Latest news and information about rivers and related issues in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales. Get more headlines and background by visiting our website. Sun, 25 July 2010 http://www.ukrivers.net/state.html http://www.ukrivers.net/state.html We've been archiving government statistics and news releases about river quality since 1999, along with critical commentaries from WWF, Surfers Against Sewage, and others. We've just revamped our water quality page and fixed a number of broken links, so it should all be working nicely now. Fri, 23 July 2010 http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/?section=events:summer:marineweek http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/?section=events:summer:marineweek Exciting sightings of marine creatures are being reported in the run up to The Wildlife Truts' National Marine Week, which kicks off on Saturday 31 July with lots of events happening all across the country. Fri, 23 July 2010 http://www.cultureline.org.uk/news/34-cultural-habits-of-north-and-south-londoners-revealed-by-cultureline-pollhttp://www.cultureline.org.uk/news/34-cultural-habits-of-north-and-south-londoners-revealed-by-cultureline-poll 54% of Londoners living north of the River Thames never venture south for either work or cultural pursuits and south Londoners are twice as likely to cross the river for culture, according to a survey of 300 Londoners from both sides of the river published by CultureLine, a partnership of 10 museums and galleries along the new London Overground East London route. Fri, 23 July 2010 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/07/456055.htmlhttp://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/07/456055.html A recent posting on Indymedia announces a new eco-village in Woolwich, east London, right by the Thames: "Calling all people who would like to experience a new way of life to come down and see for yourself the joy of community living." Fri, 23 July 2010 http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/121829.aspxhttp://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/121829.aspx Anglian Water Services was fined GBP20,000 and ordered to pay full Environment Agency costs of GBP27,837 after pleading guilty to seriously polluting the River Crouch at Wickford, Essex. Fri, 23 July 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/2012/newsid_8846000/8846649.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/2012/newsid_8846000/8846649.stm Len Banister, Chair of the Ramblers Greater London Forum, presents a short film about algae on the Olympic river. Tue, 20 July 2010 http://www.wwf.org.uk/news_feed.cfm?4092/Why-tackling-global-warming-is-more-urgent-than-everhttp://www.wwf.org.uk/news_feed.cfm?4092/Why-tackling-global-warming-is-more-urgent-than-ever Did the UK's cold weather last winter make you wonder if climate change is really happening? Wonder no more. The period from March to May this year was actually the hottest, globally, since records began in 1880. The extent of sea ice melt in the Arctic is hitting a new high too. It's all a timely reminder that we need urgent action to slow the carbon emissions that fuel global warming. Tue, 20 July 2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2010/jul/20/china-floods-three-dams-yangtze?intcmp=122http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2010/jul/20/china-floods-three-dams-yangtze?intcmp=122 Torrential rain is putting the new Yangtze dam under its most severe test so far. Tue, 20 July 2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/cardiff/2010/jul/20/cardiff-rivers-group-himalayan-balsamhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/cardiff/2010/jul/20/cardiff-rivers-group-himalayan-balsam One of the UK's newest and most dynamic river groups has been tackling Himalayan balsam this week on the River Ely. Sat, 17 July 2010 http://www.buglife.org.uk/News/Don%E2%80%99t+cut+the+countrysidehttp://www.buglife.org.uk/News/Don%E2%80%99t+cut+the+countryside On the 30th anniversary of the Wildlife and Countryside Link, its members have issued an unprecedented warning about what the future would hold should the Government slash spending on conservation, wildlife-friendly farming and public recreation. Thu, 15 July 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-10647217http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-10647217 Welsh Water has denied that it's abstracting too much water from rivers already challenged by low rainfall.