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Water firms discharged raw sewage 300,000 times last year, court hears

Vast majority of releases were illegal, high court told – as Thames Water is fined £3.34m for sewage dumping in separate case

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water fined £3.3 million for ‘reckless’ pollution incident near Gatwick

Thames Water was also found to have made a ‘deliberate attempt’ to mislead the Environment Agency over the spillage

Evening Standard

Warning over more fish deaths as temperatures set to spike after thousands die in Salford Quays

Thousands of dead fish were spotted in and around Salford Quays

Manchester Evening News

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We were warned for years, now Manchester is seeing the devastating impacts of climate change first hand

“There are definitely some weird things happening to our climate and the weather"

Manchester Evening News

Map shows where sewage has been pumped into rivers and canals near you

There were 29,416 sewage spills in the North East last year for a combined total of 105,304 hours

Chronicle Live

Campaign to save otters being killed when forced to cross busy Bristol road

The otter is the face of Bristol's new litter campaign but in South Bristol the real ones are getting killed

Bristol Post

Northumberland mining company fined after polluting nearby water course and burn

HM Project Developments LTD, who ran the controversial Halton Lea Surface Mine, near Haltwhistle, but have since gone into administration, admitted breaching their environment permit

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Plea to stop raw sewage being pumped into Lancashire village's waterways

Figures show untreated sewage released into Hyndburn's waterways more than 200 times last year

Manchester Evening News

Deaths of ‘dozens’ of fish in River Lea under investigation

The Environment Agency is looking into why fish and eels died in a stretch of the River Lea at Lea Bridge

Evening Standard

Holidaymaker warning after sewage spill at popular UK coastal resort

‘Appalling’ situation unfolding after burst pipe triggers sewage leak

The Independent UK

Why dead fish have been seen at Nottingham parks as clear up begins

Visitors expressed their shock after dead fish were seen in at least two Nottingham parks

Nottingham Post

Sewage hotspots across UK mapped as Brits warned to avoid certain beaches and rivers

Brits can use this map tool to see the hotspots for sewage spillages around the country including treated and untreated waste so that they can be avoided this summer

Daily Mirror

Lake District rivers remain 'exceptionally low' despite June week of stormy weather

Water levels surrounding the Derwent and Eamont rivers remain 'exceptionally low'.

Manchester Evening News

Storms boost rainfall and river levels across much of England

Levels have increased at three-quarters of sites monitored by the Environment Agency.

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Fresh warning of sewage discharges at four of Northumberland's most popular beaches

Northumbrian Water has said the beaches bathing waters are rated excellent in terms of water quality

The Guardian - UK

Mysterious pile of ‘dumped’ PPE angers people in New Forest

Inquiry launched by Environment Agency into huge pile of medical aprons found in Calmore, Hampshire

Manchester Evening News

Flood alerts issued for Greater Manchester following thunderstorm with MORE rain forecast

Multiple alerts remain in place following downpours yesterday

The Guardian - UK

Flood warnings issued for England as parts of the north are deluged

As much as 35mm of rain fell in an hour near Sheffield and Met Office says weather could get even worse

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Flood alert issued across parts of Greater Manchester as another thunderstorm batters region

It comes after Met Office introduced a yellow thunderstorm warning across the UK

Daily Mirror

Inside PPE dumping ground where THOUSANDS of unused medical gowns packs left wasted

A massive fly-tipping site has been uncovered in Hampshire where thousands of packs of PPE have been left dumped by a nature reserve with locals left asking what happened to it

Daily Mirror

Flood warning issued with huge thunderstorms to smash UK as residents told 'ACT NOW'

Residents in parts of the UK have been issued with an 'act now' alert as a flood warning was put into place as Britain is battered thunderstorms and heavy rain

The Guardian - UK

Thunderstorms sweep across UK but temperatures stay high

Met Office warns of heavy showers and some flooding in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

No swimming, no surfing: how a summer of sewage is ruining the British seaside day out

Red flags are going up on beaches from Scarborough to Whitstable as pollution levels soar and businesses are forced to close due to sewage discharges

The Guardian - UK

Water companies feel the heat as commercial bans loom in dry summer

Suppliers may be forced to cut large-scale usage by businesses amid fears of a repeat of last year’s heatwave

Chronicle Live

Environmental Agency warns of 14 beaches where you shouldn't swim - including one in North East

Brits are being warned about the quality of water in some locations, with the Environmental Agency advising that there are 14 spots nationwide where you shouldn't bathe

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