According to new research from Imperial College London, the recent uptick in sewage overspill events is due to infrastructure not keeping up with demand.

Huge shafts excavated across London as part of the Tideway Tunnel super sewer project are being capped off after years of construction deep underground.

Thames Water is investing £70 million over the next three years to upgrade the Northern Outfall Sewer and ensure its pipes are resilient for future generations.

The Environment Agency has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of actions Grimsby residents can take to prepare for flooding – 15 years on since the town flooded in summer 2007 and 70 years on from the east coast storm surge.

Chris Skidmore MP, Former Energy Minister and Chair of the Government’s Net Zero Review, is warning that more should be done to ensure the UK reaps the economic benefits of the opportunities offered by net zero.

Northumbrian Water has started work on a circa £155 million investment in upgrading and futureproofing its water supply network across the south of County Durham and into the Tees Valley.

Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Wexford County Council, has announced the signing of a major new construction contract that will result in critical upgrades to the drinking water supply in Wexford town and surrounding areas.

Scottish Water has started supplying water to Peebles, Eddleston, Eshiels and Lyne Station from its new £30 million Peebles water treatment works.

The Government has announced it will make sustainable drainage systems mandatory to new developments in England – the new approach to sustainable drainage is set to reduce flood risk and clean up rivers. 

VolkerStevin has been awarded a £21.9 million contract by the Environment Agency (EA) which will improve flood defences on the east bank of the River Rother in Rye, East Sussex.