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Locals in the Claddagh area of Galway, Ireland, were horrified to find human waste pumping into the surrounding waters. One mum said her daughter was ill in hospital with E. coli

After a Freedom of Information request, it emerged that Northumbrian Water has pumped 1.007 million tons of sewage into the North Sea at Whitburn in 2023

Friends of the Earth analysed Environment Agency data around sewage outflows on England's coastline - finding more than a quarter of all spills happened in the vicinity of beaches for swimming

Porthluney beach in Cornwall was branded one of England’s dirtiest, however Cornwall as a whole was England's fourth cleanest county for swimming in the sea in summer

Beaches up and down the UK have been included in sewage warning alerts from the charity Surfers Against Sewage. It says water users are as likely to become ill from filthy seawater

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Horrific images show the carnage left after sewage spewed from the toilet in the home in London, leaving the mother of five with an extremely hefty bill

Cases of diseases such as dysentery and Weil's disease have increased by nearly 60% since 2010, as data reveals sewage was discharged for a record 3.6 million hours last year

Sewage spills into England's rivers and seas by water companies more than doubled last year and you can find out how much was dumped near using our interactive map

Gilbert Jones, who lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire, said that his family "dreads" every time there is heavy rain for fear of the house being surrounded by raw sewage

Seven new public parks are being opened on bits of land that have been reclaimed from the River Thames as part of the Tideway super sewer project which is due to be up and running in 2025

Residents in Shepshed, near Loughborough, were greeted by stomach-turning scenes of sewage bubbling and spewing out onto their streets as Severn Trent have since apologised

A local council and its irate residents near Wellington in New Zealand are struggling with the stench of sewage - due to a wastewater treatment plant in the area

The unfortunate couple moved into their new apartment in Beijing, China, but six months later realised they had not paid a penny for water bills - only for plumbers to discover the reason why

Filth spewing from numerous sewage pipes has left residents on the Isle of Wight wondering why they are being forced to endure becoming Britain's sickest island in the latest scandal surrounding water companies

The untreated filth was spotted close to the beach after a storm overflow release during a heavy downpour over the weekend, sparking fury from local residents

The bosses of three firms accused of illegally dumping sewage in rivers and seas on dry days pocketed eye-watering sums

Ofwat bigwigs got up to an extra £10,000 each for doing their jobs, but the quango has been branded 'pointless' for failing to prevent water companies dumping sewage in rivers

Water firms are only supposed to spill after heavy rain to prevent the system from backing up and flooding, but a report suggests they have been discharging sewage on some of the driest days of 2022

Langland Bay and Caswell Bay in Swansea, and Wisemans Bridge near Saundersfoot and Newgale Beach in Pembrokeshire, have been hit by sewage discharges that have led to no-swim orders

The Carlotti Cove in Santa Pola and Playa de las Villas de Pilar de la Horadada, in Alicante have both been shut down due to issues with the cleanliness of the water

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

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.

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