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11 Jun 2026

NewsWater

Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash   The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has launched a consultation on expanding its authority beyond water supply to include wastewater and other strategically important infrastructure schemes. The move follows recommendations in the Independent Water Commission report and an explicit endorsement in the government White Paper. The […]

11 Jun 2026

NewsWater

Image description: Raindrops hitting the ground. Photo by Abhishek Tewari on Unsplash   El Niño could have a sudden and chaotic impact on weather patterns right across the globe, a Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) climate expert has warned. An El Niño weather pattern raises global temperatures and worsens rainfall in some regions, and the World Meteorological […]

11 Jun 2026

NewsWater

Photo by Iain on Unsplash   Welsh Water is facing a £44.7 million enforcement package from Ofwat even as it commits £617 million to infrastructure spending in its first year of an ambitious transformation programme. The regulator formalised the package in June, following an investigation into wastewater asset failures, requiring the company to fund measures […]

11 Jun 2026

NewsWater

Image description: A pole with a sign that says polling station. Photo by Phil Hearing on Unsplash   Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester’s mayor and Labour’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election, has said public ownership of Thames Water is the right approach, citing the company’s pattern of regulatory failures and ongoing financial crisis. Speaking to Newsnight, he […]

09 Jun 2026

MarineNews

Photo: Shanemyersphoto / Adobe Stock   A deepening crisis The third UN World Ocean Assessment, launched on World Ocean Day (8 June 2026), warns that the world’s oceans face a deepening crisis driven by climate change, pollution, overfishing and biodiversity loss. Compiled over five years by approximately 600 experts from 86 countries, the 1,352-page assessment is the only […]

09 Jun 2026

MarineNews

Photo by NOAA   The Trump administration is dismantling a decade-old network of deep-ocean instruments that scientists have relied upon to track climate change, monitor marine heatwaves and study the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). International researchers warn the decision will “severely degrade” weather forecasting and El Niño predictions, with economic consequences they argue far […]

09 Jun 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Ben Wicks   A possible exit BP has held advanced discussions with Ithaca Energy over the potential sale of its UK North Sea assets in a deal that could be worth close to £2 billion, the Financial Times first reported this week. Although the talks have stalled in recent weeks, BP is understood to remain open […]