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Outdoor swimming soared in the UK around the heatwave, but people are bathing at their own risk.

Wild swimming warning: Group falls ill after swim at popular UK spot

Farmer Achille Crespiatico assesses damages to his corn field during a severe drought in Spino d'Adda, Italy.

Farmers in northern Italy could run out of water before end of July

The giant stingray weighs a whopping 300 kg.

Fisherman catches record-breaking 300kg giant stingray in Cambodia

River in Slovakia turns orange as scientists warn of an ecological disaster.

Fish are 'suffocating' as river in Europe turns red-orange

The Tacon river in France, before and after the Daloz dam was demolished

Hope for fish as hundreds of European dams demolished

The stingray was accidentally caught by fishermen in an 80-metre (260 ft) deep pool in the Mekong in Cambodia's northeastern Stung Treng province.

'Giant' stingray accidentally discovered by fishermen in Cambodia

Rubbish dumping along river banks is one cause of pharmaceutical pollution.

Which of the world’s rivers are the most polluted with medical drugs?

15/02/2022

People venture into the sea as they enjoy themselves during a hot day on Brighton Beach.

Sewage pollution is making UK beaches and rivers 'unswimmable'

25/11/2021

The COP26 venue is on the bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow.

Why does a Glasgow river have fewer rights than a new €14 company?

12/11/2021

A picture taken on December 14, 2009 shows Brussels river Senne, the main waterway of the Belgium capital, containing untreated sewage at the Treatment Plant.

River Senne: Brussels cleans up hidden river to 'bring back nature'

06/10/2021

Festival goers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Somerset, England.

The surprising reason you shouldn’t do drugs at Glastonbury Festival

28/09/2021

The Bubble Barrier in Amsterdam is a global first.

How are 'bubble curtains' keeping plastic out of the sea?

22/09/2021

How can we fix Europe's smelly rivers?

Swimming in sewage: How can we fix Europe’s smelly rivers?

04/09/2021

These elusive creatures are making a comeback in Europe but their future is still uncertain.

This 24-hour wildlife watch is funding a hospital for Europe’s otters

07/08/2021

Campaigners at the Vjosa.

Campaigners continue to fight to keep Europe's last wild river truly wild

31/05/2021

Lifting a bike out of the water

Meet the wild swimmers fighting a war against waste in British waters

26/04/2021

Environmental activists in Bosnia are warning that tons of garbage floating down the Balkan country's rivers are endangering the local ecosystem and people's health.

Is hydropower really the solution to Europe’s clean energy problem?

15/04/2021

Activists next to the Vjosa river

Could hydropower dams destroy Europe's last wild river?

22/03/2021

Volunteers pull a metal object out of the water in Stockholm found by diver, Frederik Johasson.

Meet the volunteers removing toxic trash from Stockholm's waters

11/03/2021