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How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years
Weather

How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years

The radio waves of The Shipping Forecast link us with those on the water

I’m the HR director of a water company. We’ve got to make some changes in the world
Neil Morrison

I’m the HR director of a water company. We’ve got to make some changes in the world

Water companies have faced significant criticisms around pollution, sky-high bills and profits. The HR director at Severn Trent shares his thoughts on this – and how the company is trying to make positive changes in the world

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Water

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?

Sewage pollution, sky-high bills and eye-watering shareholder bonuses: Britain’s water system is not fit for purpose, a new review warns

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
Emma Dearnaley

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline

Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Cat Hobbs

Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage

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Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it’s time to take our water back
James Wallace

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it’s time to take our water back

Our water is filthy. It’s time to float the idea of renationalisation
Paul McNamee

Our water is filthy. It’s time to float the idea of renationalisation

It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’
Water

It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’
Sewage pollution

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’

People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies
Mental health

People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
Social Justice

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about

Water isn’t just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Ariyon Bakare

Water isn’t just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency

Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court
Thames Water

Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court

Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Andy Slaughter MP

Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change

‘A national scandal’: Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after ‘disgraceful’ court ruling
Thames Water

‘A national scandal’: Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after ‘disgraceful’ court ruling

Block Thames Water bailout to save customers hundreds, High Court urged: ‘We’re being stuffed’
Thames Water

Block Thames Water bailout to save customers hundreds, High Court urged: ‘We’re being stuffed’

Why Rachel Reeves’ reservoir plans are ‘far from a solution to UK’s water challenges’
Water

Why Rachel Reeves’ reservoir plans are ‘far from a solution to UK’s water challenges’

The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco
Sewage crisis

The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco

Privatisation’s thirst for profit will never be quenched. It’s time to take our water back
Cat Hobbs

Privatisation’s thirst for profit will never be quenched. It’s time to take our water back