24 Sep 2026
Image description: A flooded town under a grey sky, taken during the Bingley Boxing Day floods in 2015. Photo by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash A growing threat to critical infrastructure The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched a call for evidence as part of its wider inquiry into climate adaptation and emergency response, […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Blue and white Thames Water logo on side of van EFRA committee’s verdict on the creditor bid The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has published a report urging the government to reject the £10bn takeover proposal put forward by London & Valley Water (L&VW), a consortium of more than 100 […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial image of a water treatment tanks. Photo by Ivan Bandura on Unsplash A £6m new sewage centre, the first of its kind in the UK, reportedly “supercharges” the process of treating waste, according to Severn Trent (ST). The BBC reports that Monkhouse Sewage Treatment, which operates outside Shrewsbury, treats and cleans […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Close up of a computer screen displaying stock market charts. Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash According to new CDP analysis of disclosures on water from over 6500 companies , published in their report titled Water, Trade and Capital: How water is reshaping geopolitics, supply chains and financial risk, only a fifth […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Panoramic views of yellowed fields Hertfordshire’s rural heartland. Photo by Jan Kraus on Unsplash Wildlife in England and Wales will be affected by the current drought for years to come, the government has said. The warnings come following the latest meeting of the National Drought Group of ministers, officials, water companies, […]
17 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial view of Camps Reservoir, Biggar, Scotland. A road runs along the edge of the body of water. Photo by Johnny Briggs on Unsplash The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) has published a draft Corporate Plan setting out its priorities for the 2027–33 regulatory period. The independent economic regulator for Scotland’s […]
17 Sep 2026
Image description: A judge’s gavel on a wooden table. Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash The former chief executive of Southern Water has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to defraud, facing allegations water quality tests were manipulated to avoid millions of pounds in penalties. The BBC reports that Matthew Wright, 60, who denies […]
17 Sep 2026
Image description: Devon fields during the summer 2026 drought. The grass is yellowed, with green hedgerows and a house in the background. Photo by Veronica White on Unsplash There is roughly a one-in-four chance that around half of the country will still be in drought by spring 2027, according to new analysis presented to […]
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