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NHS, DWP, post and train strike dates from now until February

DVSA and other staff will also walk out on dates in the coming weeks

Liverpool Echo

Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February

After industrial action by nurses and railway workers in recent days, here is a list of some of the strikes coming up between now and February.

The Independent UK

Every strike date planned for the rest of the year including nurses, posties and rail workers

Hundreds of thousands of workers are either currently on strike or due to take action in December and beyond

Wales Online

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Environment Agency objects to Bedminster Green flats on flooding grounds

Part of the project is to uncover the River Malago, but then it might flood

Bristol Post

Offer from nurses to 'pause' Christmas strikes rebuffed by Downing Street

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says independent review process will determine pay increases

Wales Online

Environment Agency to boost natural flood management after pilots

Agency aims to double the number of schemes it supports after success of £15m pilot projects

The Guardian - UK

Newcastle to Carlisle rail line to reopen months after dramatic train derailment

Network Rail say 80 metres of damage track was replaced with trains unable to operate on the line while the essential work was carried out

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Water company fines in England to be used for environmental improvements

Minister confirms pollution penalties will be ringfenced for environment rather than going to Treasury

The Guardian - UK

Peers question Environment Agency on ‘leaked guidance on reducing sewage checks’

A House of Lords Committee has written to the agency’s chief executive Sir James Bevan asking about a reported change in guidance.

The Independent UK

Water companies dumping sewage during dry weather, SAS report finds

Report exposes scale of human waste discharges into UK waters, including potentially illegal ‘dry spills’

The Guardian - UK

All the big UK strike dates from trains to NHS as winter of discontent hits

Nurses, civil servants, postal workers and charity staff are among those downing tools in a bitter winter of discontent as Rishi Sunak warns of 'challenging' months ahead

Daily Mirror

Half-year profits more than double at United Utilities

The surge in profits was mainly as a result of a £255m fall in reported net finance expense

Birmingham Post

Undercover sting prevents huge Liverpool criminal dumping operation

Thousands of tonnes of waste were set to be illegally dumped at Liverpool site

Liverpool Echo

Flood alerts issued across Newcastle, Durham and Northumberland following heavy rain

Flood warnings across the North East continue to be in place following a day of torrential rain and Met Office warns more wet weather is yet to come

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The Independent UK

Flooding, transport disruption and power cuts hits north east as rain continues

Forecasters have issued an amber rain warning for an area of north east Scotland stretching from just north of Dundee up past Aberdeen until 9pm.

Manchester Evening News

Met Office extends yellow weather warning for Greater Manchester as flood alerts in place

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of our region until tomorrow morning

Daily Mirror

UK flooding: More than 140 places at risk of going underwater - see full list

The Environment Agency and Scottish Environment Protection Agency have issued a series of flood warnings and alerts across England and Scotland alongside Met Office rain warnings

Manchester Evening News

Two flood alerts issued for Greater Manchester as torrential rain forecast

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for our region today

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The Guardian - UK

Only official bathing spot on Thames fails tests for bacteria linked to sewage

Data shows E coli and intestinal enterococci at levels unsafe for swimming at Wolvercote Mill Stream, near Oxford

Nottingham Post

Human waste found in water at Hucknall park after sewage leak

'You can see brown murky water and toilet paper, it's grim'

The Guardian - UK

South Yorkshire village endures seventh week of toxic smoke from industrial fire

Waste stored in Kiveton Park building caught fire in September and is proving difficult to extinguish

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency has ‘no idea’ how much water is taken, says whistleblower

Exclusive: most extraction points for rivers and groundwater not metered, so government relies on users’ honesty

The Guardian - UK

Southern Water ‘dumps sewage 493 times in eight days at bathing beaches’

Campaigners condemning ‘environmental vandalism’ say equivalent of five months of discharges made so far in November

The Guardian - UK

Animals Farmed: Walmart delay cage-free eggs, live export ban and farmers protest climate tax

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

Daily Mirror

Brits warned of extreme weather this winter and 'ignore flood warnings at your peril'

Despite record-breaking temperatures over the summer, communities are being warned not to be complacent and to prepare effectively for potential flooding this winter

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