Raw sewage was released into England’s rivers and seas for a high 3.61 million hours last year as Labour calls the new figures “disgraceful”. Data released by the Environment Agency shows that, while ...

Thames Water is seeking either a taxpayer-funded bailout or a massive hike in customer bills, plus reduced fines for environmental breaches, to satisfy its investors. Cutting through the business ...

Untreated sewage can account for about three-quarters of the bacteria found in a UK river during a rainstorm, despite claims from some water companies that storm discharges have minimal effect on ...

Aston University microbiologist Dr Jonathan Cox has written an article for the journal Microbiology on the dangers posed by ...

The monitoring of UK rivers hasn’t been updated since the 1970s and gives just a snapshot of the state of water quality, hampering efforts to clean it up. The UK’s four nations have similar methods ...