'Heading for yet another sewage-heavy year': Study reveals how pollution incidents rose again in 2024

James Murray
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Annual Water Quality Report from Surfers Against Sewage warns industry remains badly off track to meet targets for cutting pollution incidents

The government has taken a lot of steps to tackle the UK's sewage crisis since taking office, undertaking a flurry of activity designed to deliver on manifesto promises and respond to the role anger over...

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