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A silver mixer tap with water flowing from it. The hot and cold taps are blurred in the background.

Two years of road delays to install new pipework

Managers say contractors will aim to minimise disruption during the two year scheme.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A photo taken from Ludham Bridge looking up the River Ant, with cruisers, sailing boat and motor boats lining both sides of the banks. Trees and grass can be seen on each side of the river.

Broads river stretch revealed as sewage hotspot

New figures show 180 days' worth of sewage spills into just one river in the Broads National Park.

A woman fills up a pink bottle with water from a kitchen tap in a bright kitchen.

How much will I have to pay for my water?

Average annual water bills in England and Wales are rising by £123 in April but some will pay more.

Boy drinking a glass of water

Why is Thames Water in so much trouble?

The UK's biggest water firm has secured a rescue loan, but how did it come to this?

A group of swimmers with their backs turned enter the lake wearing colourful costumes and bathing hats - they make patterns in the dark water as they enter. In the distance you can see bare brown coloured mountains and conifer trees on the lake's banks.

Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year

Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024

Science & Environment

Jasmine Hortop wearing a blue jumper and black jeans. She has long brown hair and is smiling, while standing in front of the mural, which is blue and white. It says "It starts with water" in the middle of a blue and white circle.

Mural highlights importance of fresh water access

The design was unveiled at Cabot Circus in Bristol to celebrate World Water Day.

A small stream comes out of a woodland with granite and grass either side.

Guernsey Water backs plan for new reservoir

Guernsey could face more frequent droughts, says the company's managing director.

A quarry with steep sides and an industrial plant at the bottom.

St Sampson earmarked for new waste and water sites

The former Ronez Quarry at Les Vardes in St Sampson could be turned into a reservoir.

Martin Lynch is inside a green wheelie bin outside a house. He is wearing a grey woolly hat and has his thumbs up. He has no top on.

'I cold water dip in a wheelie bin every day'

Cold water swimming group says icy temperatures help to "reset" their body and mind.