Pollution

Swimmers have been urged to avoid 19 beaches across the UK due to serious health concerns. (Photo: Andrew - stock.adobe.com)

Warning to avoid 19 UK beaches

Gary Hough, 62, looks up to the skies outside his home surrounded in seagull

'Horrified' residents invaded by 'apocalyptic' swarm of seagulls

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake

Clean water campaigners gather on Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone, Kent.PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Sewage pollution in the spotlight after sports governing bodies sound warning

River Nidd in Knaresborough

MP pressed on when it will be safe to swim in Yorkshire river

Scarborough South Bay (pic: Charlotte Graham)

Investigation finds 'several pollution sources' at Scarborough South Bay

54 UK beaches issued with raw sewage alert - see full list

Water bills could increase by 40% next year

Households warned water bills could rise by 40% to £680 per year

Paddle Boarders in South Bay, Scarborough in August 2022. PIC: Simon Hulme

Pollution of beaches has an impact on livelihoods - The Yorkshire Post says

Harrowing image of a donkey desperately scavenging for food

Heartbreaking footage shows impact of plastic pollution on animals

Mowing the lawn burns more calories than water aerobics, researchers found (photo: Adobe)

No Mow May movement explained - what is it about?

Family playing at the seaside in winter, Instow, Devon, UK. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

England’s most polluted beaches revealed

The government has proposed a ban of plastic wet wipes in England

Government to ban plastic wet wipes in England

'Few people are aware that as vehicles are driven on UK roads, tyre wear results in hugely damaging and carcinogenic particulates being emitted'. PIC: Ian Nicholson/PA Wire

Pollution from tyre wear needs to be taken seriously - Barry Sheerman

Log burners that release too much smoke could land English households a £300 fine and lead to a criminal record.

What are the new log burner rules which could lead to a £300 fine?

File photo dated 27/03/1967 of the giant tanker Torrey Canyon, broken in two on the Seven Stones Reef off Land's End, Cornwall.

Torrey Canyon tanker disaster’s legacy – Yorkshire Post Letters

The Aire and Calder has been closed to freight traffic till the end of the month Picture: James Hardisty

Pollution from sewer outfall a potential factor in riddle over canal fish deaths

Pollution in Yorkshire’s rivers and canals has soared as a result of people discarding face masks and personal protective equipment (PPE), say environmentalists.

Face masks contributing to 'huge rise' in pollution in Yorkshire's rivers

Dr Ben Gillespie has lead on the project to reconnect the River Don after 200 years.

River specialist celebrates work to reconnect the River Don after 200 years

Clean air strategy: what you need to know about the UK's latest pollution policy

These are the most polluted places in Yorkshire By The Newsroom

A new study has found the link between air pollution and childhood asthma in Bradford.

Health fears exposed as major link between air pollution and childhood asthma in...

Sheffield city centre.

Clean air charge '˜would be a quick win for new South Yorkshire mayor'

RBS and other banks are under fire for the closure of local branches.

YP Letters: Dreading the closure of our local banks

Clean Air: Coun Ian Gillies and Mark Bichtemann from First York, at the launch of the electrc double decker at Yorks Monks Cross Park and Ride. Picture: Simon Hulme.

Fully-electric bus trialled in York in bid to cut emissions

Air pollution is a danger to health.

Yorkshire academics say traffic pollution is as bad as losing a loved one

April 11: Pollution is a wake-up call to whole world

Nitrogen pollution is a threat to nature's biodiversity, academics said.

Pollution eroding countryside diversity

Danny Dorling: Lower speeds save lives and revive communities

Council bids to cut pollution through eco-friendly taxis

Farms scramble for cash to cut water pollution

Pollution fears force swimmers out of sea at Filey

SWIMMERS were ordered out of the sea at a popular resort because of suspected contamination,

By The Newsroom

With Britain’s seas in crisis, is it a case of so long and thanks for all the fi...

Pollution from North America ‘destroying wheat’

Pollution linked to heart attacks

Pollution blamed for 500 deaths

Beach bonanza