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Foam floating along the River Tame after reports of pollution

Watch: Drone footage of shocking river foam in town

Swimmers have been urged to avoid 19 beaches across the UK due to serious health concerns. (Photo: Andrew - stock.adobe.com)

Warning to avoid 19 UK beaches

Gary Hough, 62, looks up to the skies outside his home surrounded in seagull

'Horrified' residents invaded by 'apocalyptic' swarm of seagulls

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Severn Trent’s progressing with £450m spills programme in Leicestershire

Toxic blue-green algae poses a life-threatening risk to dogs. (Photo: PONTUS LUNDAHL/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Warning for dog owners after blue-green algae outbreaks across the UK

Clean Up Britain founder John Read wants more to be done about motorway litter

Rubbish dumped on motorway...what do we pay our council tax for?

Discharge is seen flowing into the River Thames at Crossness sewage treatment works in March 2024 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ofwat investigating every England and Wales water firm over pollution

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Water bills are going up across the UK - what it means for you

Protestor Simmo Burgess outside Walley's Quarry Landfill Site.

Video: Residents of UK’s smelliest town can’t go in their gardens

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake

Watch incredible moment couple spot dolphins in a river miles from sea

A pod of dolphins have been spotted playing in a river 13 miles from the sea in Lincolnshire.

Adam Dutton and Victoria Fear

Flood warnings still remain in place in the Harborough district.

Two flood warnings remain in place in the Harborough district

A map from the Environment Agency showing the flooding

Flood alerts in the Harborough area following heavy rainfall

Sir Paul McCartney (photo: Getty Images)

On the search for that perfect green eco-job

Residents have reported oil in the River Swift. Photo by Samantha Bobat.

Inspectors moitoring River Swift near Lutterworth after recent oil spillages

The practice is allowed during wet weather to prevent pipe networks from backing up.

Council leader urges government to demand transparency on sewage dumping figures

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

Flytippers could be given a fine

Crackdown on fly-tipping across Leicestershire

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spill that turned rivers ‘black’ and ‘grey’

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spills

Warning issued after beach bug kills dog and makes eight others ill

Family playing at the seaside in winter, Instow, Devon, UK. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

England’s most polluted beaches revealed

Raw sewage was dumped into Harborough's waterways 479 times in the space of just one year.

Raw sewage dumped into Harborough's waterways 479 times in 2022

There are 5.2 million homes across the UK that are at risk of flooding (photo: Adobe)

​Warning of risk of flooding for homes next to waterways

Houses in Ironbridge surrounded by flood waters as River Severn levels started to rise following heavy rain.

Watch: Areas engulfed by water as rivers burst banks

A flood alert has been issued in Harborough

Flood alert issued after heavy rains lead to high river levels

Flooding in Alfriston. Picture by Eddie Mitchell

Environment Agency urges households to prepare for winter flooding

Angling has the younger generation hooled

How fishing has the younger generation hooked

Plan ahead to cut down on food waste (photo: Adobe)

Going Green - Ideas for shopping smarter and cutting down on food waste Chris Page

Drivers are being warned that low-lying land and roads in the Welland Valley could be flooded today by the swollen River Welland after heavy rainfall overnight.

Drivers warned that low-lying land and roads in the Welland Valley near Harborou...

The rubbish was dumped in Gallowfield Road, near Gartree Prison, to the north of Market Harborough.

Woman fined after fly-tippers dump her rubbish in the Harborough countryside

Cleaning the River Welland has started again after flooding stopped work earlier this month. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Engineers draft in some of the best specialist kit in the world to help stamp ou...

Parts of the country will see snow and icy conditions (Photo: Getty)

Will it snow next week? Here's what to expect as Met Office issues more weather ...

Site manager Michael Reardon where worked has started on the River Welland. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Vital work carried out on the River Welland in Harborough in a bid to prevent fl...

What to do if your house gets flooded - insurance tips, safety and how to access...

The fly tipping in Welham Lane in Great Bowden.

Woman fined £300 after she paid a man to get rid of her rubbish – and it was fly...

Every river in England falls below the minimum standard, according to The Environmental Agency (Photo: Shutterstock)

Every river in England has failed to meet water quality standards - here's what ...

How Take a Friend Fishing plans to get people hooked on fishing

The UK has already seen a few storm names ticked off of the Met Office’s official list so far this year, but what are the other names lined up for the rest of 2020? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s the full list of Met Office storm names 2020 - including ones that have a...

A bold 90,000 project is going ahead to create a vital new wetland and transform a 300-metre stretch of the River Welland near Market Harborough.

Huge eco project is going ahead to create a new wetland and transform a 300-metr...

This is what you need to know in order to keep your dog and yourself safe (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how to keep your dog safe from deadly blue-green algae during the summer ...

The field on the outskirts of Market Harborough that has been turned into an ugly massive tip.

'This is nothing short of a full-blown environmental scandal' - field on the out...

The UK is braced for three days of heavy rain (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is the difference between a ‘flood alert’ and a ‘flood warning’

Photo: Andy Wright.

Motorists are being warned to drive carefully across Harborough today - here are...

Work has started on the river bank in Lubenham near Fox Wood.

Ambitious plan to transform the River Welland in Lubenham - and help the environ...

The cark park opposite the railway station in Market Harborough flooded again on Saturday.

Flood alert is still in place in the Harborough area

A flood alert is still in force in Market Harborough and the Welland Valley today (Monday).

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Buying a new house can be an exciting time, with furniture to buy and rooms to decorate (Photo: Shutterstock)

New homeowners could be at risk of a £50,000 fine - here’s why

A hosepipe ban could be imminent in the South - here’s everything you need to kn...

The rubbish found in Welham Lane, Great Bowden.

Man fined after rubbish found dumped in Harborough lane

The Environment Agency has warned that communities could be displaced by flooding (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the communities at risk of evacuation as flood threat increases

Dumped hardcore has been made into a dam along the River Welland between Market Harborough and Lubenham. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Rubbish used to ford low river near Market Harborough

High winds set to batter region as Met Office issues warning for '˜severe gales'

Water misery...The river welland burst its banks in Market Harborough and flooded the lower car park near the railway station. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

PICTURES AND VIDEO: Flooding causes disruption across the Harborough district

A series of flood alerts have been issued for rivers in Northamptonshire Pic from Flood Alerts

FLOOD ALERTS: River near Market Harborough could overflow after heavy rain