Inspections at Wessex Water find significant faults

According to The Environment Agency, it completed over 790 inspections of Wessex Water’s wastewater assets between 2025 and 2026 as part of wider checks across England. The public body said its inspections are aimed at preventing pollution, increasing compliance by water companies and driving operating behaviours to protect the environment.  READ MORE: Dorset ocean activist urges people…

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Spring works under way to bolster coastal defences in Sussex | Environment Agency

Spring coastal defence works are under way in Sussex, shifting shingle and installing £250,000 of timber to protect 3,000 homes through 2027. Major coastal defence works are under way along the Sussex coastline as the Environment Agency begins its annual spring programme to protect thousands of homes and businesses from flooding.  Part of a major…

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Trade growth in a fragile environment

The latest Global Trade Observatory Outlook, based on insights from more than 3,500 senior supply chain executives, highlights a contradictory confidence in trade growth, while the conditions that support growth are increasingly fragile. Global goods trade reached record levels in 2025, exceeding $26 trillion, but growth is expected to in 2026 slow as cost pressures…

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