that s 825 times a day on average. are you a surfer, bather, fisherman, fisherman s friend? scorching days are coming. it is free and fun, head to the coast, have a debt. a dip in what? the companies have now pledged £10 billion to put things right. but they say it could mean higher bills. it is it all their fault? it is it all theirfault? sewage systems designed by victorian gentlemen in top hats? are we our own worst enemies? are you sick of the sewage? get in touch. it is going to be a good voyage of discovery. now for the news, read by bethan holmes. water companies in england have apologised for not doing enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. they say they ll spend £10 billion this decade on modernising sewers 3 times more than under current plans. but that investment will lead to higher bills. bt is cutting up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as it seeks to cut costs. the chief exec philipjansen says by the end of the 2020s bt will have a
estuary, we have a sewage pipe overflow that spills about a collimator from our beach, overflow that spills about a collimatorfrom our beach, we know it is on average once a month, a kilometre. before a year ago, we had no data, swimming blind, taking a risk because being in the water is such a wonderful endorphin rush. they definitely have been reports of people being set, reports of a slick smell on the water. we are setting up smell on the water. we are setting up a testing programme to get a better idea and applying for bathing designation which means the environment agency will come and test the waters in the bathing season and we will know if the water is safe to swim in. right now we are swimming unknown what is in there. that thing which concerns a lot of people is there is going to be some beautiful days coming our way, blue