by bpckle | Jul 18, 2026 | In the Media
Greenpeace UK says 2.87bn litres lost daily, a fifth of all water pumped through network
Water companies are wasting five times more water through leaky pipes than even a nationwide hosepipe ban could save, environmental campaigners say.
Research by Greenpeace UK found that 2.87bn litres of water a day seep from leaky pipes in England and Wales. That is enough to fill 1,150 Olympic-sized swimming pools and amounts to a fifth of all water pumped through the network.
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by bpckle | Jul 18, 2026 | In the Media
A raccoon with a rare birth defect has amassed a legion of fans after a video of it darting across a footpath and running up a set of stairs racked up more than 6.8 million views in just three days.
by bpckle | Jul 18, 2026 | In the Media
Despite repeated setbacks and isolation, India continues to hold onto its nuclear dream.
by bpckle | Jul 18, 2026 | In the Media
European Commission proposal to overhaul emissions trading system would give companies less demanding pathway to reductions
Europe’s most effective method of cutting dangerous planet-heating gases risks being weakened after the European Commission proposed an overhaul of its flagship carbon market, critics have said.
In a long-awaited review of the European Union emissions trading system (ETS), the European Commission proposed giving companies a less demanding and cheaper pathway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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by bpckle | Jul 18, 2026 | In the Media
Firm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stations
Southern Water has been fined more than £7m after illegally dumping sewage off the Kent coast between 2019 and 2021.
The company, described by the judge as having a “record of criminality” that was “an exceptionally serious aggravating factor”, pleaded guilty to 13 offences at Medway magistrates court last April over sewage discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stations between 2019 and 2021.
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