BREAKING: Following talks with water bosses, the Secretary of State Steve Reed MP sets out his first steps for cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas.

#DidYouKnow that #trout are incredibly adaptable and can complete their lifecycle in freshwater and saltwater - an ability which they get from their 'phenotypic plasticity'? Read the first in our new blog series about the amazing adaptability of trout >> wildtrout.org/wttblog/plasti…

IT'S OFFICIAL! The #MarchforCleanWater site is now live.✨ Join us on #26Oct in London to #floodthestreets & turn your outrage into action.✊🌊 Sign up today! 👉 marchforcleanwater.org

☠️ STOP THE POISONING OF BRITAIN'S WATERWAYS ⚠️ Join the #26Oct march in London to reclaim our right to clean water. Together we demand the govt enforce the law & deliver legislation to restore waterways. Sign up: marchforcleanwater.org #FloodTheStreets #AnglersAgainstPollution

'What we need right now is decisive, clear leadership and an urgency to this that is really going to grapple with this problem and fix it.' Campaigner Feargal Sharkey tells Adil Ray OBE and Kate Garraway what he thinks of the government's planned water bill.

🚨I’m joining a coalition led by Feargal Sharkey calling on our new government to take urgent action to address the UK’s water pollution crisis. 📅 26 Oct.📍London. Do come along if you can riveractionuk.com/feargal-sharke…

We'll be there on the 26 October. With #anglers who want to catch something other than what gets flushed down the loo. March for Clean Water #floodthestreets

FISH LEGAL SUPPORTING HUGE POLLUTION MARCH 26th October! Polluters fear them - Fish Legal are on the march! #pollution #march #rivers #lakes #london #fishing #water

Fish Legal gets it, they to have join the coalition of the concerned. 👏👏👏 What are you going to do? Sign up today. marchforcleanwater.org

WOW💙🩵. Thank you all SO much for the outpouring of love & support yesterday. We can’t wait for you to join us in London in just over 8 weeks time!🤩 Let's keep up the momentum: spread the word, rally your friends, make some noise. It's time to rescue Britain's waters! 🌊🫧🐟

We’re taking a very specific ask to the March for Clean Water   Together we need to send a message to the new Government that is has to ACT NOW to restore every single waterbody in England to good health by 2027.   Sign here: change.org/p/force-the-go…   #Floodthestreets Feargal Sharkey

“You feel like you’ve got no power to change anything. Nothing has been done.” - Papay Ranger #CoastalTestimonies Coastal communities have been calling for protection to their inshore #MPAs for years and are still waiting for action So Go @scotgovmarine #InshoreLimit

"Water pollution: What these kids are doing to help." The next generation get's it, what are you going to do? Join us, March for Clean Water, Sat 26th Oct, Parliament Square. Turn your outrage into Action. bbc.co.uk/newsround/vide…

Fish Legal Sewage, industrial and agricultural chemicals, plastics all pollute our waterways. We should not replace natural grass with plastic and rubber. Real grass helps our environment and wildlife. Please S and S change.org/p/ban-the-sale…

Dead fish and a green canal. Serial polluter United Utilities in the frame for the state of the Sankey Canal near Warrington. We’re working with our member club – Newton-le-Willows Angler's Association – to stop the #pollution. sthelensstar.co.uk/news/24547576.…

With the UK’s water supply gap expected to grow to five billion litres a day by 2050, will Labour’s plans to add several types of water infrastructure into the NSIP regime facilitate the projects required to plug this gap? Catherine Early reports ⬇️ endsreport.com/article/188634…

FORCE the Government to ACT NOW to Meet Legally Binding Targets for River Health - Sign the Petition! chng.it/j74YQCdxKH via Change.org UK

Tonight on BBC Countryfile I’m taking to the water with Colin Macleod, the pioneer of fly-fishing for mullet. Dismissed by many as impossible to catch, Colin’s techniques and fly patterns have converted anglers to seeking out & trying to understand this coastal fish… BBC1, 7pm

Brilliant episode of #Countryfile tonight celebrating fishing and some of our beautiful fish species. Inspired to try fishing yourself? Check out the Angling Trust website and Get Fishing campaign to find out how 🎣💙🐟

Last year, the criminal courts gave us permission to privately prosecute Southern Water for polluting the #River Test.   We’re in Court in Southampton today at the last hearing before trial.    Fish Legal v Southern Water. Criminal Trial 2-5 December 2024.   #makingpolluterspay