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Self-monitoring regime will change to plug loophole that allowed failing sewage plants to pass pollution checks

Public told to stay away from area and Environment Agency call in after spillage in Pleck of toxic chemical

Tories have come under fire over 'sickening' failures as alarming data show 10,000 hospitalisations since 2019 with diseases such as typhoid, salmonella and E.coli

The total pay deal for Liv Garfield included a salary of £799,000, plus £584,000 in annual bonuses. The rest was made up of long-term bonuses, pension and benefit payments, according to Severn Trent's annual report

More than 1,000 complaints about odours coming from the quarry are made every month with locals saying they feel like they are being 'gassed' by the awful stink

Ivor Salter, 77, stored end-of-life vehicles and parts, mixed metal and electronic equipment, alongside general commercial and domestic wastes at his home in Somerset

The Environment Agency have issued 26 flood alerts with the forecast predicting between 20 and 30mm of rainfall in just a few hours which could potentially lead to power cuts

Those with symptoms of Weil’s disease, such as high temperature and headaches, have been warned to seek urgent medical attention following the child's diagnosis in Essex

The Met Office has yellow weather warnings in place today as rain was due to continue to batter parts of the UK today - Yesterday, North Yorkshire police reported the tragic death of a person following a mudslide

Residents of Rochdale and Bury in Greater Manchester have been plagued by a horrendous stench for several months, with it is hoped is at an end after works to block it were complete

Environment Agency officials have issued a warning for parts of Kent's north coast, with dog walkers and swimmers to remain extra vigilant while close to the water

The water group reported a 17.5% rise in underlying operating profits to £517.8million in the year to March 31

A worrying warning was issued to residents in parts of Devon to be aware of "severe symptoms like bloody diarrhoea" with residents reporting a strange taste in the tapwater

Derek Dyer, 74, caused what experts described as one of the largest slurry contaminations they had seen in decades after allowing a slurry store built from farmyard manure to collapse

The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed there has been an outbreak of cryptosporidium in Brixham, Devon, but it has not yet been able to establish the cause of it

Parts of the town centre in leafy Ross-on-Wye had to close for safety reasons after the area was hit by thunderstorms. Almost 40mm of rain in just an hour, causing significant damage

The Shingle Bank, on the Isle of Sheppey, is a popular spot for visitors - but some locals say campervan owners are ruining it by urinating on the beach and other anti-social behaviours

Porthluney beach in Cornwall was branded one of England’s dirtiest, however Cornwall as a whole was England's fourth cleanest county for swimming in the sea in summer

The Low Traffic Neighbourhood in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham was introduced in 2020, funded by money from central government. But businesses claim it has cost them thousands

Hull City Council workers have removed 3,280kg of litter from the Beverley and Barmston Drain and the Holderness Drain in East Yorkshire to reduce potential flood risks

Ann Cuthbert, 66, who has been a resident in the picture postcard village nearby for 30 years, alleges she gets nosebleeds from the smell of ammonia, created by the breakdown of manure

More than 40 flood alerts are in places for locations up and down the country as 14 hours of rain are forecast on a very soggy Bank Holiday Monday for millions of Brits

Images posted to social media saw patches of blue running along the edge of the river in Cambridge, leaving baffled residents questioning what had happened

There are currently 44 flood alerts issued across England. The Environment Agency has warned that lands, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption

Piles of waste are being brought to a farmland site at Iwade, near Sittingbourne, it is claimed. Campaigners say the site is having a "disastrous environmental impact" - warning of the potential harm to wildlife.