The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has launched his 10-year Clean Rivers and Waterways plan to transform London’s rivers, ridding them of pollution, making them safe and accessible for Londoners and ensuring nature and wildlife can thrive.

UK tech company Ahbstra has launched the ARK, a plug-and-play machine that harvests high quality drinking water from air at the rate of up to 500L/day even in dry and hot climates.

The United Nations has opened applications for in-person side events at the 2026 UN Water Conference, to be held 8-10 December in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The Environment Agency has completed major works as part of the £31 million Brighouse Flood Alleviation Scheme which will reduce flood risk and create a biodiverse habitat.

Southern Water will start work in September on a £2.3 million water mains replacement scheme in West Sussex - the village of Cocking is set to benefit from a major programme of water mains replacements.

Half of England has been declared in drought by the Environment Agency - seven areas of the countare ry now officially in drought after record low rainfall and exceptionally high temperatures.

Dale Foster and Adrian Heneghan from specialist wastewater treatment technology provider HUBER Technology discuss why the company is shifting its focus to meet growing demand from UK wastewater companies for its advanced fine screening solution for Membrane Plant Protection.

Uisce Éireann has announced the start of preliminary works for a major project to upgrade the wastewater network in Waterford, supporting sustainable growth as Waterford City continues to grow and develop.

A new podcast series dives into the health of our rivers, produced by The Standard in association with Thames Water.