The shocking state of Britain’s bathing waters have been laid bare as new figures reveal the number of beauty spots deemed unfit for swimming because of sewage has doubled in a year.
Of England’s 451 protected bathing spots, 37 are now rated as poor – the lowest category – because they contain unsafe levels of potentially deadly bacteria, including E coli and intestinal enterococci, due to sewage spills. The 2024 figures, provided by the Environment Agency, are up from 18 in 2023.
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