Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The risk to public health in Chester-le-Street is "very low", Durham County Council says.

The government loses its appeal against a decision that it was failing to protect a Yorkshire river.

It follows the discovery of cases in Lazonby, Westmorland, and Blaydon and Consett in Durham.

The campaign by Fund Britain's Waterways calls for more government funding for canals and rivers.

A case of avian influenza is confirmed in commercial poultry, says Defra.

Sewage spilled into England's waterways for a record number of hours last year, the Environmental Agency says.

It is close to RAF Wratting Common, where Lancaster bombers regularly flew during World War Two.

The government says it is time for a reset, but farmers say the impact will be "devastating".