An eighteen-year-old student has drowned in the River Wye in Wales while on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award trip, with emergency services locating his body after a search involving Mountain Rescue, police, and the fire service.

A High Court hearing has commenced in the UK for the country's largest environmental pollution claim. More than 1,300 individuals have joined the legal action concerning pollution in the River Wye and River Usk.

The River Wye has become the first river in the UK to receive a charter that covers its entire length, from source to sea, granting it the right to be free from pollution.

The entire catchment of the River Wye has been formally recognized as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights through a new charter, marking a first for the UK.