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Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: ‘I hate living this way’
Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: ‘I hate living this way’
Water bills will go up again on April 1. Pensioners like Judith are already feeling the pinch, rationing showers and laundry loads.
UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits
UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits
As climate change accelerates extreme weather, Big Issue spoke to flood victims about what it’s like when the water comes in.
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Readers point out that free bus travel for all children is available in other parts of the country
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London’s waterways
I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London’s waterways
‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’
Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’
I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain’s rivers until 2040. No, seriously
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain’s rivers until 2040. No, seriously
How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years
How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years
I’m the HR director of a water company. We’ve got to make some changes in the world
I’m the HR director of a water company. We’ve got to make some changes in the world
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
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
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it’s time to take our water back
Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it’s time to take our water back
It will take 700 years to replace UK’s ageing water network at current pace: ‘A wholesale betrayal’
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’
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
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
