Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was confident water quality in the River Seine will be up to Olympic standards this summer — and that she’ll be able to prove it by swimming there, possibly alongside President Emmanuel Macron. The Seine is
‘At least’ five migrants have died after trying to cross the English Channel in the early hours of this morning. An emergency rescue operation was launched by the French coastguard before “lifeless bodies” were found in the water. French police are now
Campaigners have accused Thames Water of making the “public pay for its failures” following proposals to raise customers’ bills by more than £50 a month. The water company warned bills could surge by 44% because it wants to increase spending by £1.1
The risk of having potentially harmful chemicals in your drinking water may depend on your zip code. A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience on April 8 found that higher amounts of PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances) were found in drinking water in
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The mayor of Colombia’s capital on Monday announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water
A man has tragically died after being pulled from the water at a popular UK beauty spot and two women are pulled from water. Two women were also rescued from the water after an incident at a beauty spot in Clackmannanshire, central
The city of Bogota is in crisis after a crippling weather event forced it to take extreme measures to preserve water. Around 10 million people living in Bogota have been told they have to ration their water usage because of a severe
Three mariners who had been stranded on a tiny Pacific island for more than a week were rescued in a US Navy and Coast Guard operation after spelling out “Help” on the beach using palm leaves. The three men were found safely
Feargal Sharkey joined hundreds of people demonstrating against sewage pollution poisoning England’s largest lake. The Undertones star, 65, and locals rallied outside United Utilities’ hub in Windermere yesterday after the firm dumped 8,700 hours of sewage into the Lake District spot last
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