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The amount of raw sewage being spilled into England’s waterways has hit a record high – more than doubling since last year.
Water companies are allowed to do this, but only in exceptional circumstances to prevent sewage washing back up into our homes.
But, there’s growing evidence sewage is being routinely dumped by water firms when it’s not needed, polluting England’s waters more to the point where rowers in this year’s Oxford and Cambridge boat race have been warned not to go into the Thames.
Customers could end up paying more too – as water companies in England and Wales want bills to increase to fund the necessary infrastructure upgrades.
On this edition of the Sky News Daily, Leah Boleto is joined by climate reporter Victoria Seabrook and business correspondent Paul Kelso to explain how England’s rivers and seas have got to this state and what this could mean for our water bills.
Producer: Alex Edden
Assistant producer: Iona Brunker
Senior podcast producer: Annie Joyce
Editor: Paul Stanworth
Previous episodes
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2532 - Water woes: Could sewage in the sea lead to higher bills? Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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2531 - Baltimore bridge collapse: Expert view on what happened Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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2530 - How will Putin react to the Moscow concert attack? Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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2529 - US Gaza ceasefire vote - why did it fail? Sat, 23 Mar 2024
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2528 - Kate’s cancer diagnosis – what we know Fri, 22 Mar 2024
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2527 - Will the government "do the right thing" for the Waspi campaigners? Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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2526 - What’s behind Leo Varadkar's shock resignation? Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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2525 - The Kate photos: When conspiracy theories meet the royals Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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2524 - Faultlines: Why isn’t housing a bigger election issue? Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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2523 - Putin's power – why Russia's election matters Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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2522 - British troops speak out about exposure to toxic chemicals | Redefining 'extremism' with Sam Coates Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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2521 - Diane Abbott: Why the Tories won't return the race row money Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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2519 - How UK-made cars are getting into Russia despite sanctions Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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2518 - Kate, the photo and trying to solve the conspiracy theory crisis Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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2516 - Everything that happened at the Oscars Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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2515 - 'More lives lost than saved': why Britain's IRA spy never faced justice Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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2514 - If National Insurance is scrapped, who wins and who loses? Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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2513 - Ed Conway and Beth Rigby: Was that a budget for a May election? Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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2512 - Council Tax: What could bankruptcy mean for our bills? Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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2511 - Budget: Are tax cuts the vote winner they seem? Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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2510 - Introducing… Electoral Dysfunction Fri, 01 Mar 2024
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2509 - Putin's nuclear threat as Baltic states bolster their armies Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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2508 - Inside Ecuador's crackdown on drug cartels Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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2507 - 'Bombshell revelations' at Post Office scandal hearing... What's the truth? Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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2506 - 'Words matter' - Lee Anderson, heightened tension and MPs' safety Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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2505 - Two years on since Russia's invasion but Ukraine is still in the fight Fri, 23 Feb 2024
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2504 - Commotion and a no confidence motion: What damage has the Commons Gaza row done? Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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2503 - The Post Office scandal - more trouble on the Horizon? Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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2501 - Hacking the hackers: How cyber gang Lockbit was 'locked out' Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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2500 - Did Russian opposition die with Alexei Navalny? Mon, 19 Feb 2024
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2499 - Russian opponent Alexei Navalny dies... and analysing Labour's double by-election win Fri, 16 Feb 2024
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2498 - Technically it’s a recession, but what’s actually changed? With Ed Conway Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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2497 - Can Starmer ever really deliver on his antisemitism promise? Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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2496 - Has Starmer been ‘decisive’ over Rochdale.. and the battle for The Body Shop Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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2495 - Israel-Hamas war: Will Netanyahu pause the offensive on Rafah? Mon, 12 Feb 2024
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2494 - WEEKEND DAILY: Work until you're 71? What's the alternative? Sat, 10 Feb 2024
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2493 - Biden: 'My memory is fine' - what's just changed for the presidential election? Fri, 09 Feb 2024
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2492 - Labour's climate climbdown - how damaging is it? Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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2490 - Rishi Sunak's transgender jibe dominates PMQs Wed, 07 Feb 2024
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2489 - The King and cancer: What's the experience of the thousands diagnosed each day? Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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2488 - King Charles has cancer: What we know so far Mon, 05 Feb 2024
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2487 - ‘In touching distance’: Is a united Ireland now a realistic prospect? Mon, 05 Feb 2024
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2486 - Brianna Ghey's murderers: Should children who kill be named? Fri, 02 Feb 2024
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2485 - Is business loving Labour? Thu, 01 Feb 2024
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2484 - WhatsApp'ened with Nicola Sturgeon at the COVID Inquiry? Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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2483 - Northern Ireland, cheese and fish: Why it's an important week in life after Brexit Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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2482 - Patient 11 | Locked-up and drugged Mon, 29 Jan 2024
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2481 - Israel-Hamas war: How much pressure is Benjamin Netanyahu under? Fri, 26 Jan 2024
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2480 - Nottingham attacks: Why so many missed chances to stop Valdo Calocane? Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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2479 - Could Brits really be called up to serve in the army? Wed, 24 Jan 2024