water pollution
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’
Thames Water bills may need to rise by 40% by 2030, the company’s boss has warned – a figure campaigners have slammed as a ‘con’
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
‘Time is precious,’ writes actor Ariyon Bakare. ‘How different would my life have been if I had to spend three hours a day collecting water?’
Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK’s privatised water companies
Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK’s privatised water companies
In new documentary, Joe Lycett vs Sewage, the comedian calls for water companies to stop paying dividends to shareholders until they stop polluting rivers
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
Thames Water forced to pay back millions to customers over pollution – but campaigners say it doesn’t go far enough
UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit
Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit
‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution
Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
The UK government still doesn’t know what its environmental targets are
The UK government still doesn’t know what its environmental targets are
Here’s why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers – and what you can do about it
Here’s why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers – and what you can do about it
Thames Water’s daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
Thames Water’s daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
Sewage dumped into sea at coastal resorts as heavy rain follows heatwave
Sewage dumped into sea at coastal resorts as heavy rain follows heatwave
The government has refused to make water companies monitor how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers
The government has refused to make water companies monitor how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
‘The water turned brown while I was in it’: Sewage pollution rises by more than 80% in a year
