Uisce Éireann has launched an eight-week public consultation on a long-term plan to ensure the adequate provision of wastewater services for Galway City and parts of Galway County.

The Met Office has confirmed that more than double the average amount of rainfall for September has fallen in a matter of days, leaving surface water and river flooding affecting large counties such as Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

Northumbrian Water is set to transform an area of poor quality grassland in County Durham into a thriving habitat for flora and fauna.

Yorkshire Water is progressing its multi-million pound programme of works to tackle storm overflows to reduce discharges into local rivers and improve river water quality.

The Environment Agency is warning that heavy rainfall forecast over the next 24 hours across the country means significant river and surface water flooding is possible across central England.