Rivers – THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO

The Winter Of 1963

After many weeks of milder-than-normal weather, winter is finally arriving in Britain. Across the nation, temperatures have dropped and snow has caused chaos. But, whatever happens, it is doubtful that there will be a repeat of the Big Freeze of 1963 when Britons weathered the most brutal winter in living memory. In what was theContinue reading “The Winter Of 1963”

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A Company Spills Cyanide

A company at the centre of a toxic cyanide spill into a town’s canal have admitted responsibility for the ‘regrettable’ incident which led to a major public health alert. The Environment Agency (EA) identified Anochrome Ltd as the cause of the significant chemical leak that occurred in Walsall, West Midlands, on Monday. A 14-mile stretchContinue reading “A Company Spills Cyanide”

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A ‘Ghost Disease’ Is Causing Children To Be Born Without Anuses, Toes, Or Hands

North Korean children are being born without anuses, toes, or hands, as a bizarre illness dubbed ‘ghost disease’ spreads near Kim Jong-un’s nuke testing site, according to a North Korean defector. Youngran Lee, who lived near the Punggye-ri test area before she escaped in 2015 said in a chilling first-hand testimony that a horrifying disease hasContinue reading “A ‘Ghost Disease’ Is Causing Children To Be Born Without Anuses, Toes, Or Hands”

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Labour Supports £88 Billion Proposal To Resolve Problem Over River Pollution

Labour pledges to end the ‘national scandal’ of ‘stinking filth in our waterways’ by throwing the government’s weight behind an £88 billion investment in water firms. On the weekend that marks the start of the peak holiday season, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the second biggest private sector investment of the Parliament—behind energy—would be devoted toContinue reading “Labour Supports £88 Billion Proposal To Resolve Problem Over River Pollution”

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Where In Your Area Is SEWAGE Being Pumped Into Rivers And Seas?

A conservation charity has warned holiday-makers to be careful as they prepare for their summer holidays, with a map laying bare the alarming sewage discharges along scenic hotspots. The Rivers Trust have told customers to check where rubbish is being let out into the sea and rivers and make sure they don’t bathe downstream ofContinue reading “Where In Your Area Is SEWAGE Being Pumped Into Rivers And Seas? “

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For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million

Water companies are set to evade fines of up to £250 million for spilling sewage into rivers and seas. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is understood to believe the fines are disproportionate. Ministers last year pledged a rise in the maximum penalties from £250,000 following persistent spills, but Therese Coffey is said to have declined toContinue reading “For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million”

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Don’t Swim In Britain’s Rivers

An Environment Agency boss urged Britons to not risk swimming in the country’s waterways amid lingering concern over sewage being deposited into them. John Leyland, the agency’s chief of staff, insisted rivers were not there for human bathing and were instead for the wildlife and the fish that live within them. It comes after dataContinue reading “Don’t Swim In Britain’s Rivers”