12 Feb 2026
Photo by RDNE Stock project: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-working-on-documents-7821540/ The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (Chartered IIA) has urged the UK Government to address what it sees as a significant governance gap in the water sector, warning that the lack of any regulatory requirement for internal audit in England and Wales is contributing to ongoing operational failures. In a letter to […]
12 Feb 2026
Image description: Overlapping pound notes. Image by Pixabay A Guardian exclusive has reported ministers are planning to close legal loopholes surrounding bans on water boss bonuses, after legislation brought in last year was reportedly ‘outwitted’ and failing firms continue to pay millions to executives. Attempted ban The previous environment secretary Steve Reed attempted to […]
05 Feb 2026
Photo by Mukesh Sharma on Unsplash Government plans increased testing for ‘forever chemicals’ The UK government has launched the first-ever national PFAS plan to tackle so-called ‘forever chemicals’, which have prompted environmental and health concerns. Introducing the plan, Emma Hardy, the Minister for Water and Flooding, said PFAS posed “a long-term challenge for not […]
05 Feb 2026
Photo description: Aerial view of two large blank tanks. Photo by Ian on Unsplash. Ofwat has launched a statutory consultation on updating its Performance related executive pay (PRP) prohibition rule to reflect new upcoming environmental reporting on water only companies (WOCs). Ofwat is proposing to update the rule to ensure that WOCs will be […]
26 Jan 2026
Photo by Ray Aucott Thailand’s Andaman Coast dugong population may have fallen by more than half in recent years, as more dead or stranded animals wash ashore pointing to a larger biodiversity crisis in the world’s seas. The Andaman Coast is home to one of the largest dugong populations in the world, with 273 […]
15 Jan 2026
Image description: Hands wearing blue plastic gloves dipping a pipette into a body of water. Volunteers working with environmental charity Earthwatch Europe have detected metal contamination at potentially harmful levels across every waterway site tested in Corby, decades after the toxic waste scandal that caused birth defects when the town’s steelworks were dismantled in […]
08 Jan 2026
Image description: Water streaming out of a silver tap. Image by Imani on Unsplash. The Chief Executive of South East Water (SEW), David Hinton, appeared before Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee in Westminster to face questioning over the utility’s handling of the Tunbridge Wells water outage, which left thousands of homes […]
08 Jan 2026
Image description: An algae bloom floating on the water’s surface, with a bird and its chick swimming through. Image by Liz Harrell on Unsplash The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched the first stage of an online data viewer providing near real-time monitoring of Lough Neagh’s water quality as part […]
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