Flash Flooding Hits Indian State After Heavy Rain
The deadly floods this week affected tens of thousands of people in the state of Sikkim.
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Hundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s rivers
Exclusive: No regulator is monitoring scale of impact of dangerous chemicals on wildlife or public healthA toxic cocktail of damaging chemicals created by road pollution is flowing into England’s rivers and no regulator is monitoring the scale of its i…
Watchdog berates Thames Water and Southern Water over level of complaints
Two utilities deemed ‘standout poor performers’ with so many complaints it skews industry’s overall performanceUnder-fire Southern Water and Thames Water have been named the “standout poor performers” in handling complaints from customers over the past…
English water firms face backlash over plans to ask customers to pay £96bn to cut leaks
Upgrades and plans for 30,000 new jobs depend on adding up to £156 extra a year on billsAnalysis: who will pay for the water industry plan?Competitors report falling ill after triathlon eventBusiness live – latest updatesWater companies are facing a ba…
Competitors report falling ill after triathlon event in waters of river Eden
Investigation begins as people complain of diarrhoea and vomiting after swimming in Hever Castle’s lakeThe organisers of a triathlon on a lake fed by the River Eden in Kent have launched an investigation after a number of competitors fell ill with diar…
‘The dog’s very happy’: water-conscious Swedish islanders compete for ugliest lawn title
Competition aimed at encouraging Gotland residents to save water is being copied elsewhereDry, brown grass is no longer a source of shame on one Swedish island where residents have been competing over the “ugliest lawn” in an attempt to save water – an…
Severn Trent customer water bills to rise by almost 37% by end of decade
Firm raises £1bn in investment – half from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund – to improve network over five yearsSevern Trent is to increase customers’ bills by almost 37% by the end of the decade and has raised £1bn in investment – half from Qatar’s sover…
Water firms in England and Wales ordered to cut £114m from bills
Fewer than half of companies meeting their targets on leaks, says the regulator, OfwatWater companies in England and Wales have been ordered to return £114m to customers through lower bills next year because progress on leakage and sewage spills has be…
‘When I saw it I was appalled’: row over modern fountain splits Yorkshire town down middle
Militant pensioner says a majority want a traditional feature but project leaders call row an attack on democracyIlkley is an affluent, leafy town, one point of Yorkshire’s “Golden Triangle” where average house prices top £560,000. Last year it was nam…
Five siblings jailed for illegally extracting water feeding Spanish nature reserve
Farmers found guilty of crimes against environment for tapping aqueduct feeding Unesco-listed Donana national parkFive siblings have been jailed for more than three years for illegally extracting water from an aqueduct feeding a Unesco-listed Spanish n…