will be introduced to enable ratification of the pact to establish protected areas in international waters.

Evening Standard

Ministers pledge UK action to ratify high seas treaty by end of year

Move comes after efforts at UN ocean summit to establish marine protected areas in international waters

The Guardian - UK

Tories accuse Labour of backing 'tax on bath time' as water firms push for summer surcharges

The Tories insist Labour has been caught ‘red-handed’ with a policy that is ‘class war in action’

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UK faces ‘water rationing like Mediterranean’ without new reservoirs – minister

The Government has unveiled plans to legislate to bring reservoirs into the ‘nationally significant’ planning category.

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Bill to nationalise polluting water companies blocked by Government

Clive Lewis says his Water Bill would operate a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy but Government points to £200 billion cost.

Evening Standard

Government to end fixed water bathing ‘season’ amid rise in wild swimming

The system for monitoring outdoor, swimming sites in England and Wales will be updated for the first time since 2013.

The Independent UK

UK and Welsh governments announce £1m fund to tackle River Wye pollution

The river’s water quality and wildlife has drastically declined after years of pollution from sewage discharges and industrial chicken farming.

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Urban rivers ‘vulnerable’ to pollution, MP warns after ‘massive’ spill

The Environment Agency has launched an investigation after thousands of litres of oil spilled into a river, water minister Emma Hardy said

Evening Standard

Minister promises to spend £250m to top up England’s flood defences

Labour pledges to protect 66,500 more properties, criticising previous Tory efforts

The Guardian - UK

Government refuses emergency use of banned bee-killing pesticide on sugar beet

Application had been made to use neonicotinoid thiamethoxam to protect sugar beet against damaging virus-carrying aphids.

Evening Standard

Chicken poo a factor in housing moratoriums, MPs told

Agricultural pollution in rivers has led to a halt on housing in areas along the border between England and Wales.

Evening Standard

Southern England braced for snow as wintry spell continues

It has been revealed that 300 properties have flooded across England since New Year’s Eve.

The Independent UK

Government outlines plans to end use of bee-killing pesticides

Campaigners welcomed the move but urged ministers to commit to a ban starting in January.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying House of Commons vote: Key numbers and trends

Support for the Bill was higher among MPs elected for the first time at this year’s general election.

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The Independent UK

How did party leaders and ministers vote on assisted dying?

MPs voted by 330 to 275 to back the proposals, a majority of 55.

Evening Standard

Number of swimming spots failing on water quality doubles in 2024

The proportion of bathing waters rated poor rose to a new high of 8.2% as newly designated sites struggle with pollution problems.

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One in 12 swimming spots failing water quality standards, monitoring shows

Annual figures for England’s bathing waters branded ‘unacceptable’ by a Government minister.

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Rivers and bogs tamed for centuries at risk of returning to North Sea, MP fears

Flooding minister Emma Hardy said she would try her best to make water infrastructure maintenance ‘sexy’.

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Plan to end fixed ‘season’ for water quality tests to protect winter swimmers

Government overhaul of system for official bathing sites could also widen the definition of bathers and bring in multiple testing spots at sites.

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‘Long and painful journey’ to official apology for Ella’s pollution-linked death

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah said she will continue to push for clean air after a Government apology for the death of her daughter in 2013.

The Guardian - UK

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother to receive settlement over death linked to air pollution

UK government offers undisclosed sum in compensation to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for daughter’s untimely death

Evening Standard

Mother secures Government settlement after court claim that pollution death breached daughter's human rights

Environment, transport and health departments admit: ‘Ella’s suffering and death were a tragedy’

Evening Standard

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Concerns Rise as UK School Pupils Exploit AI to Create Indecent Imagery of Fellow Students

Child protection advocates have called for urgent action to address the misuse of AI and the restriction of access to such tools among school-age children.

The Guardian - UK

UK school pupils ‘using AI to create indecent imagery of other children’

Protection groups call for urgent action to help pupils understand risks of making images that legally constitute child sexual abuse

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