English water companies offer apology and £10bn investment for sewage spills Under-fire bosses announce ‘unprecedented plan’ to reduce last year’s 300,000 incidents of sewage pollution The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023
From Penny Mordaunt to Katy Perry: All of the best (and worst) looks at the King’s coronation Katy Perry, Emma Thompson and Jay Blades wowed fans with their coronation outfits The Independent UK · May 9, 2023
From Penny Mordaunt to Katy Perry: All of the best (and worst) looks at the King’s coronation Katy Perry, Emma Thompson and Jay Blades wowed fans with their coronation outfits The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
From Penny Mordaunt to Katy Perry: All of the best (and worst) looks at the King’s coronation Katy Perry, Emma Thompson and Jay Blades wowed fans with their coronation outfits The Independent UK · May 7, 2023
Penny Mordaunt praised for sword-carrying duty during King’s coronation service The MP presented the Jewelled Sword of Offering to the King. The Independent UK · May 6, 2023
The Penny is mightier than the sword: Twitter reacts to coronation ceremony Penny Mordaunt carried the Jewelled Sword of Offering for ‘longer than Liz Truss was Prime Minister’, according to Twitter users. The Independent UK · May 6, 2023
Spanish Queen wore Beckham dress also seen on Kendall Jenner to palace reception Queen Letizia wore a green midi dress by the British designer and former Spice Girl. The Independent UK · May 6, 2023
From Penny Mordaunt to Katy Perry: All of the best (and worst) looks at the King’s coronation Katy Perry, Emma Thompson and Jay Blades have wowed fans with their coronation outfits The Independent UK · May 6, 2023
‘Frankenchicken’ farming in England against animal welfare law, high court told Groups say Thérèse Coffey has failed to monitor and prosecute farmers for practice, which causes severe health problems The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023
Coffey muddies the waters as Tories wash their hands of sewage scandal Environment secretary urges Britons to embrace the filth as Labour seeks to flush out Conservative failures The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
OPINION - The Tories are sitting on a sewage timebomb that could blow next month Does the Conservative Party care about the environment? All main parties broadly define themselves as pro-planet these days, so the description is perhaps hard to qualify. Within the party — as in any e-coli strewn beach — there are pockets of resistance, such as the “Net Zero Scrutiny Group”, a… Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2023
It’s again time to tackle reckless water firms, just like in the 19th century Letters: Readers on the privatisation of water and the failure to rein in firms’ dumping of sewage The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023
‘Every river in this country is polluted’: how Feargal Sharkey got swept up by the clean water campaign The former Undertones frontman was searching for a hobby and ended up an environmental campaigner. And he’s a man who can win an argument The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023
Digested week: Dover Easter queues? It’s the bad weather, stupid I could have sworn we had stormy seas before Brexit and there weren’t long delays – but maybe I’m imagining things The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023 Finally, there’s something to unite Britain – disgust at what is happening to our waterways and seas To force action on Britain’s sewage-blighted rivers and beaches, we need to kick up a new great stink, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023 Benefit sanctions slow people’s progress into work, says report Coffey suppressed Government has aggressively pursued sanctions despite its own 2020 report showing they are ineffective at getting people into jobs
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023 Local groups denied access to reasons for refusal of English river bathing areas Campaigners aiming to clean up waterways lodge complaint after government rejects FoI requests for details why applications failed
Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023 New sewage scandal as data shows waste is dumped on to coast every three minutes The Labour Party analysed data from the Environment Agency (EA) which it says shows 141,777 sewage dumping events across 137 of a total of 139 coastal constituencies in England and Wales in 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023 ‘This is bigger than potholes’: Lib Dems tap into voter anger over sewage Party is striking chord with ‘blue wall’ voters by championing a classic environmental issue
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023 Thérèse Coffey accused of ‘throwing in the towel’ over sewage scandal At launch of cleaner water plan, minister says those who say they can end problem are ‘detached from reality’ or dishonest
The Week · Apr 4, 2023 What’s caused the big stink over Britain’s sewage? Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has set out new plans to improve England’s water quality and clean up its rivers and coastal areas.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023 Thérèse Coffey says infrastructure such as super sewers ‘could add hundreds to people’s bills’ – as it happened Latest updates: environment secretary says ‘there is no way you can stop pollution overnight’ as ministers attempt to clean up rivers and seas
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023 England’s top beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, study says Many blue flag beaches were covered in waste, and Brighton was among the worst-hit, Lib Dem report shows
The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2023 Starmer criticises government’s ‘flimsy’ plan over water pollution in England Labour leader accuses ministers of turning rivers into ‘open sewers’ after Thérèse Coffey says firms will face tougher penalties
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023 Water companies face unlimited fines in crackdown on sewage spills There were an average of 824 waste spills a day last year, and ministers want to make polluters pay