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Annual Water Quality Report from Surfers Against Sewage finds that water companies are continuing to pollute waterways at an increasing rate

Water companies will face new rules to reduce the amount of sewage dumped into waterways during wet weather, following a partial government u—turn. ministers say the new measures will force industries to make a "progressive reduction" in the sewage dumped in rivers. it follows pressure from the house of lords and campaign groups — after mps originally rejected the proposal. in light of the amendment that was debated last week, we are now saying we will also write that onto a statutory footin...

Ministers have performed a humiliating climbdown by promising to force water companies to reduce the amount of sewage they dump in Britains waterways.

Change will further bolster the present raft of measures planned for Environment Bill which will tackle water pollution.

Will also ride that onto a statutory footing. to be a statutory requirement on water companies to create those progressive declines in the use of storm overflows. the metropolitan police has apologised to the family of two murdered sisters for the way it responded when they were reported missing. an investigation by the independent officer for police coduct found that several mistakes were made in the case of bibaa henry and nicole smallman who were stabbed to death in north london in june last ...

To the environment bill. this evening the lords have voted in favour of an amendment designed to curb outflows of raw sewage into rivers and coastal waters. this is what mr eustice had to say earlier. when it comes to our environmental ambitions, we are world leaders. we have removed carbon from our energy mix faster than any of the other 0ecd countries. weve had a reduction of over a0%. were the first country in the world to set a biodiversity target, to halt the decline of biodiversity by 2030...

The government says the amount of sewage in our rivers is unacceptable, and the government has a bill in parliament to address the problem, which they say will deliver progressive reductions in the harm caused by storm overflows. the trouble is, 22 conservative mps say it doesnt go far enough. they want the government to back this amendment. it puts a legal duty on water companies to take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged. for the last few days, anger has been mou...

Using social media to highlight what is happening in rivers in wetherby, west yorkshire. his videos are watched by thousands of people. the government says the amount of sewage in our rivers is unacceptable and the government has a bill in parliament to address the problem, which they say will deliver progressive reductions in the harm caused by storm overflows. the trouble is 22 conservative mps say it does not go far enough. they want the government to back this amendment. it puts a legal duty...

Well in the past hour, the government has announced that the environment bill will be strengthened. we heard from the environment agency that dads happens on for 100,000 times over the last few times in england. george uses has said the government will put into law a requirement on water companies to invest to ensure the use of storm overflows declined. lets have a listen to what hes been saying. that listen to what hes been saying. git this stage of the bill its all about reaching settlement an...

Statutory requirement on water companies to create those progressive lines and use of storm overflows. we listened to the debate in parliament, so we will write what is already government policy into the statutes to give people that they seek. this is what campaigners were worried about — untreated sewage being released into british waters, a threat to wildlife and humans. these pictures of langstone harbour in hampshire gained huge traction online. chris pearsal filmed the footage. i launched...