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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Ministers unlikely to take serious action over sewage pollution, activist says

PA Wire

The Government is unlikely to take serious action in the foreseeable future over sewage overflows along the UK coastline, a campaigner has said.

Pollution warnings were put in place across more than 40 beaches and swimming spots in England and Wales earlier this week after heavy rain overwhelmed sewer systems, leading water companies to release sewage into the natural environment.

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