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The Latest Breaking News from Yorkshire Water

Sewage floods because of four dumped suitcases

Yorkshire Water said it found a cover had been removed and the luggage had been ‘pushed into the network’

The Independent UK

England’s water firms should pay to fix illegal discharges, high court to hear

WildFish charity says £56bn plan to reduce sewage dumping from storm overflows is illegal because it expects customers to foot bill

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water crisis explained as utility giant serving 15m people faces collapse

The utility giant is struggling under a £14 billion debt pile

The Independent UK

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United Utilities defends 'robust and prudent' finances in wake of Thames Water crisis

United Utilities recently agreed to hand more than £300m to its shareholders

Birmingham Post

Bosses at nine water firms pocketed £13million last year - while YOU face higher bills

It follows reports water firms are planning to hike household bills by up to 40% to meet costs of the sewage crisis

Daily Mirror

The five debt-riddled water companies that regulator Ofwat is most worried about

There are fears about other companies alongside troubled Thames Water

Nottingham Post

The five water companies that regulator Ofwat is most worried about

There are fears about other companies alongside troubled Thames Water

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Taxpayer cash must not be used to bail out Thames Water, says Feargal Sharkey

Campaigner says firm should be brought under public control using powers in original privatisation legislation

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

Yorkshire Water boss’s decision to forgo bonus labelled ‘hollow’ by union

Nicola Shaw, who made the announcement due to public anger over sewage in rivers, is in line for a windfall of more than £1m from her previous role

The Guardian - UK

Anger over sewage sees people refusing to pay their water bills

'They're all rubbing their hands together while we're swimming in sh*t'

Nottingham Post

People are refusing to pay their water bills in anger over sewage

'They're all rubbing their hands together while we're swimming in sh*t'

Wales Online

Leeds residents can't shower or use the toilets due to overflowing drains

The homes in Walton have been suffering for years

Leeds Live

Stantec moves into new Leeds city centre base to bring 140 colleagues together

The move will see the Stantec team move from existing offices at The Boulevard on Leeds Dock

Birmingham Post

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The Guardian - UK

30 water treatment works released 11bn litres of raw sewage in a year, study suggests

Exclusive: Researchers analysed works run by nine water and sewerage companies in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Water companies criticised for passing £10bn sewage bill on to customers

Clean water activists say industry’s promise to reduce pollution should not be taken on trust

The Guardian - UK

English water companies offer apology and £10bn investment for sewage spills

Under-fire bosses announce ‘unprecedented plan’ to reduce last year’s 300,000 incidents of sewage pollution

The Guardian - UK

Three UK water bosses give up bonuses after anger over sewage

Chief executives of Yorkshire Water and Thames Water and owner of South West Water decline payouts

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Birmingham Post

£3b investment plan from Yorkshire Water will tackle sewage outflow

Largest ever environmental spend from utility provider

Daily Mirror

Multiple gardens flooded with raw sewage after someone flushes two WIGS down the toilet

Foul waste overflowed into residents' gardens after the 'hair-raising' blockage in Bradford, West Yorkshire, which took a specialist team and six tanks of water to clear away

The Guardian - UK

Water firms to invest £1.6bn in improvements, says Ofwat

Regulator announces two-year plan in victory for campaigners pushing to clean up England’s rivers

Daily Mirror

Woman’s 'soul destroying' five-year-long nightmare to rid her home of rats and flies

Debra Burnett has lived in a house in the HU8 area of Hull for more than ten years, the last five of which she claims she has been cohabitating with rats and insects

Daily Mirror

UK's 20 most polluted rivers revealed in Top of the Poops league table - see list

Data crunched by Top of the Poops has shown how waterways across England and Wales were severely polluted in 2021 by water companies pumping out sewage for millions of hours

The Guardian - UK

Church of England to consider greener alternatives to burial

Water cremation and human composting among methods to be discussed by General Synod this week

Birmingham Post

Hull tech specialist wins 'significant' Yorkshire Water smart metering contract

Connexin builds on trial work and services provided elsewhere in the UK to deliver on doorstep

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