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Main road closed during water repairs

Motorists should plan their journeys during the essential works on the A361 in Burrowbridge.

Close-up of a man wearing a yellow high-vis jacket and orange and grey heavy duty rubber gloves. He is adjusting a joint on a curved section of metal piping and is surrounded by an orange plastic traffic barrier.

Yorkshire Water to begin £1.5m mains replacement

The work in Bradford is part of plans replace 620 miles (1,000km) of mains across Yorkshire.

A sign spans across the whole of the image. It is white, and has in blue and purple writing, 'Love every drop Anglian Water.' In the background, there is a building and a road.

Frustrated residents left without water for 'a week'

Anglian Water says engineers were looking into it.

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Two years of road delays to install new pipework

Managers say contractors will aim to minimise disruption during the two year scheme.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A photo taken from Ludham Bridge looking up the River Ant, with cruisers, sailing boat and motor boats lining both sides of the banks. Trees and grass can be seen on each side of the river.

Broads river stretch revealed as sewage hotspot

New figures show 180 days' worth of sewage spills into just one river in the Broads National Park.

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How much will I have to pay for my water?

Average annual water bills in England and Wales are rising by £123 in April but some will pay more.

Boy drinking a glass of water

Why is Thames Water in so much trouble?

The UK's biggest water firm has secured a rescue loan, but how did it come to this?

A group of swimmers with their backs turned enter the lake wearing colourful costumes and bathing hats - they make patterns in the dark water as they enter. In the distance you can see bare brown coloured mountains and conifer trees on the lake's banks.

Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year

Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024

Science & Environment

Jasmine Hortop wearing a blue jumper and black jeans. She has long brown hair and is smiling, while standing in front of the mural, which is blue and white. It says "It starts with water" in the middle of a blue and white circle.

Mural highlights importance of fresh water access

The design was unveiled at Cabot Circus in Bristol to celebrate World Water Day.