Family were enjoying a waterside barbecue in Bochum before members ended up in jeoparty in riverDeborah Cole (the Guardian)
Girl pulled from River Wharfe in Burnsall, Yorkshire, on Sunday, with temperatures dropping down to average on MondayJosh Halliday (the Guardian)
Charter to be adopted along river’s entire catchment from Cambrian mountains to Chepstow and Bristol ChannelBethan McKernan (the Guardian)
Weirs, culverts and sluices among 602 barriers demolished in year in attempt to restore 15,500 miles of rivers by 2030Ajit Niranjan (the Guardian)
Proposal comes after seven states drawing water from drought-stricken river failed to come to an agreementUwa Ede-Osifo (the Guardian)
Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water qualitySandra Laville (the Guardian)
Month was one of driest on record with rainfall 23% less than average, according to Met Office figuresSandra Laville (the Guardian)
Proposal includes cutbacks for three years as negotiations over future of shrinking reservoirs have been unsuccessfulRoque Planas (the Guardian)
Lawyers for Avara Foods and Freemans of Newent say legal claim backed by 1,300 people is ‘entirely inferential’Damien Gayle (the Guardian)
Unwanted vessels left to decay release fibreglass shards into the water, harming marine life. Steve Green – with his trusty van Cecil – is determined to clean things upAnna Fazackerley (the Guardian)
Exclusive: ministers consider restricting pesticide-based treatments, which can get into waterways and harm wildlifeHelena Horton (the Guardian)
