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Regulators urged to act over water companies’ record sewage discharge

Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential illegal discharging of raw sewage

The Guardian - UK

Defra’s failure to protect and restore water bodies ‘unlawful’, high court rules

Landmark finding in judicial review over management of Costa Beck river could force overhaul of government’s plans

The Guardian - UK

‘Shocking and sad’: photographer’s project reveals wildlife lost to pollution in Yorkshire’s River Wharfe

Mark Barrow returned to the site of an earlier shoot five years later and found aquatic life devastated by sewage

The Guardian - UK

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Sewage lawsuit: Which water companies are involved and who could receive a payout?

Claims of under-reporting pollution incidents and overcharging customers will result in legal action against six English water corporations

Evening Standard

Public could receive hundreds of millions as water firms face sewage lawsuit

Class action legal claim on behalf of 20 million householders in England and Wales could top £800m in compensation

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire Water ad ridiculed over clips of Herefordshire and Russian bar

Video withdrawn but not before questions raised over competency at beleaguered utility company

The Guardian - UK

Another company is in troubled waters after a silly stock video gaffe

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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

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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The Guardian - UK

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

Nottingham Post

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'

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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'

Leeds Live

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

The homes in Walton have been suffering for years

Birmingham Post

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

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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