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Ofwat orders Thames Water to produce turnaround plan over sewage record

Debt-laden firm had allowed rivers to become polluted and homes to be flooded with sewage, MPs hear

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency failed to protect River Wye from chicken waste, court hears

Campaigners argue in legal challenge that loophole has allowed poultry farmers to pollute river

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: watchdogs and water bosses had dinner at private London club to discuss future

Exclusive: Meal attended by Environment Agency and Ofwat chairs attacked as outrageous example of ‘regulatory capture’

The Guardian - UK

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Seventeen landfills in England make toxic liquid hazardous to drinking water

Exclusive: Investigation finds banned chemicals at levels up to 260 times higher than that deemed safe to consume

The Guardian - UK

‘We can’t engineer our way out of this’: how to protect flood-hit Severn Valley

Tens of millions have been spent on human-made defences over the years, but the impact of the climate crisis means flooding is inevitable

The Guardian - UK

Minister vows to end water firms’ pollution self-monitoring in England

Environment secretary, Steve Barclay, tells firms he will toughen regulatory approach but gives no timescale

The Guardian - UK

Huge loss of invertebrates detected in stream feeding into Windermere

Campaigners say 76% decline in riverfly species’ abundance at Cunsey Beck is being caused by sewage discharges

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South West Water ‘not honest’ about drought preparations, watchdog claims

Devon and Cornwall had months of hosepipe bans as parts of country almost ran out of water in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency accused of ‘scandalous neglect’ over chicken excrement entering River Wye

Charity says new evidence shows how poultry farms are draining excrement into river system

The Guardian - UK

South West Water forced to apologise after sending hundreds of tanker loads of sewage to seaside resort

South West Water transported up to 240 tanker loads of sewage through Exmouth every day due to a burst pipe

The Independent UK

Thames Water bypassing local opposition in attempt to launch water recycling project

Company faced public backlash over scheme, which campaigners say threatens to increase river pollution

The Guardian - UK

Firm at centre of Post Office scandal has major Government contract renewed

THE IT giant at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal has been given an extension to a multimillion Government contract for running…

The National (Scotland)

Government response to flooding was to ‘stare out the window’, Labour says

Starmer says Labour would take pre-emptive action as minister confirms 2,000 homes have been flooded by Storm Henk

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: Snow and ice as temperatures plunge below freezing in week-long cold snap

Hundreds of flood alerts also still in place in England after days of heavy rain in wake of Storm Henk

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UK weather: ice and sleet warnings for England after flooding chaos

Rishi Sunak defends government response to floods after Keir Starmer accuses him of being ‘asleep at the wheel’

Evening Standard

Warning of flooded properties and transport disruption as river levels rise

More than 1,800 properties have already been hit because of saturated ground, the Environment Agency said.

The Independent UK

Ice, frost and fog warning as temperatures to plunge below freezing after widespread flooding

Environment Agency warns public to remain vigilant after more than 1,800 properties flooded across UK

Evening Standard

Vigilance urged as ‘significant’ flooding expected on Thames, Environment Agency warns

A total of 190 flood warnings and 210 flood alerts were in place in the UK by 3.30pm on Saturday.

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Flood warnings remain in place as cold weather alert issued

Data from the Environment Agency showed almost every river in England has reached exceptionally high levels with some reaching record levels.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak under fire after week of devastating flooding across England

PM insists government is responding, as some residents are told to expect five more days of misery and colder weather

The Independent UK

In pictures: Storm Henk wreaks flood chaos across the UK

Environment Agency issues more than 300 flood warnings after torrential downpours overnight on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Cold weather alert issued after homes flooded and transport network hit across England and Wales – as it happened

UK Health Security Agency says temperatures set to plummet after flooding brings misery

The Guardian - UK

Storm Henk leaves flooded homes and roads across England

Tewkesbury almost cut off as driver killed in Oxfordshire and people near River Trent warned to prepare for evacuation

Evening Standard

Storm Henk: Raw sewage spills onto public path in Surrey after treatment works flooded

The Horley treatment works near Gatwick Airport has flooded four times since October

The Guardian - UK

Growing proportion of England’s flood defences in disrepair, analysis finds

Poor state of critical assets in many parts of country leaves thousands of homes and businesses more vulnerable to storms

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