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‘Complete reset’ of water industry needed in face of poor service, pollution and leaks, says Steve Reed

Thousands of farmers travelled to London on November 19 to protest the new government’s first budget and its imposition of new inheritance tax rules. Nearly a month later, on December 12, there was another protest, this time with more tractors, fewer celebrities, and only a tiny fraction of the media…

Spending shortfall has seen 500 of 2,000 new protection projects abandoned despite growing severity of disasters

Warnings remain in England and Wales as ex Environment Agency chair says not enough is spent on flood defences

Hundreds of homes were left under water in England.

Hundreds of homes were left under water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of more than 80mph were recorded across parts of the UK.

The Met Office insists Storm Bert was ‘well forecast’ – but that hasn’t stopped criticism from some quarters

Hundreds of homes were left under water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of more than 80mph were recorded across parts of the UK.

Negotiators are meeting in Busan, South Korea, for talks to agree a global plastic pollution treaty.