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At last, a victory for rivers over megafarms: now councils can’t treat toxic waste as someone else’s problem

We won a high court case against Shropshire council’s plans for a new polluting poultry unit. Now a precedent has been set, says River Action founder Charles Watson

The Guardian - UK

Poultry megafarm in Shropshire halted over river pollution concerns

Planning permission quashed by high court after officials failed to consider impact of spreading manure on land

The Guardian - UK

The water firms banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses under new laws

Campaign group River Action have called the move a “welcome step” but said that increased salaries should be prevented

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Interim water review ‘not the finishing line’ to fix failures, campaigners warn

The independent commission said the water sector in England and Wales needs a ‘fundamental reset’ as it published the interim report on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Chicken megafarm in Shropshire must not be built, clean river group tells court

‘Huge volumes of chicken muck’ entering rivers are harmful to fish and plants, campaigners argue at Cardiff high court

The Guardian - UK

E.coli fears, selection spat and Cambridge dominance: What to know about the storied Boat Race

Rowing crews from British universities Oxford and Cambridge will compete in the men’s and women’s Boat Race on Sunday

The Independent UK

Sewage and e.coli found in stretch of Thames set to stage Boat Race

Samples collected between March 10 and April 7 showed 29.5 per cent exceeded safe limits for entering the water

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Campaigners find sewage pollution and E coli in Boat Race water

Tests ahead of Sunday’s race revealed E coli levels three times above the threshold for poor bathing water

The Guardian - UK

"We won’t sit quietly while this catastrophe continues" - Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave calls for clean up of UK rivers

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'The Thames is in trouble': Sir Steve Redgrave says river needs urgent action on pollution

Retired Olympic rowing champion demands action to end ‘pollution for profit’ by water companies

Evening Standard

Sir Steve Redgrave urges Thames clean-up as young rowers take to the river

The retired Olympic rower is taking a letter to the Environment Department calling for action as a major rowing event for schools takes place.

The Independent UK

Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules

US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court ruling

The Guardian - UK

River campaigners to sue Ofwat over water bill rises

Group claims regulator signed off on ‘broken system’ making customers pay for industry’s neglect

The Guardian - UK

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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The Independent UK

Water firms blocked from using billpayer cash for ‘unjustifiable’ bonuses

Thames Water is among nine firms that must ensure owners and shareholders pick up the tab for £6.8 million of executive bonuses.

The Guardian - UK

‘It won’t wash’: Environment secretary’s bid to cosy up to water pollution protesters backfires

Steve Reed’s letter to campaign groups ahead of demonstration met with anger from those who say he has ignored the key issue of privatisation

The Independent UK

Water sector review could include replacing Ofwat amid row over bills and sewage

The UK and Welsh governments announced an independent commission to review the industry and its regulation.

The Guardian - UK

Chicken industry must halt expansion to stop ‘environmental scandal’ in River Severn

Campaigners warn of same ‘tragic events’ as in River Wye if planners ignore pollution risks of intensive production

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E.coli Warning Before UK's Henley Regatta

UK water quality campaigners warned on Friday of "very high E.coli" levels in the River Thames west of London, just days before rowers were due to take part in the Henley Royal Regatta.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

Planned megafarm could make river as ‘filthy’ as Wye, Norfolk residents claim

Plans by Cranswick for scheme involving millions of chickens and pigs would kill wildlife in waterway, opponents say

Advnture

"Someone is going to die" - shocking warning about river pollution as wild swimming season starts

Lawmakers and campaigners say fatalities are next after an outbreak of dangerous water-borne disease

The Guardian - UK

Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers

Exclusive: 80% of Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of English ones, 60% in Scotland and 50% in Northern Ireland breaching regulations

The Guardian - UK

Oxford confirm illnesses before Boat Race but stop short of blaming pollution

The River Thames was shown to have high levels of E coli in the race buildup but Oxford ‘cannot definitively’ identify the cause of the stomach bug that affected three members of their team

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