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Seven water companies in England and Wales have regularly broken the law by discharging untreated sewage into Britain's waterways over the past four years, a report by the BBC alleges.
Analysis suggests seven water companies illegally dumped sewage thousands of times between 2017 and 2021.
Northumbrian Water Ltd was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to two offences of polluting Coundon Burn in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, on March 13 and 14, 2017.
Several flood alerts remain in place across the county
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