The Guardian reports on a Raw deal: discontent is rising as water companies pump sewage into UK waters

Sky News says ‘Sewage pumped into sea’ turns idyllic Cornwall cove brown in dramatic footage described as ‘shocking’

And Southern Water apparently ‘dumps sewage 493 times in eight days at bathing beaches’ according to The Guardian

Only official bathing spot on Thames fails tests for bacteria linked to sewage The Guardian

Water firms may owe UK customers £163m for spillages, say experts The Guardian

However,  Utility Week reports that Tackling storm overflows by entirely splitting out sewage from clean surface run off would treble water customers’ average annual bills to more than £1200, Lord Benyon has told fellow peers