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Heavy rain expected over next few days as ‘nasty storm’ builds up

The Environment Agency issued 72 flood warnings as the latest band of bad weather approaches leading up to Storm Ciaran on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Flood and rain warnings issued as weather builds to ‘nasty storm’

The Environment Agency has issued 72 flood warnings as the latest band of bad weather approaches leading up to Storm Ciaran on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Storm Ciarán: Flood and wind alerts for London as 'tornado' hits south coast

Met Office has yellow rain warnings in place for London on Wednesday and Thursday

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Flood alerts as heavy rain sweeps in after ‘tornado’ hits south coast

Storm Ciaran is forecast to batter southern England later this week.

The Independent UK

Shopping centre evacuated due to flooding as Met Office issues weekend weather warnings

The Environment Agency has 39 flood warnings in place, stretching from northeast to southwest England

The Independent UK

Risk from Storm Babet hard to predict as rain came from east, claims Thérèse Coffey

Environment secretary ‘hits new low’ with remarks on storm that left hundreds homeless with at least seven people thought to have died

The Guardian - UK

Environment secretary Therese Coffey blames wrong kind of rain for Storm Babet floods

The Tory told committee of MPS “this was rain coming from the other way and we don’t have quite as much experience on that”

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South London residents raise health fears as incinerator set for expansion in Beddington

Environment Agency expected to approve increase in waste burned at south London incinerator

Evening Standard

Medium flood risk for England and Wales after Storm Babet death toll rose

The Environment Agency issued more than 300 flood warnings and received more than 1,800 calls to its flood line at the storm’s peak, a minister said.

The Independent UK

Is Storm Babet over? Weather and resulting flooding examined

The storm had a devastating effect on parts of the country

Evening Standard

Storm Babet: Hundreds evacuate homes as torrential rain and heavy winds batter Britain

Rain caused record water levels along the River Idle in Retford, Nottinghamshire

Evening Standard

Major rivers could be flooded until Tuesday, Environment Agency warns

Train operators around the UK have advised customers not to travel on Saturday with rail networks widely flooded.

The Independent UK

Storm Babet live: ‘danger to life’ warnings issued and trains cancelled as wind and rain batter UK – as it happened

Warnings from both the Met Office and the Environment Agency come as storm continues to batter the UK

The Guardian - UK

Storm Babet: ‘risk to life’ flood warnings issued for parts of England and Scotland

Three severe flood alerts in place around River Derwent in Derbyshire as Environment Agency warns flooding could last until Tuesday

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Rivers ‘will continue to rise’ following Babet as ‘risk to life’ flood warnings issued

The Environment Agency has said there could be flooding in 360 areas of England and temporary barriers have been put up in high-risk areas.

The Guardian - UK

‘I won’t pay for them to pollute my river’: why a UK water bills boycott is growing

Angler Mike Deacon is among a growing number of customers refusing to pay water companies as they protest against sewage spillages and contamination

The Guardian - UK

Keeping taps on and boosting wildlife: the race to protect the Lake District’s water

Award-winning partnership is regenerating natural habitats in attempt to secure water supply as climate crisis worsens

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Hundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s rivers

Exclusive: No regulator is monitoring scale of impact of dangerous chemicals on wildlife or public health

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Competitors report falling ill after triathlon event in waters of river Eden

Investigation begins as people complain of diarrhoea and vomiting after swimming in castle’s river-fed lake

The Guardian - UK

Judge allows private prosecution of Southern Water over pollution claims

Fish Legal win permission to summon firm to face allegations linked to diesel pollution of River Test

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency failing to monitor water firms in England, data suggests

Watchdog is supposed to audit firms yearly to ensure they are not illegally dumping sewage, but 36% of audits since 2010 are missing

The Guardian - UK

‘Unacceptable’: how raw sewage has affected rivers in England and Wales – in maps

Hundreds of thousands of raw sewage discharges were recorded last year. These maps show where these were and what the impact is

The Guardian - UK

Ministers may have broken law over sewage dumping in England, says watchdog

Government may be letting firms discharge raw sewage more often than law allows, says Office for Environmental Protection

Evening Standard

Filthy sewer overflow scandal: Ministers may have breached environmental laws, warns eco-watchdog

Investigation launched into Environment Department, Environment Agency and regulator Ofwat

Evening Standard

Water chiefs condemned over ‘scandal’ of sewage in Thames

Teddington waterworks plan blasted as harmful and unnecessary

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