Life & Times

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’

Some 27% of English billpayers have considered withholding their bill payments due to water supplier failings, a survey shows.

www.bigissue.com/news/envi…


England water pollution at a 10-year high, campaigners say.

The number of pollution incidents recorded by water companies in England is at a ten-year high, according to data obtained by campaigners.

Surfers Against Sewage said the Environment Agency data showed the number of incidents was more than double its target.

Such spills have the potential to cause damage to wildlife and illness for people making use of the country’s rivers and seas.

Water UK, the industry body representing UK water and sewage companies, said companies plan to invest Β£12bn to reduce spills by the end of the decade.

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Tide’s out. Polperro, Cornwall on a cold early February afternoon.

A photo of fishing boats sitting on the sand as the tide is out

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Waiting for the tide.

A black and white photograph of a rowing boat against a stone wall

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Bantham Beach

A tranquil beach scene features rocky shores and gentle waves under a colorful sunset sky.

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If you’d like to support an Instagram replacement, Pixelfed has a Kickstarter campaign.

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screenshot of the pixelfed kickstarter web page

At the start of the Tidal Road, Aveton Gifford.

a photo of a road leading to the estuary

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Seeing some sun on the dog walk yesterday made a nice change.

A photo of Burgh Island taken from Bantham Beach

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Our last beach walk of the year was at Bigbury-on-Sea. It stayed dry despite the promise of rain in the clouds.

A photo of Bigbury-on-Sea beach in mid-winter with a glowering sky

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The old kitchen has gone, and the new one is ready to be installed. Parker is wondering what’s happening to his bedroom.

A photo of a kitchen before installation

This ITV podcast is a powerful indictment of how badly we treat people in social housing in the UK. The pod highlights a litany of failures by the British state.

Read more and view the episodes here: thetrapped.co.uk


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Come on Kier, wake up and get a move on!

Step up Brexit reset, or European allies will lose patience, Starmer warned. The call comes after Bank of England’s governor Andrew Bailey said the UK should rebuild relations with the European Union as he warned of the economic consequences of leaving the bloc.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-reset-eu-uk-bank-england-keir-starmer-b2647731.html

a photo of Kier Starmer

This is an interesting article from Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace that ranks political parties’ election manifestos ahead of polling day on 4 July. After scrutinising the details, Labour scores four times higher than the Conservatives, but the Greens and Liberal Democrats claim first and second place, respectively. friendsoftheearth.uk/system-ch…


Lightroom’s Generative Fill is impressive. This is a before and after photo of the tower on Glastonbury Tor.

a photo of Glastonbury TorA photo of Glastobury Tor

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