water

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Tim Wainwright

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all

As populations grow and water supplies dwindle, water insecurity is becoming a global geopolitical flashpoint
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely 'prop up a crumbling system?'
water bills

Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely 'prop up a crumbling system?'

Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Water

Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways
Water

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways

How to fix the UK's broken water system
Water crisis

How to fix the UK's broken water system

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Water

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say

Johannes Radebe: 'As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That's my sparkly, magical world'
Johannes Radebe at Mamburu community, Limpopo province, South Africa. Image: WaterAid/ Lee-Ann Olwage
Interview

Johannes Radebe: 'As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That's my sparkly, magical world'

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
A dripping tap against dappled sunlight
Water

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised
Thames Water

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised

Labour's Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
housing secretary Steve Reed in hi-vis
Housing

Labour's Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change

Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain's rivers until 2040. No, seriously
Water

Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain's rivers until 2040. No, seriously

How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years
Weather

How the Shipping Forecast inspired poetry and wonder for over 100 years

I'm the HR director of a water company. We've got to make some changes in the world
Severn Trent workers.
Neil Morrison

I'm the HR director of a water company. We've got to make some changes in the world

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Water

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
Emma Dearnaley

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline

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

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back
Changing river pollution to boost housebuilding has enraged the RSPB
James Wallace

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back

Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation
Paul McNamee

Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation

It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace: 'A wholesale betrayal'
Water

It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace: 'A wholesale betrayal'

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: 'This will only get worse'
Sewage pollution

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: 'This will only get worse'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies
debt advice/ call
Mental health

People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
DWP, benefits
Social Justice

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about

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

Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court
Thames Water

Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court