Residents in one of the UK’s favourite seaside towns have been left furious after it was once more blighted by raw sewage pollution. On Thursday, a day after a torrential downpour engulfed the...
The Environment Agency issued a flood warning for an area of Devon as homes and roads are put at risk by the weather event. The alert is in place for the lower River Torridge, from Dolton to...
Anyone travelling to Cornwall for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend has been warned to avoid entering the sea at a large number of beaches. A staggering amount of sewage pollution warnings have been...
Water companies in England recorded 2,487 pollution incidents last year which is more than double the target set by the Environment Agency, campaigners have revealed. Firms were collectively set an...
England water pollution at 10-year high, campaigners say11 minutes agoEsme StallardClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe number of so-called serious pollution incidents recorded by...
Sudan's siege city - BBC smuggles in phones to reveal hunger and fear35 minutes agoHeba BitarBBC Eye Investigations, el-GeneinaHafiza"She left no last words. She was dead when she was carried away,"...
British holidaymakers heading on a Spanish getaway have been met with a warning from the UK Foreign Office in light of the heavy rainfall and disastrous flooding wreaking havoc across Lanzarote....
Photos and videos have shown the devastation caused by torrential rain on the popular Spanish island of Lanzarote. Some 60 litres of water fell per square metre in just two hours in the worst...
Shocking footage has revealed homes and roads in a popular holiday destination destroyed by violent floodiing. The videos on social media show Lanzarote hit by gushing floodwater on Saturday...
Dozens die after torrential rain hammers Congolese capital3 hours agoNatasha Booty & Emery MakumenoBBC News, London & KinshasaAFPTorrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in...
The leaseholders of Someford House say they feel 'sadness' at the situation they are in (Image: Liverpool Echo)In the shared living room of a Crosby flat complex, 15 elderly individuals gather, their...
Two weeks ago today I placed Thames Water CEO, Chris Weston, and their Chief Financial Officer, Alastair Cochran, under citizen’s arrest at their Head Offices in Reading. I was fed up with these...
The seven bills going up this week2 hours agoGetty ImagesThe start of April means several household bills will go up.The exact amount you pay will depend on your individual circumstances and where...
Campaigners have accused the water regulator Ofwat of unlawfully forcing customers to foot the bill for "decades of neglect" by the water industry. River Action has launched a legal challenge against...
Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year33 minutes agoJonah FisherBBC environment correspondentReporting fromWindermereBecky DaleBBC VerifyReutersSewage spilled illegally into...
The seven bills going up this week14 minutes agoGetty ImagesA series of essential bills are rising at the start of what some commentators have described as "awful April".The exact amount you pay will...
David Dimbleby: I thought the free market was with us forever - then Trump came along10 hours agoDavid DimblebyPresenter, Invisible Hands, BBC Radio 4BBCI remember 1974 well. With inflation on the...
David Dimbleby: I thought the free market was with us forever - then Trump came along35 minutes agoDavid DimblebyPresenter, Invisible Hands, BBC Radio 4Getty ImagesI remember 1974 well. With...
England sewage spills hit record 3.6m hours last year25 minutes agoEsme StallardClimate and science reporterJonah FisherEnvironment correspondentBecky Dale & Rob EnglandBBC VerifyGetty...
Over a third of customers’ bills for water in England and Wales are not used for water and sewerage services, researchers have revealed. An average of 35% of customer bills in 2023-2024 was taken...