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To clean up England's rivers we need to know how much sewage is dumped – but water firms won't tell us

UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don’t know how much sewage is actually being released – for at least the…

The Conversation

Welsh rivers pumped with sewage named among UK's most polluted

Six of the UK's top 20 most polluted are in Wales

Wales Online

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

Daily Mirror

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United Utilities worker used his company card to pay off his 'threatening' drug dealers

David Stephenson, 50, narrowly avoided an immediate jail term after fraudently using the card over 100 times to buy nearly £8,000 worth of petrol in just over a month

Manchester Evening News

Major road near Manchester city centre 'turned into river' as water main bursts

Repairs have been underway for several hours

Manchester Evening News

“Toilet paper hanging from trees…and the smell”: Sewage inquiry launched after water firm pumped filth into river nearly 1,000 times last year

It comes after official figures revealed that United Utilities (UU) spewed waste into the River Mersey a ‘staggering’ 977 times last year and was responsible for 13,373 hours of sewage discharges into borough waterways.

Manchester Evening News

More frustration for commuters as Toxteth roadworks extended

United Utilities work was due to end today

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United Utilities urges customers to act now as water bills rise to £443

Bills are increasing by 6.4% compared to last year

Liverpool Echo

Water firms in England urged to upgrade sewage works for new homes

Campaigners in Oxfordshire, Cotwolds and Cumbria say houses should not be occupied until systems can cope

The Guardian - UK

Five types of shark found in River Mersey

The river has previously been declared "biologically dead"

Liverpool Echo

Homeowners plagued by bubbling water that 'smells of scrambled egg'

People on the housing estate are witnessing water emerging from a hill near their homes

Wales Online

Family endures 17 year worry of driveway being flooded with 'faeces and dirty toilet paper'

The elderly couple in their eighties are reported to have lived with the water issue since 2006

Wales Online

Family forced to live with 'human faeces' flooding their drive for 17 years

A video shared with the ECHO shows the driveway submerged in soiled water

Liverpool Echo

People baffled by bubbling water that smells 'like scrambled egg'

Neighbours said the smell started a couple of days ago

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Thousands of Brits facing Christmas with no water as big thaw causes pipes to burst

Queues for bottled water have been causing traffic chaos in parts of southern England after melting snow and ice caused a higher than normal number of burst pipes and water mains

Liverpool Echo

People complain of water smelling like 'body odour' and 'cannabis'

One person said they thought they were "going mad"

Daily Mirror

Thousands of homes left without water as big thaw causes pipes to burst across UK

The sudden shift in temperatures has led to a drastic increase in burst pipes and leaks, with water supply being cut off to 15,000 homes and businesses in the South East, as well as Morecambe and Lancaster

Liverpool Echo

United Utilities explains why town was left without water

People all over Newton-le-Willows reported having no water on Sunday

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Liverpool Echo

United Utilities issues water warning to all customers

The water supply company is urging households to act now

Manchester Evening News

£1m plans to stop flooding enough to fill Old Trafford and Etihad pitches

It will increase the amount of sustainable drainage across Greater Manchester by more than 12,500 square metres – the same size as the football pitches at Old Trafford and the Etihad Stadium added together

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside road still closed weeks after sinkhole opened

United Utilities have said they are waiting on "permission" to fix the sinkhole

Manchester Evening News

Main road through town closed off due to burst water main

Repair work was being carried out overnight

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: more than 70% of English water industry is in foreign ownership

Guardian unpicks complex web of investment firms, wealth funds and tax haven-based businesses that own most of sector

The Guardian - UK

‘You’ll have to talk to the UK staff’: can global water investors be held to account?

Will Malaysia’s YTL, US-based BlackRock and Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings answer questions about environmental damage?

The Guardian - UK

England’s water firms respond to investigation into role of global investors

Guardian analysis reveals more than 70% of English water industry in foreign ownership

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