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Access to Water

Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Cat Hobbs

Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage

If you’re banning bonuses for failing water bosses, you should be banning all shareholder payouts from failing water companies
Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here's what to do if you're struggling to pay
Cost of living crisis

Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here's what to do if you're struggling to pay

Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Ariyon Bakare

Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency

Privatisation's thirst for profit will never be quenched. It's time to take our water back
Cat Hobbs

Privatisation's thirst for profit will never be quenched. It's time to take our water back

'Daylight robbery': Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years
Water bills

'Daylight robbery': Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here's what it means for your bills and your wallet
Water crisis

Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here's what it means for your bills and your wallet

'Complete disaster': Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
Thames Water

'Complete disaster': Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again

Rail company sparks outrage over 'profiteering' charge for water in London station: 'Total disgrace'
Water

Rail company sparks outrage over 'profiteering' charge for water in London station: 'Total disgrace'

'It's a scandal': Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
Water

'It's a scandal': Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again

MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
The Coming Storm - water. Illustration: Big Issue
Environment

MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries

We're in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain's taps run dry
Environment

We're in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain's taps run dry

Time has been vital for my success – I can't imagine losing three hours a day walking for water
Ariyon Bakare

Time has been vital for my success – I can't imagine losing three hours a day walking for water

Here's why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers - and what you can do about it
The River Derwent. Tory MPs voted down amendments to stop water companies dumping sewage in rivers and seas. Photo: © Malcolm Coils (cc-by-sa/2.0)
Sewage pollution

Here's why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers - and what you can do about it

Water companies say they don't know how much sewage they're dumping in rivers
Environment

Water companies say they don't know how much sewage they're dumping in rivers

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