During periods of heavy rainfall, pipes known as storm overflows aim to prevent excess water from overflowing into the sewage ...

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026 ...

Tijuana River pollution has caused asthma, stomach illness and other ailments for decades. Now officials are floating a ...

Scientists at the University of Stirling have developed a new method of monitoring the presence of pathogens in rivers polluted by wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The number of discharges from ...

PM Andy Burnham is facing calls to tackle a "glaring public health crisis" as a charity reveals it received 636 sickness ...

Checking for sewage spills has become as normal as checking the weather forecast, say swimmers on East Sussex beaches ...

Marine protected areas are designed to conserve coral reefs and other ocean ecosystems by restricting human activity within their boundaries. But most don’t account for one of the most severe and ...

A "Do Not Swim" notice was put in place at Filey Beach after a sewage discharge on Friday.

Several much-loved Norfolk beaches have been affected by sewage alerts and pollution warnings during summer 2026.

A charity duck race has been cancelled after concerns were raised about sewage pollution in the river. The annual event was due to take place on Sunday on the River Tutt in Boroughbridge, North ...