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Historic UK First: River Wye granted legal rights from source to sea amid pollution crisis

In a landmark environmental move, the River Wye has become the first river in the UK to receive cross-border “rights of nature” recognition across its entire catchment, stretching from its Welsh source to the Bristol Channel.

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The spectacular road trip that reveals the history of Britain’s oldest border

On a three-day odyssey through the Wye Valley, Richard Collett discovered ancient ruins, remarkable landscapes and quirky villages

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High Court hearing for UK’s biggest environmental pollution claim begins

More than 1,300 people have joined the claim over pollution in the River Wye and River Usk

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The pollution court case that could reach far beyond the banks of the River Wye

The River Wye used to be full of wild salmon. Today it is full of algae.

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Thousands bring UK’s biggest-ever environmental pollution legal action claim over River Wye

Nearly 4,000 people seeking mandated clean-up order against firms accused of causing ‘degradation’ to river

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I visited an off-grid cabin near Hereford with my husband to rekindle the art of conversation

Can going without wifi in the forest help two frazzled parents reconnect? Emilee Tombs heads to Hereford to find out

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Labour peer found dead after swimming in River Wye, police say

Labour Peer Lord David Lipsey has been found dead after swimming in the River Wye, police have said

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Labour peer died while swimming in River Wye, police say

Lord David Lipsey previously worked as a journalist and Downing Street adviser.

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Industrial chicken farms are trashing Britain’s rivers – and planning reforms could make things worse

Once voted the UK’s favourite river, the River Wye flows from the Welsh mountains to the Severn estuary – 150 miles through an officially recognised “national landscape”. But this idyllic picture is changing, as the river is gradually choked by waste from industrial chicken farming.

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Welsh Water fined over mystery sewage dumps in River Wye

Welsh Water was unable to explain two sewage discharges into the River Wye

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All we wanted was to protect the River Wye from pollution. Now we’re stuck in a catch-22

To protect our local river we had to prove it was being used for swimming. But that, bizarrely, is the reason we were rejected, says author Oliver Bullough

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WWF shelved report exposing River Wye pollution ‘to keep Tesco happy’

The wildlife charity allegedly dropped a study highlighting farm pollution linked to the supply chain of its former supermarket partner

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency accused of ‘scandalous neglect’ over chicken excrement entering River Wye

Charity says new evidence shows how poultry farms are draining excrement into river system

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‘Citizen scientists make a vital difference’: the locals who proved the River Wye was polluted

Volunteers testing the water, supported by university research, have forced admission about damaging intensive chicken farms

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Body pulled from river after 10-day search for missing man as three arrested for ‘murder’

Sean Day was named as the missing man on 2 August after reports he had fallen into the River Wye

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Missing man who fell into river after ‘altercation’ is named

Sean Day, 29, went into the River Wye in Hereford in the early hours of Saturday morning, with police arresting three men on suspicion of murder.

Wales Online

River Wye health status downgraded due to farming pollution

The Wye has been reclassified from 'unfavourable-improving' to 'unfavourable-declining' by Natural England

Evening Standard

Natural England downgrades River Wye after wildlife decline

The river’s previous status of ‘unfavourable-recovering’ has been updated to ‘unfavourable-declining’

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High Court review to look at River Wye pollution

A large amount of organic manure has been spread over the land to facilitate the poultry industry's rapid growth near the River Wye, which as a result, has lead to a substantial increase in levels of phosphorus in the soil

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Welsh Water invest £3.6m to improve quality of the River Wye

Welsh Water is investing £3.6m to remove phosphates from the treated wastewater in the river

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