Sewage pollution crackdown and lower bills in major water shake-up

Groups trying to protect red squirrels are being invited to bid for funding from a £250,000 pot. The Red Squirrel Recovery Network (RSRN) said it hoped to “engage people from all backgrounds” with grants of up to £500 available for smaller activities to £5,000 to support ideas with a wider reach. The project, which started…

Keith Elias’s family have been fishing on the river for 300 years – he said he only caught one fish this season. “It’s been in my family for so long, I love carrying the tradition on but it’s getting to the point where you get to the end of the season and you’re not hitting…

“With the new releases in Cornwall and in west Somerset, we’re going to see exactly the same behaviour because beavers do such a good job of keeping the water in the headwaters, where the rains falls heavily, and slowing that flow down through the bottom of the catchments where people live,” he said.

Apple announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out Apple Music Replay, its answer to Spotify’s popular Wrapped feature. Apple Music Replay gives users a look back at their year in music by highlighting their top songs, artists, and albums they streamed. This year, the feature includes even more listening habits, including “Discovery,” which highlights new…

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent Getty Images A seal pup entangled in plastic on a beach Scientists have analysed 10,000 marine animal autopsies to understand how plastic ingestion leads to death. The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, giving them a 90% chance of dying. Marine mammals reach similar…

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