The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a new consultation setting out its plans to change the current planning system to increase sustainable drainage systems in England.

Registration has now opened for the 7th World Water Forum, the largest water-related event in the world which will take place 12-17 April 2015 in Daegu & Gyeongbuk, in South Korea.

The Steart Coastal Management Project, one of the largest managed realignment and habitat creation schemes ever carried out in the UK, has been completed and opened to the sea for the first time.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced that the University of Manchester is to build a £60 million Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC).

Plans announced by CH2M HILL today to restructure the company globally will result in the loss of 1200 jobs – about 5% of the global workforce.

The Environment Agency is looking for a new Chairman for the Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC).

Scottish Water has completed more than £3.4m of investment in infrastructure in parts of the south of Glasgow and Cambuslang whichis helping to improve the natural environment of watercourses.

Five companies have won a place on Northern Ireland Water’s £10 million framework contract for screening and associated conditioning plant and equipment.

This week sees the launch of the Water Security Knowledge Exchange Portal which is focussed on helping businesses, policymakers, regulators and others see how the water-related challenges that they face have been addressed.

Northern Ireland Water has cut its everyday running costs by £7 million, according to its Annual Report and Accounts for 2013/14 published today.