内容摘要："I am receiving regular updates from Yorkshire Water to ensure all necessary measures are being taken to address the issue," he said.

"I am receiving regular updates from Yorkshire Water to ensure all necessary measures are being taken to address the issue," he said.

It's understood heavy rain in the area helped them put the fire out.It was the second fire of its kind in the area this week,

, which is believed to have been started deliberately.On Wednesday, The Natural Hazards PartnershipIt said that dry and breezy conditions heightened the risk of a blaze.

A triathlon group says it has cancelled the swimming leg of its upcoming Mourne Sprint Triathlon after it was confirmed that blue-green algae was present in Castlewellan Lake last Friday.The event is due to take place on 7 September.

Chris Campbell, Director of Olympian Triathlon Belfast, said the organisers did not want to "risk athletes potentially getting ill".

in 2024, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).Southern Water monitors all its storm overflows. The company records when and for how long a discharge is happening.

Permits are issued to water companies by the Environment Agency, which decides under what conditions storm overflows can be used.The agency said they should not spill on dry days, but there are exceptions.

An Environment Agency spokesperson said: "Storm overflows, like Ham Lane, must only be used under strict permitted conditions that control their environmental impact."We will always seek to hold those responsible for environmental harm to account.