‘Swimming in s**t’: Dozens of triathletes fall ill after racing in UK seawater
High levels of e-coli were detected off the coast of Sunderland during the swimming leg of the World Triathlon Championship Series.
Tag: Sewage
Traces of E.Coli found off Blackpool Beach after latest sewage dump
Samples taken from Blackpool Beach this week tested positive for E.Coli - and beachgoers have been urged to avoid the toxic waters.
Lee Mack, Steve Coogan slam ‘scandalous’ sewage-dumping water companies
It may be no laughing matter, but Lee Mack and Steve Coogan have signed up to fight against relentless sewage dumping across the UK.
Labour plan to end sewage scandal at no cost to households to be voted on TODAY
The party has said the Bill represents its plan to end sewage dumping by 2030.
Almost a million hours of sewage discharge into coastal constituencies
Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon said coastal communities should not have to worry about ‘encountering filthy raw sewage’.
Tory MPs risk losing seats over sewage dumping ‘crime’, warns Davey
The Liberal Democrat leader called for swifter action on dealing with waste being pumped into rivers and seas.
Changes to water pollution alert tool dubbed ‘incredibly cynical’
It comes as Southern Water threatened to use debt collection agencies against customers involved in a payment boycott in protest against continuing raw sewage discharges.
S**t in our seafood? EU raise fresh concerns over UK sewage crisis
The EU is now worried that UK's decision to dump raw sewage into the Channel could end up 'harming fish' and 'polluting seafood'.
Watch: Eustice defends sewage spill plan branded ‘cruel joke’ by critics – ‘people are seeing human excrement’
It comes after dozens of pollution warnings were issued for beaches and swimming spots in England and Wales last week following heavy rain that overwhelmed the sewage system.