Over 840 litres of harmful pesticides and chemicals from farms across Devon and Cornwall were safely collected and disposed of last year to help protect the environment and natural water quality.

NI Water is assuring customers that water supplied from all its Water Treatment Works,is safe to drink after concerns arose over taste and odour issues in the Mid Ulster area.

Two years after launching a peatland restoration project in the Outer Hebrides, Scottish Water has returned to check on its progress.

A trial of drone technology sponsored by Southern Water is helping farmers target pesticides only where they are needed – cutting costs and protecting the environment.

A ground-breaking partnership between United Utilities and a nature conservation charity is becoming a must-see destination for policy-makers in the world of nature conservation and rural affairs.

NGOs and MPs have welcomed the launch of the Environment Agency’s and Ofwat’s investigation into sewage treatment works – but criticised the regulators’ action as “long overdue” and for their failure to apologise for the long delay in taking action.

The Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat have launched a major investigation into sewage treatment works, after new checks led to water companies admitting that they could be releasing unpermitted sewage discharges into rivers and watercourses.

Southern Water is launching a task force to cut storm overflows by 80 per cent by 2030 as part of the company’s zero tolerance approach to pollution - customers have made it clear the use of storm releases is no longer acceptable.

The Environment Act has now become law – Environment Secretary George Eustice said the Act will crack down on water companies that discharge sewage into rivers, waterways and coastlines.

The Rivers Trust has criticised last night’s amendment in the House of Commons to the Environment Bill intended to address the issue of the discharge of untreated sewage.