In 1999, Heather Preen contracted E coli on the 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...
Read MoreStill rare only 20 years ago, the charismatic animals are in almost every UK river and a conservation success storyOn a quiet Friday evening, an otter and a fox trot through Lincoln city centre. The pair scurry past charity...
Read MoreWhile famously rainswept, climate crisis, population growth and profligacy mean the once unthinkable could be possibleDuring the drought of 2022, London came perilously close to running out of water. Water companies and the...
Read MoreResearch shows difficulties ahead for ministers if they are to keep manifesto pledge to extend riverside public accessCampaigners in Devon are calling for a right to the riverbank after finding their local river, the Dart, has...
Read MoreWhen a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s futureIf Agneta Bruno closes her eyes, the soapy...
Read MoreParts of the Seine are opening to bathers and Berliners are pushing authorities to permit river dips, while other hotspots continue to delight city dwellersThe last time there was full-scale river swimming in Berlin’s city...
Read MoreMP says draft law will let developers ‘pay cash to trash’ habitats and urges colleagues to back his amendmentsKeir Starmer’s planning bill will “push the public towards Reform”, a Labour MP has said...
Read MoreBases in Norfolk, Devon and Hampshire face MoD investigation over possible leaching of dangerous PFAS into environmentThree UK military bases have been marked for investigation over fears they may be leaking toxic “forever...
Read MoreAppeal court finds in favour of Pickering Fishery Association members who wanted river to be cleanedA group of anglers trying to restore the ecosystem of a river have seen off a challenge by the environment secretary, Steve...
Read MoreAfter fears £11m would be diverted to Treasury, money will be spent on restoring polluted areas where penalties issuedMillions of pounds of fines imposed on water firms will fund environmental schemes to protect the...
Read MoreExclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacksThe release of beavers into English waterways is to be allowed for the first time in centuries, the Guardian can...
Read MoreExclusive: Restoration fund in England could be ‘siphoned off’ to be used for general government spending, not repairing rivers Rachel Reeves’s Treasury is looking to keep millions of pounds levied on polluting...
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