Rivers

Canal & River Trust says the warmer climate is providing ideal conditions for fast-growing weed.

A "well-used and much-loved" walking route is to be fully restored after it was wrecked by flooding.

The Department for Infrastructure said the car had been in the Lagan River near Lisburn for decades.

It is hoped the coastal saltmarsh at Greatham will provide wetland habitat for wildlife.

Expert says water levels are as low as he can remember, meaning voles are exposed to predators.

The firm says it has invested in the chalk stream and water quality is "influenced by a range of factors".

Assembly member Robbie Bulter says he is concerned by the wider neglect of the river.