All news on the topic: Sewage

With the nation having had weeks of downpours, there are many beaches up and down the UK that now have sewage warning alerts from the marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage

Human waste flooded into Katie Burden’s toilet and bath, each time neighbouring toilets were flushed after a problem with blocked drains outside their flat in Norwich

Following days of torrential rain, the weather conditions have caused a "storm sewage" overload affecting as many as 54 beaches, according to Surfers Against Sewage

A family of four in a council home, who have suffered three sewage leaks in the last 30 days, accuse the local council of a lack of urgency as items of sentimental value are destroyed.

It's not just the privatised water companies taking us for fools, says Brian Reade, and people are desperate to be freed from these greedy companies that are happy to let us pay for their mistakes while they rake in the profits

United Utilities say the incident occurred as a result of heavy rainfall on June 13 whilst engineers were repairing a burst pipe. The firm says the problem is now "95% resolved"

Steve Coogan, Joe Lycett, Lee Mack and Paul Whitehouse have allied with Save Windermere to protect the World Heritage Site. Founder and Cumbrian zoologist Matt Staniek says the lake is under threat

The River Lim, in Lyme Regis, was once a booming wildlife haven for countless species but has now been declared 'ecologically dead' with locals saying sewage leaks are responsible

Mirror gets access to the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which officials say it will be the solution to the river’s pollution problem by intercepting nasty spills

Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon is trying to force through legislation that would impose automatic fines on water companies dumping waste in rivers and seas

The Mirror's new interactive map lets you type in your postcode to find beaches near you where pollution levels have reached the point where swimming could become dangerous

The number of “high spill frequency” discharges, when raw sewage is dumped frequently in one area, rose 63% on the year before. There were 3,275 spills recorded in 2022, up from 2,008 the previous year

Warnings are in place for Brits not to visit over 30 beaches over the bank holiday weekend as they have pollution warnings in place. Warnings include famous beaches like Whitby, Blackpool and Weston-super-Mare

Louise Morgan-Smyth first spotted the issue in June last year at the home in Rutherglen, Scotland. Despite pleas for help to the water company the sewage keeps coming

New warnings have been applied to dozens of beaches across the UK today after sewage water was discharged into the sea - with the newly-crowned 'best beach in the UK' among those affected

Data crunched by Top of the Poops has shown how waterways across England and Wales were severely polluted in 2021 by water companies pumping out sewage for millions of hours

Chris Nesbitt says he had no idea there was a problem until sewage began leaking from the drain at the front of the house in Marlborough Road

A tunnel was opened in 2016 that runs for more than four miles through the heart of London and is the deepest in the city at 80 metres below the surface. It is little known but has a vital role

NHS worker Hannah Murray has complained she contracted Hepatitis A after swimming off the coast near her home. Hannah took up sea swimming as a hobby, but soon became ill as complaints about sewage discharge into seas continue

The scale of the UK's problem with untreated sewage being released into coastal waters around the UK has been laid bare in updated beach pollution maps. Pollution risk warnings are currently in place for some popular beaches

Kim and Lee Bourton had to cancel plans to celebrate the New Year with friends at their Cramlington home when their toilet stopped working due to raw sewage blockages