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The Latest Breaking News from Surfers Against Sewage

Mapped: 17 places across the UK you should not swim due to sewage or water quality warnings

The Environment Agency publishes regular updates on areas across the UK where the water isn’t deemed fit to swim in

The Independent UK

Water companies got England’s sewage-ridden rivers and seas into this mess. Do we really trust them to clean it up?

Surfers, swimmers and consumers have been paying for the water industry’s neglect for too long. We need action, not words, says Henry Swithinbank of Surfers Against Sewage

The Guardian - UK

Finally, there’s something to unite Britain – disgust at what is happening to our waterways and seas

To force action on Britain’s sewage-blighted rivers and beaches, we need to kick up a new great stink, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

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Campaigners gather on Cullercoats beach over pollution fears and sewage discharge

Cullercoats Collective and the campaign group Surfers against Sewage (SAS) gathered to form a heart on the beach

Chronicle Live

Warning of UK beaches to avoid after sewage leaks - including 15 in the North East

Brand new warnings have been brandished by charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) after sewage water was reportedly discharged into the sea

Chronicle Live

People warned to avoid 83 UK beaches because of raw sewage dumped nearby

The alert includes Tripadvisor’s best UK beach

The Independent UK

Brits warned to avoid 83 beaches across country after sewage leaks including 'UK's best'

New warnings have been applied to dozens of beaches across the UK today after sewage water was discharged into the sea - with the newly-crowned 'best beach in the UK' among those affected

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People 'getting ill' after swimming at NI beaches, say Surfers Against Sewage

NI Water admit they don't record dates, times or amounts of untreated sewage spilling into rivers, lakes and sea

Belfast Live

Alister Jack warned he could be in ‘legal quicksand’ over deposit return scheme

Environmental campaigners who support the scheme have written to the Scottish Secretary amid fears it may not be exempted from UK legislation.

The Independent UK

Water company bosses told to 'swim in the mess you've made' after pollution warnings

The campaign launched this month, which at the time of writing had garnered 48,386 signatures, said: 'We challenge the CEOs of South West Water and Southern Water to swim in the mess they've made'

Daily Mirror

UK's most polluted beaches mapped - with over 60 raw sewage warnings in place

The scale of the UK's problem with untreated sewage being released into coastal waters around the UK has been laid bare in updated beach pollution maps. Pollution risk warnings are currently in place for some popular beaches

Daily Mirror

Swimmers warned to avoid Kent coast after sewage spills following heavy rain

Water companies have been criticised for sewage pollution and discharging into Britain’s waters

The Independent UK

Water companies dumping sewage during dry weather, SAS report finds

Report exposes scale of human waste discharges into UK waters, including potentially illegal ‘dry spills’

The Guardian - UK

Ministers have no idea how many beaches in England shut due to sewage

Government admits information not kept on closures, as annual report also reveals no progress been made on river water quality

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Daily Mirror

Tory minister blasted for 'blaming the public' over sewage dumping into the sea

Mark Spencer, an Environment Minister, was slammed by campaigners for saying we should all check the drainpipes off our roofs - to stop mass sewage dumping by water firms

Daily Mirror

Brits warned not so swim in 50 beaches across UK as heavy rainfall sparks sewage fears

More than 50 beaches across the south of England have a sewage contamination warning after storms dumped a month's worth of rain in some parts of the UK yesterday

Wales Online

Warning issued as storm sewage discharged at some of Wales' most popular beaches

Surfers Against Sewage have issued pollution alerts for sewage at four popular beaches

The Independent UK

Sewage: How to check for pollution at beaches near you

Campaign group creates interactive map to advise locals and tourists where not to bathe

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Wales Online

Warning more sewage could wash up on beaches over bank holiday as most affected areas revealed

Surfers Against Sewage said it did not take exceptionally heavy rainfall for raw sewage to be flushed out in storm overflows

The Independent UK

Sewage: How to check for pollution at beaches near you

Campaign group creates interactive map to advise locals and tourists where not to bathe

Wales Online

70% of branded litter traced to just a dozen companies, says charity

Almost 4,000 citizen science volunteers found that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and McDonalds were among those responsible for most of the discarded branded packaging

Evening Standard

Which UK beaches are closed due to sewage?

Everything you need to know about which beaches are closed due to sewage spills

Daily Mirror

Exactly how MPs voted on dumping sewage into UK seas and rivers – fact-checked

Campaigners say 265 Tory MPs betrayed the environment in an October 2021 Commons vote. But the MPs said overall they're tightening the law, and the plan they rejected wasn't practical. Here's the argument explained

Daily Mirror

10 beautiful UK beaches that water companies have filled with sewage

The sea off beaches in East Lothian, Kent, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Cornwall and Devon has been filled with sewage following heavy rainfall, a Surfers Against Sewage map shows

Chronicle Live

'Don't swim' advice in Northumberland and South Shields - Alerts show sewage discharges near three beaches

Alerts on the Safer Seas Service map show the Environment Agency is warning against swimming at some popular North East beaches

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