water pollution
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.
Why Channel 4 water pollution scandal show Dirty Business is the campaigning TV drama of the year
Why Channel 4 water pollution scandal show Dirty Business is the campaigning TV drama of the year
Sewage released into our rivers by water companies is a national scandal, with life and death consequences. The new C4 true life drama shows how it happened… and why it needs to stop now
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: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
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?’
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
How safe is your drinking water? Contamination notices surge 285% over five years
How safe is your drinking water? Contamination notices surge 285% over five years
‘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
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
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
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?
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
Our water is filthy. It’s time to float the idea of renationalisation
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’
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’
Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court
Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court
Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over
Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Block Thames Water bailout to save customers hundreds, High Court urged: ‘We’re being stuffed’
Block Thames Water bailout to save customers hundreds, High Court urged: ‘We’re being stuffed’
The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco
The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Environment and climate
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Environment and climate
Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest
