All news on the topic: Pollution

Campaign group We Own It says eight suppliers in England handed out more than £1.35billion in payouts between them in the last financial year

An Asthma expert has revealed six common, every day triggers that you may be unaware of that could be making your asthma symptoms a whole lot worse. Here's what to look our for.

The charity Surfers Against Sewage warned about the effluent on beaches on its website. The organisation said there were storm sewage issues within the last 48 hours in a number of areas

The amount of sewage dumped into our rivers and seas last year doubled in quantity, but the fat cats are still drawing obscene bonuses

We are paying the price for the disastrous privatisation of the water companies, with firms paying out billions of pounds to shareholders which should have been spent on cleaning up our rivers

A study calls for air quality assessments to be mandatory at the proposal and planning stage of any new school building - as children are more susceptible to the 'harmful effects' of pollution

This amounts to over 200 billion plastic water bottles bought nationwide - with over a quarter admitting they regularly buy them

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, 9, from south-east London, died after an asthma attack in 2013 having been exposed to air pollution and now her mum is suing the Government for compensation

People around the world rely on rivers for their freshwater to drink and wash in but many of the biggest across the planet are polluted beyond the point of human consumption

Tourists were shocked to discover a beach covered in plastic bottles and other litter with waters full of garbage and children building sandcastles surrounded by waste

Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle, Leicester, Coventry, Hull and Bradford have the highest levels of air pollution in the country, a recent fieldwork study has revealed

Other locations where pollution is more than twice the recommended levels include Newcastle, Leicester, Coventry, and Hull, the research found

Holidaymakers in Spain's Costa Brava have seen an upturn in breathing problems with conditions like asthma triggered by poor air quality, a survey by Avanti Travel Insurance has found

Nearly all children claim to be worried about environmental issues around the world - but most parents admit they often don't know how to answer their youngster's concerns

The untreated filth was spotted close to the beach after a storm overflow release during a heavy downpour over the weekend, sparking fury from local residents

The Prime Minister has drastically reduced our country’s climate and environmental protections, saying green changes are too expensive for people during a cost of living crisis

The PM has pushed back a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035, and he delayed the phase-out of gas boilers as critics line up to slam the move

Water firms are only supposed to spill after heavy rain to prevent the system from backing up and flooding, but a report suggests they have been discharging sewage on some of the driest days of 2022

Globally, agriculture and land use are responsible for almost 60% of ­biodiversity loss and 30% of ­greenhouse gas emissions - and we also bin 9.5m tons of food waste each year

Some parts of the UK's coastline have been plagued by sewage leaks and pollution in recent years, and as a result, South West Water was slapped with a hefty fine

The live stream in central London was launched after 70 per cent of builders revealed they had fallen victim to having their skip filled up with other people’s rubbish

Greenpeace found 1,193 sewage overflows discharged within 50m of a protected areas last year, lasting 305,963 hours - and areas hit included Brecon Beacons

Expert says retailers at the market in Ghana struggle to make a profit due to the influx of poor quality goods, so the cycle of suffering for these women continues

The garments were donated to charity shops or put in clothing recycling banks by well-meaning Brits expecting them to be reused

A sewage pollution warning has been issued for 54 beaches across the south west of England by Surfers Against Sewage following heavy rain across the whole of the UK