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Fly-tippers could be forced to clear their own rubbish under new crackdown

Fly-tippers could soon find themselves conscripted into "clean-up squads", tasked with tidying the very areas where they have illegally dumped waste, under new government proposals.

The Independent UK

Thames Water lenders float new £10bn rescue plan

Latest effort involves paying off fines worth hundreds of millions of pounds as part of bid to stave off financial collapse

The Guardian - UK

UK government plans police-style powers for Environment Agency to crack down on waste crime

The UK government is considering granting enforcement officers of the Environment Agency (EA) police-style powers to strengthen the crackdown on waste crime, including fly-tipping and illegal dumping, ministers announced ahead of the upcoming Waste Crime Action Plan.

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England’s sewage scandal hinges on lack of water industry regulation – new docudrama reveals how profit drives pollution

A new three-part factual drama, Dirty Business, highlights the murky world of the English water industry. This Channel 4 docudrama follows the lives of two concerned citizens from Oxfordshire in south-east England: a retired police detective called Ash Smith and a retired university professor called Peter Hammond, who is an…

The Conversation

Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal

There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘A national disgrace’: Readers fume over the UK’s sewage crisis exposed in Dirty Business

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has responded to Channel 4’s show with anger and frustration, highlighting years of sewage pollution, regulatory failure, privatisation, corporate greed and environmental mismanagement, while calling for urgent action to protect rivers, public health and ecosystems

The Independent UK

Fly-tipping cases jumped nearly 10% last year to new highs, council data shows

There were almost 1.26 million incidents recorded by local authorities in England in 2024/2025.

Evening Standard

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Dirty Business creator on raw sewage scandal: ‘This is the worst possible situation we’ll accept without starting a revolution’

Joseph Bullman’s shocking Channel 4 series explores two ordinary men’s extraordinary 10-year fight against British water companies

The Independent UK

Yorkshire Water fined over £700,000 for repeated sewage releases

Company admits three pollution events that killed fish and insects in Pools Brook country park near Chesterfield

The Guardian - UK

33 Drones, Laser Mapping and New Software: The Crackdown on Waste Crime Just Escalated

The UK government enhances its fight against waste crime with drones, laser-mapping, and digital screening, aiming to deter offenders and improve prosecutions.

International Business Times UK

Harbour-dredged mud used for ‘remarkable’ restoration of protective saltmarsh

Eroding saltmarsh around Lymington Harbour being restored in innovative scheme that could be replicated elsewhere.

Evening Standard

New ‘drones squad’ to gather evidence at illegal waste dumps

This new aerial surveillance initiative aims to bolster efforts to track and prosecute environmental offenders

The Independent UK

Thames Barrier to shut as heavy rain poses risk of flooding 'for another month'

There are currently 65 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, and 179 flood alerts, where it is possible, in place across England

Evening Standard

Unsettled weather set to continue for another month, forecasters warn

There are currently 65 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, and 179 flood alerts, where it is possible, in place across England.

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The death of Heather Preen: how an eight-year-old lost her life amid sewage crisis

In 1999, Heather Preen contracted E coli on a Devon beach. Two weeks later she died. Now, as a new Channel 4 show dramatises the scandal, her mother, Julie Maughan, explains why she is still looking for someone to take responsibility

The Guardian - UK

One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows

Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise

The Independent UK

Mapped: Where will rain and ice hit the UK this week

Warnings for rain, ice, and flooding are in place for much of the country

Evening Standard

Ice warning in force as flooding expected in more than 70 areas

A yellow ice warning is in place covering eastern Scotland and north-east England until 10am on Monday.

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Evening Standard

New yellow warning for ice issued by Met Office

A warning has been issued covering eastern Scotland and north-east England until 10am on Monday.

The Independent UK

Met Office issues yellow weather warning as snow and rain to hit UK

The Environment Agency urged the public to remain vigilant amid the ongoing flood risk

Evening Standard

Snow warning in force as flooding expected in more than 70 areas

The Environment Agency has urged the public to remain vigilant amid the ongoing flood risk.

The Independent UK

UK braces for snow and flooding with numerous warnings in place

The public has been asked to remain vigilant as flood risks remain while there is also a yellow eather warning for snow and ice

The Independent UK

Snow and ice warning in force as flooding expected in more than 70 areas

A series of warnings expired throughout Saturday, but a snow and ice warning covers most of Scotland and large parts of England until 10am on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters

Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites

The Guardian - UK

River Thames spot among 13 sites shortlisted for swimming status

Choice could prove difficult for Thames Water, which is trying to push through a water recycling scheme nearby

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