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A man with short brown hair, wearing glasses and a suit, looks to the left of the camera, talking, standing next to a canal on a sunny day.

'We cannot let canal cyanide spill happen again'

Walsall Council leader Garry Perry says a probe into 2024's events cannot end in "measly words".

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Two white swans are swimming in an algae infested green river.

Dry weather sewage spills 'damaging wildlife'

River campaigners say sewage spills into the River Kennet during dry weather are damaging wildlife.

A man wearing a suit and a red tie stood next to a man in a black suit. They are stood on a beach holding ice creams.

Water change will not come quick, minister warns

Environment minister Steve Reed said there was "no magic wand" to fix water quality in Deal.

Part of a stream leading onto Mawgan Porth beach in Cornwall which has been polluted by slurry from a farm. The water is opaque and the banks have grass, tree stumps and roots.

Warning as slurry pollutes stream near beach

Slurry pollution entered a stretch of the waterway near Mawgan Porth beach on Saturday.

Jay Harris wearing a high visibility hat and coat stood in front of one of the overflow tanks

Storm overflows in village 'halved after upgrade'

An equipment upgrade sees storm overflows in North Molton cut by half, South West Water says.

A sewage pipe discharging into water.

More than 100 chemicals polluting harbours - study

The studies looked at samples from Langstone and Chichester Harbours in spring and autumn 2022.

Joan Renouf stands outside St Brelade Parish Hall following a public meeting. She appears to be an elderly lady who has short grey hair. She is wearing a yellow Parka coat and a multi-coloured scarf. She is also wearing glasses.

Residents 'still waiting' for action on PFAS

Jersey residents affected by the "forever chemicals" criticise the handling of the issue.

Entrance to the arrivals hall at Jersey Airport on a sunny day. It is a large white concrete building with revolving doors. There is a tub of plants outside the main building.

Islanders urged to respond to new PFAS report

New draft report has been released for feedback.

A man is wearing an orange fluorescent jacket and is leaning over canal water. Behind him is a blue container and an orange rucksack. The canal is surrounded by green banks, with brown weeds growing on either side out of the water. There is green floating in the water

Cyanide-contaminated canal to be dredged

The water will then be tested to see when the waterway can re-open, the Canal and River Trust says.

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