The water wars are coming…

V isions of the parched ground of last ...

How can the UK secure reliable, sustainable water supplies under growing climate and population pressures? That was the question at the heart of a recent Prospect roundtable put together in collaborat

For decades, the story of coastal risk has been dominated by climate change and rising seas. But a major new global study suggests that, for hundreds of millions of people living on river deltas – inc

In December 2025, Storm Bram battered Britain, bringing 90mph winds and severe flooding. The River Ouse swept through the historic city of York, and water spewed out of culverts and submerged streets

→ After her sixth flood in three decades, Heather Shepherd has stopped trying to keep the River Severn out of her Shropshire home. “I just say, come on in,” she tells Big Issue. “Sit down, and let me

THE money that we deposit into our bank accounts doesn’t just sit in a safe until we need to withdraw it. Banks use our money to fund their other profit-making activities – from loans to investments.