3 h. ago Psychologist explains how to 'trick' yourself into drinking more water

People want to drink more but the weather does not help

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8 h. ago ‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again

South East Water blames bad weather as pubs are forced to close, toilets overflow and people go without showersAs the residents of Tunbridge Wells trudged down their sodden high street in the pouring rain, the idea that they had run out of water – for the second time in just a few weeks – seemed farcical.At the end of November the local water treatment centre, which had been flagged as at risk by the regulator in 2024, was forced to shut down, leaving 24,000 households without water for two weeks. The Drinking Water Inspectorate later said this outage was foreseen and was due to a lack of maintenance at the site. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago The signs you’re not drinking enough water – and how to up your intake

Dehydration often shows up in ways we don’t immediately connect to water intake

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61 h. ago Kate Moss loses planning row over neighbour's renovation despite complaints it could ruin drinking water and leave sewage overflowing in their Cotswold village

Other Little Farringdon locals also joined Kate Moss's protest about the proposed works as they claimed it would cause sewage issues and worsen access to clean drinking water.

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5 d. ago Just Eat records 145,000 Christmas Day orders amid festive panic

Orders for champagne and prosecco were up 300% on New Year’s Eve, while New Year’s Day saw sales of coconut water and sports drinks soar.

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6 d. ago In Queensland tens of thousands of cattle die of thirst and hunger encircled by fresh water and grass

‘It sounds completely absurd,’ one grazier says. ‘But they are actually perishing because they are not drinking’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastStranded upon sodden islands that dot the submerged plains of outback north-west Queensland, encircled by fresh water and with grass growing before their eyes, tens of thousands of cattle are dying of thirst and hunger.“It sounds completely absurd,” grazier Angus Propsting says. “But they are actually perishing because they are not drinking, even though they are surrounded by water.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Drinking water crisis blows up in India after deadly disease outbreaks

Confidence in safety of drinking water supply is eroding after sewage contamination causes deaths in Indore and typhoid outbreak in Gujarat

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7 d. ago Study reveals which airlines have the most contaminated water

The study was carried out by the Center for Food as Medicine and Longevity, which analyzed the results of 35,674 water tests taken over a period of three years

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8 d. ago South East Water boss gives his firm an eight out of 10 rating despite locals having no drinking water for TWO WEEKS...and blames those who WFH for supply issues

David Hinton, the chief executive of South East Water (SEW), offered the positive assessment despite calls for him to resign over a recent chaotic outage in Kent.

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8 d. ago Over 100 cases of typhoid reported after raw sewage leaks into drinking water

Municipal authorities identify over 20 pipeline leaks that led to contamination by sewage water in Gandhinagar

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8 d. ago Having coffee on your flight? The water might not be as clean as you think

The study was carried out by the Center for Food as Medicine and Longevity, which analyzed the results of 35,674 water tests taken over a period of three years

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8 d. ago EPA says it will propose drinking water limit for perchlorate, but only because court ordered it

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a chemical in certain explosives

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9 d. ago Jessie Buckley makes Paul Mescal cry with Critics Choice speech: ‘I could drink you like water’

Paul Mescal became emotional during Jessie Buckley’s Critics Choice Awards speech, where she paid tribute to her Hamnet co-star.

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1 week ago GP shares how to lose weight without stepping foot inside a gym

An expert recommended drinking more water and upping your protein intake among other tips

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1 week ago New study reveals airlines most likely to carry water that has been contaminated with disease

The study was carried out by the Center for Food as Medicine and Longevity, which analyzed the results of 35,674 water tests taken over a period of three years

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1 week ago US airlines ranked for onboard water safety by new study — which issues a warning for coffee drinkers

The study was carried out by the Center for Food as Medicine and Longevity, which analyzed the results of 35,674 water tests taken over a period of three years

Events

1 week ago Sewage in drinking water blamed for deaths of at least 10 people in India’s ‘cleanest city’

Hundreds also hospitalised in Indore after public toilet built above drinking water pipeline appears to have let sewage into the supplySewage-contaminated drinking water is being blamed for killing at least 10 people, including a baby boy, and sending more than 270 others to hospital in Indore, ranked India’s “cleanest city” for the last eight years.Residents of a congested, lower-income neighbourhood in Indore, Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital, had been warning authorities for months about foul-smelling tap water. Their complaints went unheeded, despite the city’s much-lauded ranking for waste segregation and other cleanliness measures. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sewage in drinking water blamed for at least 10 deaths in India’s ‘cleanest city’

Hundreds hospitalised in Indore after public toilet built above water pipeline appears to have let sewage into supplySewage-contaminated drinking water is being blamed for killing at least 10 people, including a baby boy, and sending more than 270 others to hospital in Indore, ranked India’s “cleanest city” for the last eight years.Residents of a congested, lower-income neighbourhood in Indore, Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital, had been warning authorities for months about foul-smelling tap water. Their complaints went unheeded, despite the city’s much-lauded ranking for waste segregation and other cleanliness measures. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Contaminated water kills at least 10 people in ‘cleanest Indian city’

Over 200 people in hospitals following baterial contamination of drinking water

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1 week ago Urgent warning as bottles of premium Scottish water brand recalled as customers told ‘do not drink’

SHOPPERS have been warned to ditch their drinks after bottles of premium Scottish water were urgently recalled over a potential safety risk. Waitrose issued the alert through the Food Standards Agency on Tuesday this week, telling customers not to drink certain bottles of its upmarket No1 Deeside Mineral Water. The scare affects 750ml bottles of...

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