Water levels in some overflowing rivers in Russia were starting to drop on Monday, but flooding remains widespread, Russian state TV reports said. More than 5,000 properties in Russia’s Kurgan region, about 1,000 miles east of Moscow along the border with Kazakhstan,
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
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 teenage rower received an intravenous drip when her open blisters became infected by sewage water from the Thames, her aunt has said. Professional violinist Lisa Rollin’s 16-year-old niece, who wishes to remain anonymous, went to A&E after she became unwell just
Xi Jinping‘s south to north water diversion project will connect four of the country’s major rivers, directing the precious natural resource to drier areas in northern China. The £49billion scheme will take water from the Yangtze, Yellow, Huaihe and Haihe rivers, carrying
Farmers are ending their reliance on harmful chemicals and rebuilding soil health through nature-friendly practices that reduce the risk of water pollution in rivers. Run-off from agriculture is one of the biggest polluters of waterways in Britain with 83 per cent of English rivers having
Households’ water bills will rise to around £473 a year to fund firms’ record investment to reduce sewage in rivers and seas. Campaigners have hit out at the firms, whose bosses receive millions in bonuses, for hiking customers’ bills from April to
An Oregon fisherman has taken home a grand prize after helping capture and remove thousands of problematic fish throughout the state’s rivers. The angler earned $107,800 in bounties after taking part in the 2023 Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program. The Oregon resident
Parts of the Amazon rainforest is suffering its worst drought ever, according to new records. Water levels of Brazil’s Negro River and Madeira River have reached a record low since official measurements began over a century ago. The drought has left hundreds