Rescue Team Saves Couple Stranded on Car in Swollen River
A local fire brigade used a drone to send life vests to the stranded villagers, then used a crane and rope to help usher them first to safer waters then to shore.
Water
Thames Water fined £3.3m for pumping sewage into rivers
Judge says firm tried to mislead regulator over incident involving millions of litres of undiluted waste polluting water near GatwickThames Water has been fined £3.3m for a “reckless” incident in which millions of litres of undiluted sewage was pumped …
For Ukrainians Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Life Goes On
Ukrainians who live near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have grown largely complacent about the dangers despite warnings that the facility has a bull’s-eye on it.
Taps run dry on Thai island as tourism boom worsens water shortage
Public urged to use water sparingly on Koh Samui, as authorities say they don’t want it to become ‘a disaster zone’Authorities on Koh Samui have promised to tackle a water shortage that has left taps running dry often for months, saying they will not a…
Extinction Rebellion plugs holes on 10 Spanish golf courses in water protest
Activists denounce heavy use of water for ‘elitist leisure pursuit’ as drought continues in SpainClimate activists in Spain have filled in holes on 10 golf courses to draw attention to the huge amounts of water the “elitist leisure pursuit” uses as a n…
Thames Water shareholder gives backing to crisis-hit firm
USS support for turnaround plan comes as water company buckles under £14bn debt burdenSewage in kitchens and ‘white elephant’ projects: why Thames Water is strugglingOne of Thames Water’s big shareholders has given its backing to the embattled water co…
Exclusive: UK water giants recruit top staff from regulator Ofwat
Demands for an end to the ‘revolving door’ as ex-Ofwat directors are hired by key firmsTwo-thirds of England’s biggest water companies employ key executives who had previously worked at the watchdog tasked with regulating them, the Observer can reveal….
Severn Trent chief proposes ‘social purpose’ water firms amid utilities crisis
Liv Garfield seeks backing from Labour for reforms as government considers temporary renationalisation of Thames WaterThe chief executive of the water company Severn Trent is seeking backing from industry and the Labour party for British utility firms …
Thames Water could delay accounts as turmoil in water industry grows
Firm refuses to say when it will publish annual report; pressure builds on regulator OfwatThames Water has refused to say when it will publish its annual report and accounts, which had beenexpected by investors next week, as concerns mount over the com…
Drought likely in Cumbria and Lake District, government committee told
Exclusive: Other summer hotspots such as Devon and Cornwall also likely to face problems, leaked minutes showCumbria and the Lake District are likely to be plunged into drought, leaked minutes from the government’s National Drought Group reveal, with r…