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hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to falsifying business records to hide a payment to a porn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election. in a statement mr trump said the democratic authorities in new york were doing joe biden�*s dirty work, accusing them of interferring in next years presidential election. john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald t...

queues to get through security during the easter holidays. the former olympic and paralympic athlete, oscar pistorius, applies for parole — after serving half his sentence for shooting and killing his girlfriend. hello and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to falsifying business records to hide a payment to a pawn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election. in a statement, mr trump said th...

could go out of business as the government scales back its energy support this weekend. good morning from manchester, where i will speak to businesses facing a huge increase in their bills. good morning, a wet start across england and wales in particular. we have coastal gales through the english channel. in scotland and northern ireland, cloud with showers. temperatures lower than yesterday. good morning its friday the 31st march. our top story. donald trump will become the first us p...

Phosphates themselves and nitrates, they are part of the nutrient side of pollution. native wildlife is not adapted — of pollution. native wildlife is not adapted to live in those conditions so it can _ adapted to live in those conditions so it can wipe out water violet, snail, _ so it can wipe out water violet, snail, things that have adapted to a low nutrient system. it can also cause _ low nutrient system. it can also cause algae blooms, that will take on excess — cause algae blooms, that...

From st agnes in devon where beach goers watched the clear water turn brown in october following a sewage spill. and this last august shows thousands of dead fish near swindon after a sewer burst. later today, the environment agency is expected to publish data revealing just how much raw sewage was dumped into englands rivers and coastal areas last year. science and environment ccorrespondent victoria gill has been speaking to wild swimmers about their concerns. were actually going with the flow...

Here we go. while pollution in this water is a worry, it wont keep carol and anita from their daily swim. ive been swimming since i was a child. in rivers i think when i was a teenager, it was probably worse than it is now. and, touch wood, so far, im 0k. i think i would be a great deal less happy if i couldnt swim. victoria gill, bbc news, in ilkley. were joined now by izzy ross from surfers against sewage, along with gareth brookfield from the cheshire wildlife trust. we were just chatting. yo...

People do not go in the water, it is some of the most loved beaches around the uk.— around the uk. gareth, you are brinttin around the uk. gareth, you are bringing a _ around the uk. gareth, you are bringing a perspective - around the uk. gareth, you are bringing a perspective from - around the uk. gareth, you are bringing a perspective from thej bringing a perspective from the cheshire wildlife trust. what impact does it have on our live? it smells disgusting, you could get ill. what disgusti...

Braving the chilly water of the river wharfe. whoo! going under the tree! we do this every day. every week. for the wild swimmers here in ilkley, this river is a lifeline. we dontjust swim together, you know, we talk together, we drink together, we eat together, we go away together. so the whole network of swimming is very, very important to my life. that was so much fun. but beneath the surface, theres a problem. were keeping our heads above the water. i wouldnt want to put my head in this, bec...

I wouldnt want to put my head in this, because i think the risks are too great. just half a mile away, raw, untreated sewage is regularly released into the river. so this is where it comes out, down here. its just a grille, so it means that solids can come out, as well. in an effort to have their river cleaned up, campaigners here lobbied to have a stretch of the wharfe officially designated as a bathing site. that means the environment agency has to test and monitor the quality of the water. me...

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