water pollution
'It's a scandal': Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
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'It's a scandal': Outcry from Brits to nationalise water companies as bills set to rise – again
Calls are growing for the government to bring private water companies back into public hands
Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
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Water companies paid shareholders £377 for every hour they pumped sewage into seas, study finds
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: 'A con and a disgrace'
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Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: 'A con and a disgrace'
Time has been vital for my success – I can't imagine losing three hours a day walking for water
Time has been vital for my success – I can't imagine losing three hours a day walking for water
Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK's privatised water companies
Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK's privatised water companies
Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it's not enough
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Activists welcome Labour crackdown on water bosses over illegal sewage dumps – but warn it's not enough
'Clean up the filth!': Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
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'Clean up the filth!': Labour wants to block bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping
'Wake up and smell the s**t': Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says
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'Wake up and smell the s**t': Sewage dumped into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day, report says
Thames Water forced to pay back millions to customers over pollution – but campaigners say it doesn't go far enough
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Thames Water forced to pay back millions to customers over pollution – but campaigners say it doesn't go far enough
UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a 'turning point'?
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UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a 'turning point'?
Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit
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Sewage spills: Customers could receive hundreds of millions in compensation as water companies face new lawsuit
‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
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‘The grubby tentacles are everywhere’: This UK sewage discharge map shows where waste is being pumped into nature reserves
Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
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Senior Tory Damian Green says swimming in sewage ain’t what it used to be, to the absolute horror of viewers
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
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‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
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‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
Your views on our water supply: wrecked by privatisation
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Your views on our water supply: wrecked by privatisation
Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution
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Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution
Water companies are 'wilfully misleading' the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
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Water companies are 'wilfully misleading' the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
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Water companies fouled our rivers, now they want us to pay to fix it
4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
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4 big issues Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer failed to address in their speeches
The UK government still doesn't know what its environmental targets are
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The UK government still doesn't know what its environmental targets are
Here's why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers - and what you can do about it
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Here's why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers - and what you can do about it
Thames Water's daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
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Thames Water's daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
Sewage dumped into sea at coastal resorts as heavy rain follows heatwave
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Sewage dumped into sea at coastal resorts as heavy rain follows heatwave
Calls for polluters to face prison as water companies fail to tackle sewage problem
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