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Water

Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Something stinks as water firms dump sewage into rivers and seas for 1.5m hours already this year

Swimmers and beachgoers feel ‘powerless’ as some coastal areas have faced more sewage overflows than the whole of 2025

Sun 7 Jun 2026

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Thousands of homes in South East England are without water

8 mins • S1, E1280

Thousands of homes in South East England are without water
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Parliament may question water outage investors

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Parliament may question water outage investors
Jeevan Vasagar
Understanding the water outage in southeast England

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Understanding the water outage in southeast England

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