Residents affected by the outbreak will be able to collect clean bottled water from Broadsands Car Park

Ian Hislop, the satirist and editor of Private Eye, was applauded for remarks during Have I Got News For You, which returned on Friday night for a new series on BBC One

Paul Whitehouse, Steve Coogan, Lee Mack and Joe Lycett are to perform next week at a protest against sewage being dumped in Lake Windermere.

The Labour candidate beat Conservative rival Susan Hall by more than 276,000 votes.

Designation means the bathing waters carry risk of sickness, as government is accused of ‘gross negligence’

An idyllic river has been declared 'ecologically dead' after the amount of human waste overflowing into it tripled in under a year.

"I now have no career, no money, no pension, no nothing... they took that all away," says Tony Downey.

We spoke with comedian Lee Mack who's been with campaigners on the shore of Windermere today. 

The party says he showed a "pattern of behaviour" below standards but it "cannot conclude" party funds were misused.

Exclusive: Government refuses requests to delay parliament’s start time so MPs can attend Baroness Boothroyd’s memorial service

Tommy Robinson and a group of far-right thugs have been seen fighting police in a bid to break through the Cenotaph cordon - the group could be heard shouting 'England till I die'

Fujitsu has been awarded its first government contract of the year, despite the company being embroiled in the Post Office scandal, LBC understands.

The new Reform MP voted for a bill condemning those who switch sides.

The Government is not able to provide “compelling evidence” of what it has achieved from its levelling up projects, a new report has found.

Researcher says data suggests permit conditions breached on up to 70 days, but United Utilities disputes findings

Labour's David Skaith becomes the first mayor of York and North Yorkshire.

Debt Management Office figures show lasting impact of mini-budget that spooked financial markets, says Labour’s Angela Rayner

Alfred Tollon who has held the post for 24 years offered to work for free for the council.

The startling remarks came after the Supreme Court deemed the scheme to be illegal

Exclusive: Duchy of Lancaster changes investment policy amid questions over how money collected from dead people is used

As South West Water defends a court action from a Devon swimmer, it also claims it has no legal duty to keep waters clean

The equivalent of 317 Olympic pools of raw sewage were discharged into the River Nidd in 2020, according to a study.

Former prime minister was caught out by a law his own government introduced - but it is understood he did vote later after getting identification

Just two rivers in the UK are designated as "bathing waters", and both are currently rated in poor health. With more rivers set to become bathing waters, will they actually be clean enough to use?

PM reaffirms stance after George Osborne suggests snub to Greek counterpart was result of ‘petulance’

Huddersfield’s travellers are used to poor service. But many fear for the economic damage a dysfunctional rail system causes

The home secretary is proposing new laws, arguing that rough sleeping in tents is a "lifestyle choice".

There was a major discharge of sewage pollution into the Glynde Reach upstream of Glynde village on Wednesday, June 21.

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey said the investigation into a major redevelopment in the Teesside Freeport zone will not look into “conspiracy theories” claiming the project could be linked to...

The former Tory deputy chairman's claim that "Islamists" had "got control" of the London mayor prompted criticism from Labour and some Tories, with Sadiq Khan himself saying it fuelled "the fire of...

Ex-chancellor calls on Sunak to ‘swallow some pride’ and bring back ‘electoral force’ that is former PM

South West Water has come under fire again

The move would be bound to draw criticism for supporting the wealthy while others struggle with the cost of living, with Conservative former chancellor Lord Clarke warning some voters would find it...

Jacob Rees-Mogg, Michael Fabricant and Priti Patel were all among those given a knighthood or a damehood in Johnson's honours list.

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Untreated sewage was pumped into England's rivers and seas at least 301, 091 times last year, according to data from the environment agency - a situation the environment secretary agreed was not...

It follows reports an ex-Conservative chairman wrote to police with concerns over handling of complaints.

Yorkshire Water released sewage 50,000 times into our rivers and coastlines last year – how much more can the public tolerate?

VISITORS will be allowed into the royal rooms at the home where Queen Elizabeth II died in an historic first. King Charles is allowing tours of the inside of Balmoral Castle near Ballater, Aberdeen…

Underinvestment in infrastructure will have serious consequences for environment and security of water supplies, committee says