19 Mar 2026
Image description: A child standing on a paddleboard wearing a green safety jacket and brightly-coloured swimming trunks. Photo by Ben White on Unsplash The deterioration of water quality in the UK’s largest lake now threatens to intersect with another public health crisis, the rise of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, the so called ‘Superbugs’. As […]
19 Feb 2026
Highest superbug concentrations detected near major sewage outfalls Image description: A variety of different coloured tablets packaged in foil layered on top of one another. Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash A new study has uncovered widespread traces of antibiotic-resistant bacteria across Oxford’s river systems, sparking urgent warnings about public health and the environmental impact of sewage discharges. […]
11 Dec 2025
Image description: A person wearing a yellow hazmat suit and white helmet kneeling on a rocky shore, performing water quality testing using a sample vial and a testing kit. The sea and boats are visible in the background. Cocaine and its metabolites have been found in 91% of water samples collected from Northern Ireland’s […]