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Flood Action week sees the start of a £17m project set to strengthen flood defences on the Dutch River near Goole
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a father and son for running an illegal scrap metal site in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Derbyshire man who must pay nearly £37,000 in fines and costs for operating waste sites illegally.
A record £10.5 billion investment in flood defences will defend nearly 900,000 properties in England, with new rules to get defences built more quickly.
As part of Flood Action Week, the West Midlands are being urged to plan ahead this autumn to reduce the impact flooding may have on their homes and businesses.
New flood defence gates protecting 185 properties in Truro, Cornwall are now fully operational, securing the city's flood defences for the next 30 years.
Manor Farm Dairy has been prosecuted for allowing cattle slurry to overflow from a lagoon, polluting a nearby river for 4 kilometres.
Important steps, like preparing a flood kit, signing up for flood warnings and checking long-term flood risk can help protect the public from the damage it causes.
Drought has been declared in Sussex for the area supplied by South East Water due to declining water levels at Ardingly Reservoir.
None of the sites used to store baled waste had any relevant environmental permissions.
21,000 new homes in North Sussex unlocked after four-year bottleneck
The additional drought permits have been issued to Yorkshire Water to allow them to conserve water in reservoirs to secure public drinking water supplies.
A Gloucestershire farmer has been ordered to pay £7,048 for illegally discharging slurry into a river due to a leaking pipe.
Critically endangered native crayfish that were rescued from a Yorkshire river impacted by drought conditions have been safely released back into the wild.
Educational game CoastCraft launched to help schoolchildren aged 9 to 14 learn more about climate change and coastal management
Ex-BBC newsman will present the community resilience day which will give workshops on flood prevention and give awards to local heroes who help protect others.
Companies dumped thousands of tonnes of waste in countryside as water board 'turned blind eye'
Mousehole Primary School pupils decorate culvert's temporary barriers during flood defence construction work.
Cats and Dust Ltd, its director Cavin Mears, and former director Stephen Bryce prosecuted for operating waste sites without the required environmental permits.
Cumbrian River Restoration Partnership Programme has narrowly missed out on the prestigious Thiess International Riverprize Awards.
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