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English bathing water sites far more likely to be rated poor quality than those in the EU, new Best for Britain study claims - however, Defra argues data does not represent 'full picture'
More than five times as many bathing water sites in England than in the European Union (EU) are rated poor quality, putting the UK at risk of once again becoming the "dirty man of Europe". That is the...
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