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Two Inishowen water supplies fail to meet EPA standards

Two Inishowen water supplies have been identified as having failed to meet standards for levels of pesticides or trihalomethanes last year, a report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows. The Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies ...

07 Oct 2022 at 13:33

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Two Inishowen water supplies fail to meet EPA standards

07 Oct 2022 at 13:33

Lincoln City bring back air raid sirens and Dam Busters March

Lincoln City will allow air raid sirens and the Dam Busters March to return on match days after a suspension linked to the war in Ukraine. The Imps announced in March they would stop the use of the sirens and the song at the LNER Stadium ...

30 Jul 2022 at 11:09

DerryNow

Public urged to protect beauty spots when visiting over Easter break

NI Water is appealing to the public to help protect its beauty spots, including local reservoirs, when visiting this Easter. When you litter or light fires you are ruining the area and the experience for anyone coming after you and ...

14 Apr 2022 at 16:33

Beaver dams cut flood risk on Cornish site, say researchers

A family of beavers has significantly reduced the risk of downstream flooding since they were introduced to a farm in Cornwall five years ago, research has shown. This Friday, Woodland Valley Farm near Truro, home of the Cornwall ...

17 Jun 2022 at 13:56

World

Six dead after wall of rock falls on boaters on Brazilian lake

A slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake on Saturday, with officials saying at least six people died. Edgard Estevo, commander of the Minas Gerais State ...

09 Jan 2022 at 00:55

Application submitted to relocate Dambusters’ dog from historic site

An application to remove the grave of the Dambusters’ dog at RAF Scampton has been submitted to the local council. The 617 Squadron, based at the RAF site in Lincolnshire, undertook a low-level night attack on German dams in ...

10 May 2023 at 21:42

Beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding, study finds

River barriers similar to those built by beavers can protect communities at risk of flooding by storing water upstream then slowly releasing it, a study has found. Researchers from Cardiff University and the University of ...

08 Aug 2023 at 13:00

World

At least three dead and four missing in explosion at Italian hydroelectric plant

An explosion on Tuesday at a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and seriously injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people were missing. The explosion ...

09 Apr 2024 at 18:55

Conservationists urge Yousaf to act over Indonesian dam threat to rare orangutan

Scotland’s First Minister is being urged to intervene in the controversial construction of a new dam in Indonesia – a project which conservationists fear could impact on the world’s rarest ape. Campaigners at the ...

12 Sept 2023 at 00:01

World

Indian rescue helicopters fly to Himalayan area where floods killed at least 52

Indian air force helicopters were able to land on Monday to rescue people in the Himalayan north-east where a six-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open last week in intense rain, flooding a valley with glacial ...

09 Oct 2023 at 08:21

DerryNow

Decision to be made on Banagher wind farm proposal at council planning meeting

A decision is set to be made on a controversial planning application for a proposed wind farm near Banagher Dam. The application, which has been submitted by renewable energy company RES, will be discussed by ...

24 Oct 2023 at 19:33

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