Most dairy farms are ignoring pollution rules by allowing manure to spew into rivers, campaigners have revealed. Nearly 70% of the 2,475 English dairy farms inspected by the Environment Agency between 2020 and 2021 were in breach of environmental regulations, according to
Prince Harry played the “trophy-clutching, sporting, hard-hitting tough guy on the world stage” during his latest video message, according to a body language expert. Earlier today, the Duke of Sussex made a surprise appearance at the annual general meeting of Travalyst –
Feargal Sharkey issues warning during Lake Windermere tour (Image: Andy Stenning/Express) Feargal Sharkey has insisted that customers should not be “penalised for sins of the past” with bill hikes. The former Undertones frontman, 65, laced up his hiking boots and strided across
The chair of the Environment Agency accepted a nearly £100 dinner from water company lobbyists just days before water bills were hiked by 40%. Regulators and the Government have been accused of having a “chummy relationship” with water firms by the Liberal
I share the anger and frustration of members of the public that last week’s historic Oxford-Cambridge boat race was affected by reports of pollution in the River Thames. This government has been clear, a step change is needed to protect our waterways
Shareholders at England’s water firms have received over £23billion in dividends since 2010, an analysis has shown. They were given payments worth £23.4 billion between 2010 and April 2022, an analysis of water regulator Ofwat figures revealed. Campaigners have accused the water
A Tory MP waging war on fly-tipping has warned that taxpayers are spending millions of pounds each year to clean blighted communities. Paul Bristow wants a loophole allowing fly-tippers to advertise “criminality” online to be closed under a new law. His Bill,
The Environment Agency has launched an economic crime unit to address “serious financial offences” in the waste sector, the quango has announced. Waste crime costs the economy an estimated £1 billion every year and is often linked to other serious offences involving
Downing Street has failed to confirm whether the Environment Agency will receive more funding to ramp up monitoring of water companies. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay told the chief executives of England’s main wastewater firms that the era of self-monitoring is over at
Former environment minister Zac Goldsmith has been temporarily banned from driving after he was caught speeding four times in London last year, including twice on the same road. The Conservative peer, 48, cannot drive until mid-March when he will be sentenced for