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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

Wales Online

Which UK beaches are closed due to sewage?

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

Evening Standard

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

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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

Daily Mirror

'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

Chronicle Live

Ministers unlikely to take serious action over sewage pollution, activist says

Neil Cutts, from Surfers Against Sewage, warned the Government is unlikely to tackle the problem in the foreseeable future.

The Independent UK

Sewage alerts: the long history of using maps to hold water companies to account

Southern Water was handed a record fine of £90 million in July 2021 after pleading guilty to illegally discharging sewage along the rivers and coastline of Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. More than a year later, the headlines have not improved for Britain’s embattled water companies who have recently discharged more…

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Popular beaches near London hit by sewage overflow with balmy weekend on the way

Water companies say discharges are required to prevent flooding from overwhelmed networks

Evening Standard

Surfers Against Sewage warn of storm discharges into rivers in Bristol and Bath

It's a blow for wildlife and wild swimmers

Bristol Post

Beachgoers warned to stay away after sewage alerts across England and Wales

Discharges following heavy rainfall affecting water quality, especially in south

The Guardian - UK

Holiday warning - staycationing Brits told not to swim at 14 popular UK beaches

Surfers against Sewage have warned that popular beach hotspots across the UK including Bournemouth, Brighton and Poole have bee affected by adverse weather in recent days

Daily Mirror

Raw sewage ‘pumped into English bathing waters 25,000 times in 2021’

Liberal Democrats condemn ‘environment scandal’ as party releases figures compiled from Environment Agency data

The Guardian - UK

Surfers Against Sewage protestors' apology over Tynemouth monument graffiti

Slogans were written on Collingwood Monument at Tynemouth following a Surfers Against Sewage protest on April 23.

Chronicle Live

Protesters gather on New Brighton beach against sewage pollution

Thousands of campaigners across the country joined forces for the cause

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Surfers Against Sewage to hold protest march to highlight poor water quality at Cullercoats Bay

Surfers Against Sewage North Tyneside will be holding a protest march on April 23 against Northumbrian Water as part of a UK-wide day of action turning the spotlight on water companies and pollution.

The Guardian - UK

How to turn England’s rivers from filthy sewers into shining streams

Community groups are starting to take matters into their own hands, says environmental journalist Rachel Salvidge

The Guardian - UK

I have swum through sewage and had empty crisp packets stuck to my face. Why can’t we take better care of our rivers?

Few British waterways are in decent condition, with thousands of tonnes of sewage discharged into the environment. It is high time we demanded more from our leaders, writes Nell Frizzell

Chronicle Live

Campaigners form giant heart on Cullercoats beach in call for action to improve water quality

Surfers Against Sewage organised a 'non-paddle out' at Cullercoats Bay on Sunday, where supporters turned up in swimming and surfing gear but didn't go into the water

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Surfers Against Sewage to hold 'non-paddle out' at Cullercoats Bay to highlight poor water quality

People will turn up on the North Tyneside beach on Sunday in swimming and surfing gear but they won't go into the water

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