Following the replacement of 1,400 miles of worn-out Victorian pipes in London, leakage is now at the lowest level in Thames Water’s history, at 600m litres per day across its 20,000-mile network of mains.

The construction sector is calling for Government action to stimulate growth in the face of what it describes as "alarming" construction order figures.

The Government has launched a series of separate consutations on the environmental assessments conducted on the proposed revocation of Regional Spatial Strategies.

The first Scottish installation of Zickert sludge treatment technology from Hydro International is promising to increase primary sludge extraction and lower operating costs at a Lanarkshire waste water treatment works (WWTW) in an £800,000 contract.

United Utilities has installed a membrane bio reactor for the first time at a Cumbrian sewage works which is significantly improving water quality in a tiny village beck.

Bristol Water is starting work on the first section of the Harry Stoke to Clifton part of the £22 million Bristol Resilience Scheme which is due for completion in the spring of 2013.

A new international report, published today by Foresight, reveals that the major challenges associated with migration and environmental change have been underestimated.

By focusing solely on those that might leave vulnerable areas, the report says there is a risk of neglecting both the people who will be ‘trapped’ and those that will actually move towards danger.