Environment
Brits need to be ‘less squeamish’ about drinking recycled lavatory water
Sir James Bevan says that reprocessing water from sewage treatment to make it drinkable must form part of conservation efforts.
Sewage superhero Feargal Sharkey nails government again for creating environmental disaster
"This is probably the greatest act of violence against the environment I've ever witnessed... "
Watch: Eustice defends sewage spill plan branded ‘cruel joke’ by critics – ‘people are seeing human excrement’
It comes after dozens of pollution warnings were issued for beaches and swimming spots in England and Wales last week following heavy rain that overwhelmed the sewage system.
Elon Musk comments about population collapse and global warming ridiculed in two words
Western countries continue to focus on the wrong priorities, the billionaire CEO of Tesla Elon Musk appears to claim.
Watch: Feargal Sharkey says sewage legislation ‘greatest act of violence against environment I’ve ever witnessed’
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats branded govt plan “a cruel joke” and claimed their analysis of the proposal shows that by 2030, there will still be 325,000 sewage dumps a year.
Beachgoers face MORE pollution as water companies spent £5 billion on infrastructure but took a lot more in dividends
In the last decade, there had been a reduction in investment in sewage infrastructure in England and defunding of regulators, with water companies left in charge of self-monitoring,
As Thames Water introduce hosepipe ban the amount of water they leak is revealed
It joins Welsh Water,Southern Water and South East Water and South West Water in implementing bans, with Yorkshire Water following suit soon.
Watch: Spoof ‘sh*tting’ report about sewage lapping up on our shores goes viral
"This would be very funny if it wasn’t so true," said one person after watching the spoof clip.
Sewage leak killed fish along three-mile stretch of river and it’s not first time
“It’s completely unacceptable to see the same river being devastated by the same water company in the same location twice in 20 years."