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Take measures to help flooding. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Take preventative measures to help flooding

Storm Babet is already hitting parts of the UK. Photo: Richard Ponter

Environment Agency issue advice as Storm Babet closes in on North East

Construction company pays £55,000 after polluting River Don

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spill that turned rivers ‘black’ and ‘grey’

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spills

Warning issued after beach bug kills dog and makes eight others ill

Family playing at the seaside in winter, Instow, Devon, UK. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

England’s most polluted beaches revealed

There are 5.2 million homes across the UK that are at risk of flooding (photo: Adobe)

Warning of risk of flooding for homes next to waterways

Houses in Ironbridge surrounded by flood waters as River Severn levels started to rise following heavy rain.

Watch: Areas engulfed by water as rivers burst banks

Flooding in Alfriston. Picture by Eddie Mitchell

Environment Agency urges households to prepare for winter flooding

Angling has the younger generation hooled

How fishing has the younger generation hooked

Plan ahead to cut down on food waste (photo: Adobe)

Going Green - Ideas for shopping smarter and cutting down on food waste

Northumbrian Water is looking for new ways to tackle leaks. Picture by Frank Reid.

Northumbrian Water’s £6m grant

Northumbrian Water is one of five companies subject to the Ofwat action.

Watchdog opens enforcement case into NWL as part of ongoing investigation

Some of the dead crabs on Seaton Carew beach.

Photo: Carl Clyne

Defra report into deaths of hundreds of crabs on NE beaches gives findings

(clockwise from top left) Druridge Bay, South Shields, Seaburn and Seaton Carew

Here are the North East bathing waters rated as Excellent and Poor
More than 30 beaches across the North East have passed Environment Agency water quality tests.

Cllr Ernest Gibson at Littlehaven sea wall

South Tyneside Council issues 'be prepared' for future floods advice

The Whitburn Long Sea Outfall sewer overflow.

Hundreds sign petition demanding say on diluted sewage permit

Parts of the country will see snow and icy conditions (Photo: Getty)

Will it snow next week? Here's what to expect as Met Office issues more weather ...

What to do if your house gets flooded - insurance tips, safety and how to access...

Environment Agency workers recovered 18 shopping trolleys from the River Don in Boldon.

18 shopping trolleys removed from river

Every river in England falls below the minimum standard, according to The Environmental Agency (Photo: Shutterstock)

Every river in England has failed to meet water quality standards - here's what ...

How Take a Friend Fishing plans to get people hooked on fishing

The UK has already seen a few storm names ticked off of the Met Office’s official list so far this year, but what are the other names lined up for the rest of 2020? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s the full list of Met Office storm names 2020 - including ones that have a...

This is what you need to know in order to keep your dog and yourself safe (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how to keep your dog safe from deadly blue-green algae during the summer ...

Cleadon Lea has been badly affected by flooding in previous years. Photo credit: Google Streetview

£1.2 million flood prevention scheme to get underway

The UK is braced for three days of heavy rain (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is the difference between a ‘flood alert’ and a ‘flood warning’