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Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins speaks at the Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty

Conservatives would abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency
Victoria Atkins also spoke about inheritance tax in her speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

One of Varun Datta's many fly-tips. Credit: Defra

Laser-fitted drone squads to tackle surge in fly-tipping

Heavy rainfall is expected this weekend

Yellow weather warning as weekend washout expected

Five red ‘act now’ flood warnings issued for Yorkshire as heavy rain batters the UK.

Three red ‘act now’ flood warnings issued for Yorkshire

File photo dated 12/08/2025 of a general view of low water levels at Broomhead Reservoir, South Yorkshire. Dramatically low reservoir levels are revealing lost structures from landscapes drowned decades ago, including the remains of a bridge inundated when the reservoir was built in the 1920s. A stone arch, thought to be part of Broomhead Bridge, also known as Cooper Carr Bridge, which spanned Ewden Beck close to a corn mill, has been revealed at the reservoir, after it was lost when the lake was constructed. Issue date: Tuesday September 2, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire

Met Office gives update on Yorkshire drought and hosepipe ban

This photo shows the depleted water levels at the Howden Reservoir near Bamford. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images).

Hosepipe ban: Yorkshire Water gives update as heatwave hits again

Nicola Shaw, Yorkshire Water CEO, turned down two bonuses worth an estimated £430,000 this year due to the company's performance. Last year, she netted more than £1m.

Revealed: Yorkshire Water CEO's £1.3m in undisclosed payments

Baitings reservoir near Ripponden. Credit: Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water reveals water savings since hosepipe ban brought in

Yorkshire Water says temporary usage restrictions possible as reservoir stocks fall.

Yorkshire Water declares hosepipe ban - date hosepipe ban begins

Hosepipe.

Watch: Could a hosepipe ban be imposed?

Bridlington.

The 27 UK areas where flood warnings and alerts have been issued

Car are flooded outside a newly converted Meadow Mill on Water street in Stockport as emergency teams arrive to rescue people trapped inside. January 1 2025.

Fire crews use boats to rescue flood-trapped residents in flats

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind.

Storm Darragh: Yellow weather warning in place for wind

Scarborough Harbour and South Bay.

Sons of Neptune says water quality has improved at Scarborough

A person walks his dog along the beach in Filey, East Yorkshire.

Yorkshire flood alerts for Bridlington, Whitby and Filey beaches

Yorkshire is set to get hit by more wet weather this week

Yellow weather warning as Yorkshire set to get battered by rain

Handout photo issued by Paul Jones-King of damaged caused to his home from flooding following heavy rain on Wednesday in Loftus, North Yorkshire. Paul Jones-King/PA Wire

Nurse ‘stood and cried’ as house flooded in minutes in North Yorkshire

A proposal to create a 49-cabin holiday park off Bawtry Road, Selby has attracted objections PIcture: Google

49-cabin holiday park could ‘exacerbate flooding issues’

The Environment Agency says a massive increase in housebuilding across Harrogate and Knaresborough is worsening pollution in the River Nidd.

Glut of housebuilding in Harrogate worsening Nidd raw sewage problem

A hosepipe disconnected from an outside tap during a hosepipe ban in the UK. PIC: Adobe

Water companies must pay for infrastructure improvements - YP Letters

The government body’s concerns over Akebar Country Park’s proposals to extend its holiday park with 27 more lodges or caravans at the 29-acre site outside Patrick Brompton, near Leyburn follow community leaders repeatedly questioning the long-term demand for such additional tourism facilities.

Objections to award-winning Wensleydale holiday park caravan park’s expansion
The Environment Agency has objected to an award-winning Wensleydale holiday park caravan park’s plan to attract more tourists.
Stuart Minting

A drought order has been applied for by the Envrironment Agency in Yorkshire

Drought order sought at Yorkshire reservoir after 'exceptional shortage of rain'

The Environment Agency is keeping an open mind about the cause of the mass deaths Picture: Gary Longbottom

Cyanide ruled out as cause of mass deaths of crab and lobsters

Dead crabs washed up on the beach at Saltburn

Tees Estuary mass marine deaths: Sewage and underwater cables ruled out as cause

There is a Met Office amber warning in place for heavy snow across Yorkshire. Photo: Ilkley.

Yorkshire amber warning for heavy snow: Full weather forecast and flood alerts

The Esk estuary

A new saltmarsh habitat is to be created near Whitby

The native white-claw crayfish population has been decimated by the invasive American Signal crayfish.

Disease deadly to native crayfish has been confirmed in a North Yorkshire river

The Environment Agency has issued two Flood Warnings for the Scarborough area on Saturday night.

Flood warnings issued in Scarborough as strong winds and 'powerful' waves are pr...

Flood alert issued for Yorkshire as water firm puts out urgent advice

Flood warnings are in place.

Yorkshire flood warnings remain as river levels set to 'peak'

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Harworth gets income boost as businesses set up home in park

A new poll points to public anger over the response to the floods

Public angry at Government flood response
THE SCALE of the public anger against the Government over its handling of the winter floods has been revealed by a new poll.
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An army chinook helicopter airlifts equipment needed to repair the Foss Barrier on the River Foss in York following the weekend flooding.Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire

York flooding: Now is not the time to question Foss Barrier decision, says counc...

People wade through flood waters at Mytholmroyd in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, where flood sirens were sounded after torrential downpours.

Yorkshire braves the deluge

Flood warnings are in place across Yorkshire

Flood sirens sounded as Calder and Aire rise

Former NFU President Peter Kendall. Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Agency commits to work with farmers

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Humber flood defence work continues

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Private investor pays out £1.75m to seal deal for Olympia House

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Schoolchildren to learn about dangers of flooding during tour of defences

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Warning over use of illegal kiln dust

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Landfill operator in tests over ‘escape of putrid blue liquid’

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Farm Of The Week: River that’s causing flood of problems

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Stalled anti-flood scheme under review

City weir surveyed after fears over fish access to upstream breeding waters

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'Watertight' defences cut flooding risk

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Business: Thirty jobs lost as waste company goes into administration

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