Sandra Laville

Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water quality

Paul Singer is founder of a leading creditor in the hedge fund consortium locked in talks with the UK government

A billionaire Donald Trump donor could make millions from a deal being struck between the government and Thames Water.

Without urgent intervention England faces water shortages of 5bn litres a day by 2055, peers tell government

The remains of the road linking two towns in south Devon lie crumbled on the foreshore in a mess of tarmac, steel and concrete.

Increasing coastal erosion has hit communities’ livelihoods and put lifestyles under threat

Hundreds of homes in Kent and Sussex have been left without water by a company that MPs recently accused of incompetence.

Campaign comes as Duchy of Cornwall announces plan to expand small pockets of ancient woodland at two sites

Along a steep-sided valley, with the West Okement River roaring at its floor, the woodland emerges like an oasis in a closely grazed bare landscape.

South East Water says demand has jumped owing to extreme heat but stops short of compulsory measures