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Sewage puts a quarter of people off swimming in the sea

It comes after environment secretary Therese Coffey told MPs earlier this month that it was cheaper for water companies to pay a fine than to deal with problem

The Independent UK

Calls for inquiry into appointments of Ofwat chairs past and present

Campaigners raise concerns about water industry links as Lib Dems say watchdog should be abolished

The Guardian - UK

Behold Waterstones Dad – and hurrah for Britain’s new demographic stereotype

The latest slicing of social segments is a floating voter and a welcome addition to the merry-go-round of political life, writes Andrew Anthony

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Water firm to pay shareholders £300m despite anger over leaks and pollution

United Utilities accused of ‘making mockery’ by raising dividend in face of sewage spills and continuing leakages

The Guardian - UK

‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay £15bn to shareholders as customers foot sewage bill

With cost of cleanup to be passed on to bill payers, analysis shows they will also pay £624 more by 2030 to fund investor payouts

The Guardian - UK

Water bills will rise for decades to stop sewage spills

Billpayers face rising costs for decades as they repay the entire £10 billion investment that has been promised

The Independent UK

Fly-tipping ‘effectively legalised’ under Tories, claim Lib Dems

The Liberal Democrats have become the latest party to accuse ministers of failing to tackle rising levels of dumped waste.

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Sewage scandal worsens as data shows 3,000 huge pumps into rivers and sea last year

The number of “high spill frequency” discharges, when raw sewage is dumped frequently in one area, rose 63% on the year before. There were 3,275 spills recorded in 2022, up from 2,008 the previous year

Daily Mirror

More than 3,000 storm overflows regularly dumped sewage into waterways last year

There was a sharp rise in water firms’ overflows classed as having a ‘high spill frequency’ in England in 2022, according to Lib Dem analysis.

The Independent UK

England’s top beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, study says

Many blue flag beaches were covered in waste, and Brighton was among the worst-hit, Lib Dem report shows

The Guardian - UK

Tory ministers recycle wet wipe ban announcement for the THIRD time in five years

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey will pledge to consult shoppers and industry on outlawing wet wipes containing plastic fibres over concerns they are creating fatbergs in Britain's sewers

Daily Mirror

Thames Water ordered to fix water leaks by Environment Agency

Lib Dems are also calling for urgent action on the ‘sewage crisis’

Evening Standard

Bathing water status rarely granted in England, analysis finds

Exclusive: People left to ‘swim in filth’ as Defra turns down applications, say Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps banned energy ministers from taking foreign trips

Exclusive: energy secretary issued edict to deal with ‘outrageous’ backlog of support for paying bills

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‘Not shoved miles away’: Cumbrian fight to keep care in the community

Villagers of Staveley want to turn closed care home into facility for older people but have run into council roadblock

The Guardian - UK

Taken for granted: rural vote up for grabs if Labour can make hay

Countryside feels let down by 13 years of Tory rule but other parties will not pick up votes by default

The Guardian - UK

New Cumbria coalmine ‘like opening a Betamax factory’, says Tim Farron

Cumbrian Lib Dem MP condemns decision to give green light to Britain’s first new coalmine in 30 years

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England’s water can be renationalised without compensation, activists say

Campaigners cite previous court rulings against shareholders, such as in the case of Northern Rock bank

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The Independent UK

Environment secretary’s own constituency has sewage dumped in rivers 11 hours a day

Ranil Jayawardena was appointed by Liz Truss earlier this month

The National (Scotland)

'An interesting start': Liz Truss takes on former Prince Andrew media adviser

ONE of Liz Truss’s key advisers previously worked under Prince Andrew.

Wales Online

Rural families will be worst hit by ‘tsunami’ of rising costs, warn Lib Dems

People living in the countryside are fed up with being overlooked and taken for granted, says former party leader

The Guardian - UK

Tributes for Mikhail Gorbachev pour in after death of former Soviet leader – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. Follow all the latest Mikhail Gorbachev updates here

The Independent UK

Water companies to face ‘strictest targets’ on sewage pollution under new plan

Defra said it is launching the ‘largest infrastructure programme in water company history to crack down on sewage spills and end pollution’.

The Independent UK

New government plan to stop sewage spills branded ‘joke’ and ‘licence to pollute’

‘Weak’ targets won’t stop the dumping, say Labour and Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK

‘I admire her’: UK politicians on whether they would party like Sanna Marin

Finnish PM’s dancing video shows how politicians are expected to moderate their behaviour – but have right to a private life

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