Phoebe's mum says watching the incident was "traumatic" and left her feeling "helpless".

Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply Less than 1% of businesses in England use more water than the daily needs of 10 million people, as millions of households face hosepipe bans and three-quarters of the country is in drought. Businesses across England use 2.6bn litres a day from the public water supply, which includes potable and non-potable water provided by water companies. In total, businesses account for about 30% of public supply use, with two-thirds of their consumption in water-stressed areas, according to Mosl, the organisation that operates England’s business water market. Continue reading...

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has called for an outright ban on the sale of “difficult-to-dispose-of” barbecues.

Vehicles will be banned from 200 more roads outside schools at certain times under the mayor's plan.

The UK’s waste streams could hold an answer to one of the biggest resource challenges of the coming decades: access to critical minerals.

Westminster is dangerously underprepared for a multi-party future.