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'Foul' smelling oil found dumped at popular riverfront woodland

The Environment Agency are investigating the source of the 'pollution'

Manchester Evening News

Torrential rain and thunderstorms forecast across England and Wales

The Environment Agency had issued 29 flood alerts by Tuesday night.

The Independent UK

Two men from Sunderland avoid jail after bragging about illegal fishing in River Wear

The pair were using gill nets and one even bragged about a member of his family becoming a 'fine young poacher'

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'Soul destroying' sight of dried out pond and rotting fish 'could have been prevented'

Graeme Boyce is devastated after his local pond in an Area of Natural Beauty has been left nearly empty of water, with dead fish rotting in the heat

Bristol Post

London weather: Flood alerts issued for 10 boroughs

Wandsworth, Merton, Lambeth, Croydon, Sutton, Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich, Richmond and Kingston are affected

Evening Standard

UK floods: Roads turn to rivers as 3million households told to pack belongings

More than three million homes are at risk of flooding this week, with households warned to pack up their valuables and important documents in preparation for "an incredible deluge"

Daily Mirror

Fresh flood warnings for millions as rain and thunderstorms continue in England

The Environment Agency has put out 19 flood alerts in areas of the Midlands and South East England

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Drought officially declared in Yorkshire as 9 areas of England run out of water

Droughts were declared in Devon and Cornwall, Solent and South Downs, Kent and South London, Hertfordshire and North London, East Anglia, Thames, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and the East Midlands on Friday

Daily Mirror

Drought declared in Yorkshire

In July, Yorkshire recorded its fifth month in a row of below long-term average rainfall.

The Independent UK

Drought declared in Yorkshire for first time in four years as millions face water restrictions

Downpours forecast will ‘not be enough to correct weeks of dry weather’, local Environment Agency official says

The Independent UK

Low water levels continue at Manchester's reservoirs during weekend of extreme heat

The Enivornment Agency has warned that England’s drought could persist into next year

Manchester Evening News

Government must ‘overrule nimbys’ on new reservoirs to combat drought, says infrastructure tsar

Call for UK ministers to act comes as environment secretary considers ‘national grid for water’

The Independent UK

Drought restrictions explained, how long drought could last and full list of affected areas

Eight areas of England have been officially declared to be in drought conditions

Nottingham Post

UK weather: extreme heat warning in place for England and Wales as near 500% increase in wildfires reported – as it happened

Dorset and Wiltshire fire service says it has seen a ‘massive’ rise in wildfires compared to last year

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The Independent UK

Heatwave: 13 rivers in England at lowest level ever recorded as nation suffers from crippling drought

Most of England’s rivers classed as ‘notably low’ after driest July in nearly 90 years

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester reservoir is 'lowest ever seen' as drought declared in eight areas of England

It comes as a drought has been formally announced in parts of England

Daily Mirror

Brits told 'wash dogs outside and reuse cooking water' as drought hits parts of UK

As members of the public and businesses are being urged to use water wisely, Water UK is reminding the public of how they can do their bit, whether in an area affected by drought or not

Daily Mirror

Drought could be declared in UK area leading to rules on water use and hosepipe ban

The Environment Agency's National Drought Group gets together and looks at statistics including rainfall, how much water is left in rivers, reservoirs and lakes

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The Guardian - UK

UK weather: drought expected to be declared in parts of England on Friday

Drought group preparing to meet as Met Office issues highest fire risk warning for much of England

The Guardian - UK

What are they not telling us about the damage done to our rivers?

Letters: Karen Lloyd on the Environment Agency’s lack of transparency, and Paul Sedgwick on the misguided moratorium on housebuilding across wide areas of the country

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency pension fund criticised for owning stakes in UK water firms

Campaigner Feargal Sharkey says profiteering from firms that dump raw sewage into rivers an ‘obscenity’

Daily Mirror

UK heatwave and global warming erodes coastline and risks wiping areas off map

Walkers watched in horror as a large section of Sidmouth coastline in Devon crashed onto the beach at 9.15am on Monday. Parts of the cliff face were still tumbling into the sea hours later

The Conversation

Britain's notoriously wet and cold climate is changing – you won't like what replaces it

The UK had the driest start to a year since the 1970s in 2022, with large parts of southern England receiving less than 50% of their normal winter rainfall. On top of that, southern England recently received just 17% of its average rainfall for July, in what was the country’s…

Evening Standard

The Standard View: In this drought, water leaks are unforgivable

Another day, another major water leak in London that has left scores of properties damaged and thousands of residents experiencing low pressure or nothing at all coming out of their taps.

The Independent UK

Drought: what is it and what can be done about it?

England is facing drought conditions after months of low rainfall.

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