2 days ago

Southern California suburb alarmed as ‘exceptionally rare’ cancer sickens multiple children ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jul › 23 (Thu) @ 20:13 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Residents in Ladera Ranch in Orange county voice concerns after six children diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma

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Savvy Britons reveal the creative ways they're bypassing hosepipe bans - from homemade hoists to shower heads hung out of windows ○

found 2026 › Jul › 23 (Thu) @ 13:27 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

More than 11million customers of Southern, South East, Cambridge and Anglian Water have been ordered not to use hosepipes, with threatened fines of £1,000.

‘People are scared their neighbours will call the police on them’: how the hosepipe ban got caught up in the culture wars ⊖⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jul › 23 (Thu) @ 04:27 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

While many people in the UK recognise the need to preserve water, others are furious and planning to flout the ban in their area. The target of their anger? Failing water companies and frighteningly …

3 days ago

Brave fightback against Fire to make winning start ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Jul › 22 (Wed) @ 17:30 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

Southern Brave produce a remarkable fightback to begin their Hundred campaign with a hard-fought eight-run win against Welsh Fire in Southampton.

Southern Water former chief executive faces up to 10 years in jail as he is charged with fraud conspiracy over 'plan to manipulate water quality tests' ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jul › 22 (Wed) @ 13:12 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Matthew Wright has been charged alongside three others with conspiracy to defraud over allegations they were involved in a plan to manipulate water quality tests.

5 days ago

The VERY leaky loopholes in Britain's hosepipe bans... from opening your garden to the public or declaring your fountain spiritually significant to claiming you have ADHD ○

found 2026 › Jul › 20 (Mon) @ 01:21 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

11million customers of Southern, South East, Cambridge and Anglian Water, as well as Affinity Water, have been ordered not to use hosepipes, with threatened fines of up to £1,000.

8 days ago

Southern Water is fined more than £7million after dumping sewage illegally off Kent coast ⊖

found 2026 › Jul › 17 (Fri) @ 12:36 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Southern Water has been fined more than £7 million at Canterbury Crown Court after dumping sewage illegally off the Kent coast between 2019 and 2021.

11 days ago

Thousands of benefit claimants can dodge hosepipe bans as Labour is accused of 'punishing hard work' ○

found 2026 › Jul › 14 (Tue) @ 09:09 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Southern Water and Affinity Water have given an exemption to those on the WaterSure tariff, a scheme for people on benefits who use large amounts of water for 'essential' reasons.

17 days ago

Southern Europe up in flames: Villas evacuated in Spain and firefighter killed in France as Foreign Office warns Brit tourists of 'high risk' from wildfires amid new 43C heatwave ⊖

found 2026 › Jul › 08 (Wed) @ 12:27 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The European Commission has pre-positioned a record 777 firefighters from 14 European countries in high-risk areas in preparation for expected further wildfires.

22 days ago

Hosepipe ban for Hampshire and Isle of Wight ⊖

found 2026 › Jul › 03 (Fri) @ 06:48 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

Southern Water follows South East Water by introducing restrictions on its customers.