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Michael Stanhope
Environment Correspondent · Environment
Michael covers the environment: climate policy, water companies, farming, and the state of Britain's natural world.
Stories by Michael
Ministers put 1.4bn pounds into flood defences in winter readiness drive
More than 600 projects across England will share the largest flood defence programme in the country's history, alongside a new Cabinet Office household campaign.
3 Oct
Water bills to rise 36 per cent as Ofwat approves 104bn pound investment plan
The regulator's five-year settlement means an average of 31 pounds a year more on bills. The question now is whether the companies deliver.
29 Sep