Environment Agency

The regulator can apply for a Restriction Order to the court to prohibit access to – and the transfer of waste into – premises or a specified part of premises

The donation to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust comes after the water company admitted to sewage entering the Pissy Beds Drain

The new alliance brings together Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate to follow a range of projects for inter-regional water transfer and other joint projects

Sewage had spread across 1.15 hectares – an area slightly bigger than the size of an international rugby pitch

Sir James Bevan, CEO of the Environment Agency, warns the future is bleak unless action is taken now

Her second term will run from September 2019 to September 2022

Those convicted of illegal waste activity face extensive fines and prison sentences, in some cases

An average annual investment of £1 billion will be necessary up to 2065 to protect properties and infrastructure in England from increasing flood damage.

More than 1,600 homes and 400 businesses are to be protected from flood risks associated with climate change

It imposes several improved conditions required to meet the environmental standards within which industry can operate