BBC Lisa Cabot’s levels of one forever chemical are 16 times higher than normal Residents who were exposed to “forever chemicals” in Jersey should be offered treatments such as bloodletting to reduce levels of contamination in their bodies, doctors and scientists have advised the island’s government. Private borehole water supplies on the island were contaminated...
PA People were given bottled water to help avoid using tap water A parasite outbreak in Devon contributed to a nearly £40m bill for South West Water owner Pennon, the company has said. The May 2024 outbreak left some people in hospital after cryptosporidium, which causes sickness and diarrhoea, contaminated the water supply in the...
Thames Water has picked US private equity giant KKR as its “preferred partner” to buy the troubled water utility firm. The planned investment by KKR would help it deal with its mountain of debt, and Thames is aiming for the transaction to be completed in the second half of this year. Thames Water started to...
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes Rangers winger Vaclav Cerny demonstrated a “lack of respect” with his water-squirting celebrations in the Old Firm derby. The Czech Republic international, who had been withdrawn five minutes before Hamza Igamane grabbed a late winner, aimed the contents of a drinks bottle at home fans as he ran up the...
An international group of scientists have taken action across the world to challenge a major extractivist project that’s set to endanger the health and livelihoods of local communities in southwest Peru. To mark World Water Day 2025 on 22 March, activists from Scientist Rebellion mobilised a range of global actions in solidarity with communities fighting...