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Yorkshire Water Fined £733,333 for Three Sewage Spills at Country Park

Regulators use the case to signal a tougher crackdown on water pollution.

Waste Broker Ordered to Pay £1.4m for 4,275-Tonne Illegal Dumping Across England

Drone Footage Shows Waste Moved Onto Duchy Land at Wigan Illegal Dump

Huge Illegal Waste Dump Near M57 Prompts Criminal Probe

Environment Agency Secures Kidlington Waste Site as Clearance Timeline Remains Unset

England’s 2025 Bathing Water Ratings Improve Slightly as Rivers Largely Fail

Environment Agency Warns Gervais’ Thames-Side Rebuild Faces Life-Threatening Flood Risk

Environment Agency Declares Critical Incident, Launches Operation Nation at Kidlington Waste Dump

500-Foot Illegal Waste Heap on Cherwell Floodplain Prompts Investigation and Calls for Action

Lords Call 18-Month Review Into Organised Waste Crime as EA Defends Record

Leeds Crown Court Jails Serial Stalker for Five Years Over Tech-Enabled Harassment

Bolton Landowner Filmed Digging Neighbour’s Riverbank Without Permits as Regulator Probes

Yorkshire Water Fined £865,000 for 2017 Chlorine Discharge That Killed Hundreds of Fish

Yorkshire Braces for Hosepipe Ban as Reservoirs Fall to 55.8%

UK Water Pollution Reaches Decade High as Calls for Reform Intensify

Water Quality at English Bathing Sites Hits Record Low

United Utilities Faces Backlash Over Illegal Sewage Dumping in Windermere

Major Incident Declared After Cyanide Spill in West Midlands Canal

UK Water Companies Criticized for Rising Sewage Pollution