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Investigation finds hundreds of pipes 'could be dumping sewage illegally' including more than 60 in the North East

61 of more than 870 pipes which could be operating without permits are under the control of Northumbrian Water

Chronicle Live

UK drought expands to the majority of England

Extremely hot dry conditions have hit crops, fuelled wildfires and led to a large increase in demand for water

Wales Online

Drought confirmed in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and rest of South West

It follows five consecutive months of below-average rainfall

Bristol Post

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All of south-west of England in drought, says Environment Agency

Announcement means 11 of agency’s 14 areas in England now in drought status after record dry spell

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency funding cut by 50% over past decade as sewage spills rise, analysis shows

‘The government’s environment watchdogs were the early targets of austerity cuts and we’re still seeing the fallout today,’ says campaign group

The Independent UK

Environment Agency tells staff to ignore pollution complaints, says ex-employee

EA ‘shutting down’ calls from public about rivers, says former worker Helen Nightingale, leading waterways to deteriorate

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of pipes ‘could be dumping sewage illegally’, investigation finds

Welsh Water was found to have 184 sewage discharge pipes without permits

Wales Online

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People 'must expect to drink water from sewage plants to save our supplies'

Environment Agency proposes that toilet water be deposited into rivers near treatment plants so it can be collected and processed

Wales Online

Britons need to be ‘less squeamish’ about drinking water from sewage, says agency head

Environment Agency chief calls for new attitudes to conserve water and avoid droughts

The Guardian - UK

Water companies are considering system to turn sewage into drinking water to avert shortages

People will need to be ‘less squeamish’ about where Britain’s drinking water comes from, the Environment Agency chief said

The Independent UK

Environment Agency investigating after water pollution spotted in North Sea 'from East Durham to Teesside'

Photos show what appears to be pollution in the North Sea, seen from Easington beach

Chronicle Live

Liz Truss allowed farmers to pollute England’s rivers after ‘slashing red tape’, say campaigners

Agricultural waste outstrips sewage as the main danger – and activists blame the ex-environment secretary’s cuts to farm inspections

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss failed to meet any water bosses over sewage dumping in two years in environment post

Exclusive: Likely next PM facing fresh questions over responsibility for sewage scandal after light-touch approach

The Independent UK

Chi Onwurah slams Government after data reveals hundreds of sewage dumps have polluted Newcastle's waterways

Data has revealed that a total of 540 sewage dumps were made in waterways across central Newcastle in 2021

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Evening Standard

Local resident hits out at ‘putrid’ sewage outfalls turning Thames tributary brown

Sutton resident Amie Battams said she had seen ‘fatbergs the size of rugby balls’ floating through the River Wandle

The Guardian - UK

River-flow rates in England at lowest point since 2002, data shows

Exclusive: Experts warn drought could be start of three-year cycle with dire impacts on wildlife and environment

Evening Standard

Thames tributary runs brown after ‘sewage outfall’

A Thames tributary has become the latest to suffer from sewage outfalls following an apparent storm discharge.

Nottingham Post

Hundreds of Nottinghamshire properties covered by new flood warning system

It will cover those at risk of flooding from Tottle Brook

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Evening Standard

Britain’s sewage crisis: ‘I only swam for 20 minutes but that evening I began to feel nauseous and dizzy’

The pollution of the country’s waterways has reached critical levels — as swimmers complain of sickness and wildlife becomes affected, Claire Cohen investigates who’s to blame

The Independent UK

Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’

Raw sewage discharge doubled between 2016 and 2021, and Labour is blaming ‘efficiency savings’ by Tory leadership front runner

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester avoids drought but officials warn of 'prolonged dry weather' as country faces mass water supply issues

Only Cumbria and Lancashire are said by the Environment Agency to have normal water resources

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss branded sewage in rivers 'disgraceful' in 2014 speech despite budget cuts

The Tory leadership frontrunner has come under firefor overseeing cuts to the Environment Agency budget, after which raw sewage discharges have risen

The Guardian - UK

‘It stinks’: Windermere plagued by blue-green algae as ‘toxic as cobra venom’

Campaigners accused of ‘scaremongering’ despite tests of algal bloom in lake exceeding WHO guidelines

Daily Mirror

Government urged to 'cut the crap' as 'sewage scandal' threatens Bank Holiday weekend

Beaches across the South of England were closed last weekend as sewage was pumped along the coast. A pipe burst along the River Ray causing a sewage leak that killed off fish stocks

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on England’s sewage crisis: a Tory stink

Editorial: As environment secretary, Liz Truss made cuts that undermined regulation. Now coastal communities are suffering

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