water pollution
‘Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it’s not just about the cost of living’

‘Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it’s not just about the cost of living’
The director of fostering at Barnardo’s highlights a growing lack of carers, and readers respond to recent reporting
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
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
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
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
‘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

