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Jane Carr, looking direct to camera and standing on the pavement of a residential street. Jane is wearing a red and silver festive bobble hat and a blue waterproof coat, with a purple coloured top underneath. She has blue eyes and her light brown hair can be seen emerging from under the red hat. Immediately to the right of her in the image is the side of a car. A silver van is parked further away behind her on the opposite side of the road. To the left of the image are the frontages of terraced houses. On the pavement are some small foodwaste bins, as well as a pile of sandbags.

How Christmas floods led one town to take action

In Newport Pagnell, volunteer flood wardens are now part of its emergency response to flooding.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

Penton Hook Marina

Fines issued to unregistered vessels on Thames

The action follows earlier enforcement measures in the autumn when another 14 owners were fined.

Female swimmer stands in river in swimming costume

Government has broken the law on sewage, says watchdog

The OEP has ruled that it allowed excessive sewage into England's rivers and seas.

Science & Environment

An open plastic bin bag with several dead fish, mostly silver or grey in colour.

Mass fish deaths not caused by sewage says inquiry

Investigations are ongoing as sewage was not the cause of the incident in Royal Wootton Bassett.

An aerial view of West Kirby beach

Beaches' water quality downgraded due to pollution

West Kirby, Wallasey and Meols beaches in Wirral have all seen their water quality ratings drop.

A landfill site with several lorries working on the site. A red brick house that backs onto the quarry with only a short wooden fence separating them.

Landfill site appeals against closure notice

The Environment Agency closed the site due to concerns about poor management and pollution.

Stoke & Staffordshire

A row of semidetached houses can be seen amid a flooded road with a boat in the middle where someone wearing a high visibility jacket is stood in ithe water

Community braced for flooding as river levels rise

Residents on Greyfriars Avenue, Hereford, are hopeful flood defences will protect their properties.

Hereford & Worcester

A map of West Sussex showing areas of the River Adur and tributarties highlighted in amber where flooding is possible.

Flood alerts issued in South East

Residents near four rivers have been put on flood alert by the Environment Agency.

A bucket of fish being poured into the river Thames by a man in a green fleece and black trousers.

River Thames fishery restocked with 250 barbel

Goring Fishing Club, who requested the extra stock, said the local fish population "needs a boost".