Exclusive: Whistleblowers point to broader sewage scandal, with wastewater systems manipulated to divert sewage Whistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally …
Exclusive: public anger over river pollution affecting employee safety, union survey suggests Water industry workers say they have been physically assaulted and feel unsafe working …
Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential illegal discharging of raw sewage How polluted is your local river and …
Call for environmental emergency to be declared after data reveals 105% rise in raw sewage discharges over past 12 months Water companies in England have …
Exclusive: Environment Agency figures due out on Wednesday to reveal 129% increase in total discharges on previous 12 months More than 4m hours of raw …
More water company regulations and improvements at treatment plants needed to protect rivers, say authors Pollution from treated and untreated sewage is the greatest threat …
Government and regulators may be responsible for failing to stem discharges into rivers, says Office for Environmental Protection The government and regulators may have broken …
Concerns raised after tests found stretch of river used for world-famous event had dangerous bacteria The Henley Royal Regatta was marred by sewage pollution from …
Information commissioner had demanded that the water company publish 53 documents last year Southern Water is refusing demands by the information watchdog to publish internal …
Storm overflows group has been promoted by ministers as evidence they are taking issue seriously UK politics live – latest updates The storm overflows taskforce …
Exclusive: Researchers analysed works run by nine water and sewerage companies in England and Wales Eleven billion litres of raw sewage were discharged from a …
Nurse told court intensive care room at Countess of Chester hospital was ‘not a safe working environment’ Raw sewage may have been a “contributing factor” …
Clean water activists say industry’s promise to reduce pollution should not be taken on trust The water industry’s promise to triple investment in the sewage …
Under-fire bosses announce ‘unprecedented plan’ to reduce last year’s 300,000 incidents of sewage pollution Water companies have apologised for repeated sewage spills and pledged to …
Chief executives of Yorkshire Water and Thames Water and owner of South West Water decline payouts Three water company bosses have given up their bonuses …
‘These residents have been exposed to raw sewage in their neighborhoods, their yards, their playgrounds, schools and even inside their own homes,’ said the US …
Opposition day motion could push Tory MPs into a politically embarrassing vote on sewage ahead of local elections The rocketing cost of energy bills support …
Labour analysis shows that raw sewage was discharged into cabinet ministers’ constituencies for 180,759 hours last year More than 7,500 days’ worth of raw sewage …
Many blue flag beaches were covered in waste, and Brighton was among the worst-hit, Lib Dem report shows England’s most celebrated beaches faced 8,500 hours …
Thames Water proposal to deal with droughts in capital draws ire of river users and environmentalists Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition against proposals …
Exclusive: freedom of information requests reveal overspill on cancer wards, maternity units and A&E departments Hospitals in England have recorded more than 450 sewage leaks …
British windsurfer Sarah Jackson says she has relocated from the south coast of England to Tenerife for the winter because she was “surfing in sewage …
Environment Agency paints bleak picture of coastal regions with eco-systems and people coming under increased pressure Dredging is likely to increase around the English coast, …
Effluent in Gloucestershire river pinpointed by digital map as water companies accused of routinely pumping out waste to rivers The market town of Fairford, nestling …
Data reveals hundreds of hours of discharges via storm overflows in some locations The scale of raw sewage discharges into rivers by England’s biggest privatised …
Under-fire water firms, criticised for their part in the scandal, have pointed the finger at the authorities in newly revealed letters Water company bosses have …
Government admits information not kept on closures, as annual report also reveals no progress been made on river water quality The government has no idea …
Guardian analysis of hundreds of documents also finds complaints of rodents, bed bugs, overcrowding and fire safety issues Raw sewage leaking into a living room, …
Demonstrations from Falmouth to Whitstable to demand water firms do more to reduce pollution Protests against sewage discharges blighting English beaches will take place across …
Exclusive: Revelation comes after agency’s chair told MPs in May the practice had only recently come to light The Environment Agency knew raw sewage was …
Environment secretary responds to criticism of plan to stop ‘literal shit being pumped into rivers and seas’ The environment secretary, George Eustice, insisted the government …
Environmental crisis: As The Independent shines a spotlight on the challenges facing the UK, we look at the English rivers most polluted by sewage spills
Environment Agency chief calls for new attitudes to conserve water and avoid droughts British people need to be “less squeamish” about drinking water derived from …
Environmental secretary of state, George Eustice, has defended the dumping of sewage into rivers and coastlines across the UK as ‘water with soil in it’.
Post-Brexit UK accused of abandoning international obligations to protect marine life and human health Britain is threatening human health, marine life and fishing by releasing …
Exclusive: Truss oversaw cut in funds to tackle water pollution, since when raw sewage discharge has risen The Tory leadership frontrunner, Liz Truss, was responsible …
Environment Agency figures indicate people could be swimming in human waste this summer without warning Sewage monitors at some popular seaside destinations in England and …