water pollution
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’
Some 27% of English billpayers have considered withholding their bill payments due to water supplier failings, a survey shows.
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
Activists say Thames Water taking on another £3bn of debt is like ‘trying to bail out water by opening another hole in the hull’
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
Labour’s environment secretary Steve Reed has set out the government’s ambition to make England’s biggest lake free from sewage pollution. It’s a notable milestone but the fight goes on, writes Save Windermere’s Matt Staniek
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
‘A national scandal’: Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after ‘disgraceful’ court ruling
‘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’
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
Yes, there have been victories against sewage pollution – but 2025 is a fight to keep Labour honest
‘Daylight robbery’: Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years
‘Daylight robbery’: Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years
Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here’s what it means for your bills and your wallet
Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here’s what it means for your bills and your wallet
‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’
Outcry after water companies say they can’t fix the sewage crisis without hiking bills: ‘Insulting’
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back
Windermere was flooded with 8,787 hours of raw sewage last year. One man is fighting back
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
‘It’s a scandal’: Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Time has been vital for my success – I can’t imagine losing three hours a day walking for water
Time has been vital for my success – I can’t imagine losing three hours a day walking for water
Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it’s not enough
Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it’s not enough
‘Clean up the filth!’: Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
‘Clean up the filth!’: Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
‘Wake up and smell the s**t’: Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says
‘Wake up and smell the s**t’: Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says
Thames Water forced to pay back millions to customers over pollution – but campaigners say it doesn’t go far enough