DARK SECRETS: 17 - The Real Truth

Estate of one of Britain’s richest women fined for using three Olympic pools worth of water during drought

Charlotte Townshend reportedly has a fortune of nearly £500million

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Country estate fined £28,000 for taking too much water from rare chalk stream

The Environment Agency said the Ilchester Estates ‘deliberately flouted’ its licence for abstracting water from the Dorset Frome.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

More than 100,000 homes in England could be built in highest-risk flood zones

Exclusive: Analysis suggests development in flood regions result of Labour push for 1.5m new homes in five years

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

East Anglian farms breach environment regulations 700 times in seven years

Freedom of information data reveals violations on intensive poultry and pig farms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

£2.6bn funding for flood defences over next two years as climate threat grows

Officials say the ‘record’ funding package will protect 66,500 properties.

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Water industry promises £22bn of environmental investment, funded by rising bills

The Environment Agency has secured a commitment to carry out 24,000 actions over the next five years

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025

Water companies to invest £22bn in wide-ranging programme to protect environment

A programme of 24,000 actions will tackle pollution, clean up rivers and improve bathing spots, the Environment Agency has said.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Rachel Reeves to pledge to ‘fight’ for growth in economic speech

The Chancellor will claim the so-called ‘Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor’ has ‘the potential to be Europe’s Silicon Valley’.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

UK weather: homes evacuated as rain and wind continue to batter England and Wales

Severe weather warnings remain in place as Somerset declares major incident after homes and businesses flooded

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

Fresh disruption as wind and rain increases flooding threat

A series of yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office across large parts of England and Wales.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025