Sewage was dumped on award-winning beaches in Scotland more than 400 times last year, shocking data reveals.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton highlighted the horrendous figures at First Minister’s Questions today as he said some of the country's most beloved beaches faced "swimming pools of poo".
We told last month how human waste was discharged into Scottish waterways on more than 14,000 occasions in 2022 - with a total volume the equivalent of 19,000 Olympic pools.
