UK weather: new amber weather warning for snow issued for south-west England – as it happened Met Office warns of travel disruption as sub-zero temperatures expected nationwide, with lows of -16C The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
Southern England braced for snow as wintry spell continues It has been revealed that 300 properties have flooded across England since New Year’s Eve. The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025
More than 100 flood warnings in force with more rain, sleet and snow on way The Environment Agency has urged people to remain vigilant over the coming days as flood warnings are still in place. Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025
Weather warnings in force as flooding risk persists A critical incident has been declared by East Midlands Ambulance for the first time ever. Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025
Major incidents declared in Midlands as flooding hits UK Police in North Yorkshire said the body of a man had been recovered from an area of flooding. Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2025
‘Everything is destroyed, nothing could be saved:’ anger and despair in communities devastated by North West floods After flood defences failed yet again, heartbroken residents of Merseyside and Cheshire now face a painful clean-up and possible financial ruin. The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025
Researchers seek to expand ‘citizen scientist’ testing of UK river quality Volunteers’ data should be included in official monitoring reports to tackle pollution crisis, says Earthwatch The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025
Major incident declared as flooding hits parts of UK following heavy rainfall Some parts of the North West saw almost a month’s worth of rain within 48 hours. Evening Standard · Jan 1, 2025
Major incident declared in Greater Manchester over widespread flooding – as it happened Emergency services receiving reports of ‘damage, risk to life and stranded vehicles’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025
Labour under fire over plans for 40 more ‘greenwashing’ waste incinerators Communities across the UK are fighting ‘catastrophic’ proposals to build new energy-from-waste plants The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024
More than 540,000 London properties at high or medium risk of flash floods, warn environment chiefs The Environment Agency stressed one in eight properties in the city face the threat as the UK is hit with more torrential downpours amid climate change Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2024
More than 6m homes at risk of flooding in England, says Environment Agency Report says rivers, the sea and surface water endangering properties and that number could hit 8m by 2050 The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024
Watchdog warns Defra and Ofwat they could face court over sewage dumping Environment Agency also served notice after investigation found failures to comply with law The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024
Government breached environmental rules over sewage overflows, watchdog finds The Environment Department and regulators have two months to confirm they will take required steps to remedy the situation – or face court. The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 Government breached law by allowing water firms to discharge sewage, watchdog finds The regulator has sent a notice to each of the authorities setting out steps it wants to see taken to put the situation right
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 More than six million homes and businesses ‘in flood-risk areas’ in England The figure has increased from 5.5 million in the last Environment Agency assessment in 2018 to 6.3 million.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024 Swimming status of Ilkley’s River Wharfe in limbo over sewage pollution Stretch of river in West Yorkshire was first to get bathing status in 2020 but has since recorded poor water quality
Dynamite News · Dec 12, 2024 Hamdan bin Zayed issues Decree to protect soil from degradation in Abu Dhabi Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), issued Decree No. Read further on Dynamite News:
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024 British Red Cross warns more investment needed to prepare UK for future floods The charity deployed crisis response teams following Storm Bert and Storm Darragh in the past few weeks.
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 Red Cross calls for more investment to prepare UK for floods Charity deployed crisis response teams following Bert and Darragh storms
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024 Storm Darragh – latest: More than 150,000 homes still without power as first victim named as football coach The first victim of Storm Darragh, who was killed after a tree fell on to his van in Lancashire, has been named locally as football coach Paul Fiddler
The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2024 Staffordshire residents plagued by ‘the stink’ celebrate shutdown of landfill site Campaigners say news that Walleys Quarry in Silverdale has been told to close has given them ‘huge relief, just elation’
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024 Record number of English bathing sites have poor water quality, finds Environment Agency Of 450 rivers, lakes and beaches in England, 37 did not meet the minimum standard for bathing water quality
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024 Wednesday briefing: Why was the UK so poorly prepared for extreme flooding? In today’s newsletter: Our environment reporter on what went wrong following Storm Bert and whether widespread flooding might make the government to face up to the country’s leaky defences
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024 Number of swimming spots failing on water quality doubles in 2024 The proportion of bathing waters rated poor rose to a new high of 8.2% as newly designated sites struggle with pollution problems.