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As part of the government's initiative to install hundreds of new bathing water sites, swaths of river across England will be designated as swimming spots. According to the statistics, a total of 27 new bathing sites will be identified under the scheme, many of which are in rivers and lakes, greatly raising the number of such official inland swimming locations. Officials said that if selected, the sites would be subjected to regular water inspection by the Environment Agency, which will look at environmental sources and identify remediation steps taken in response. People would be able to see if it was safe to swim in the waters, which include popular 'wild swimming' spots. Last year, the Environment Department (Defra) said that 96 percent of bathing waters in England met minimum annual requirements, and 90 percent were rated as 'good' or 'excellent.'

If water companies want to frighten long-suffering customers, they could face fines of up to ten percent of their revenue from today. When water supplies are interrupted, water companies must address grievances and ensure customers are informed and assisted, according to Ofwat. "There are already too many instances where customers are dissatisfied with their services, and the water company does not have their best interests at heart," the company said. According to Ofwat's annual review into results, customer satisfaction dropped for the majority of businesses in 2022-23. It also dropped the previous year, and it's now lower than it was in 2020/21.

Campaigners, Labour, and the Liberal Democrats have been calling for the reform amid outrage at bosses who have received more than £26 million in salaries, healthcare, and pensions over the last four years. Last year, senior executives from five of the 11 water companies that deal with sewage received bonuses, while the other six received no compensation due to public outrage. At the same time, businesses are expected to increase consumers' bills by around £156 a year to fund efforts to avoid 140,000 sewage overflow spills each year.

Since it was announced that domestic bills are expected to rise by nearly £30 per year, water industry bosses were last night accused of 'kicking the dogs in the teeth.' Water UK, the body that represents water companies, said it was up six percent on average, around £2.30 per month. They said that the move was vital to guarantee the safety of our water supply,' and that it would help build ten new reservoirs as well as increasing the capacity of hundreds of wastewater treatment plants. Water UK chief executive David Henderson (inset) said last night that next year will see record investment from water companies to ensure the safety of our water supply in the future, and substantially reduce the amount of sewage in rivers and seas.' Customers will see the effects of this investment, with more than 2,000 kilometres of pipes repaired or rebuilt and more capacity to treat sewage than ever before. Ofwat, the increase'should be a real concern' for those who are still struggling,' according to Ofwat's watchdog. Tim Farron MP (pictured) said: "This is a kick in the teeth from the same dodgy water companies that pollute rivers with sewage and refuse to pay millions in salaries."

QUENTIN LETTES: Lawyers for hours. They blasted, but jings were lost. Some people pounded the air with a finger and thumb tip, bouncing on their feet's balls and rolling their tongues like plum stones. Others listened with drollery, admiring fellow jurists' Latin words, the cited subclauses, the velvety smarm - 'in the words of the eminent judge' - to chums at Inns of Court. Suella Braverman (Con, Fareham) inserted her pistols into the European Court of Human Rights' belly. Suella, herself a solicitor, began quietly, but by the end of her short address, she was screaming about the 'distant, outsourced, foreign' Strasbourg court.

MPs have found that the children, as well as refugees who fled to the United Kingdom for protection, have been left with no choice but to return to the warzone after being plagued with dental problems for months. Tim Farron, a Liberal Democrat MP and former party leader, told Parliament that children in 'large numbers' return to their parents' home country. The problem of NHS dentistry has existed for years, with some Brits having to pull out their own teeth with pliers or travel to see a dentist in the United Kingdom due to a shortage of slots. MPs have dubbed the subject 'Dickensian' and warned that some constituents were living off a diet of 'painkillers and soup' while waiting for assistance. Lisa Martirosova, seven (pictured with parents), and her mother Oksana, 2,000 miles away, had teeth extracted under general anaesthetic rather than waiting for four months for NHS care. Since being unable to obtain NHS services, Richard Howe (inset) travelled to war-torn Ukraine to see a dentist.

In September, the MP for South Thanet was admitted to the hospital and has spent the past few months in recuperation. In a letter sent to his constituents, he said he was on the 'road to recover' after undergoing 'extrordinary surgery.' Several politicians from both political parties sent their best wishes to Mr Mackinlay.

After suffering from sepsis, Tory MP Craig Mackinlay has detailed how he was put into a sepsis-induced coma. After being rushed to hospital at the end of last month with the life-threatening illness, the MP for South Thanet said he was now'on a slow road to recovery. Following the revelation of his ordeal, the Prime Minister was among a slew of politicians from both parties to wish the 57-year-old's well wishes. Mr Mackinlay said that while recovering, his constituents in Kent will continue to be served by his office employees. Sepsis, also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning, occurs when a person's immune system responds to an infection. It then begins to damage your body's own tissues and organs. Mr Mackinlay wrote on Sunday, "I was rushed into hospital with the possibility of sepsis on Thursday." This was certainly correct, and I was put into an induced coma with multiple organ dysfunctions.' All NHS workers have been outstanding, and I can't say enough.' 'I am now on a slow road to recovery with services provided to constituents that have been maintained by my East Kent and London offices.'

The Cabinet minister said that Britain was less prepared for recent downpours because they came from the East rather than the West. Forecasters are'very good' at forecasting showers that sweep in from the Atlantic, but she added, 'This was rain coming from the other direction, and we don't have nearly as much knowledge about it.' So, can rain really come from the 'wrong direction'? MailOnline talked to a number of scientists who doubted this explanation.

The Diocese of Carlisle, the institution's head, has expressed sorrow for one woman who died by suicide because she never got over the shock of her son's death in St Monica's Maternity Home. Stephen Hindley, the husband's widow, discovered the horrific truth that had been preserved for decades by the church, that a plot of land in a cemetery in Kendal, Cumbria, is an unidentified grave for many unidentified babies. Cumbria Police said that if a formal complaint is received, it is likely to investigate. Tim Farron, the former Liberal Democrat leader of Westmorland and Furness, is leading calls for a police probe and formal inquiry.

Sir Ed Davey wanted to withdraw the party's pledge to build 380,000 houses in England a year each year and replace it with a target of 150,000 council houses. The party's leader said that top-down housing targets led to the construction of "the wrong houses in the wrong places" in an attempt to please southern Tory voters. However, his plans were dismissed at the party's conference yesterday after members backed a motion that suggested that dropping the pledge might alienate young voters.

QUENTIN LETTS: Sir Edward Davey, the poorest of all, is deprived. The Lib Dem leader fell out of a kayak on Sunday and was given a mouthful of English Channel. When the Young Liberals ordered him to ignore new-homes targets, he received his second dose of salts yesterday. They'd leave swaths of the southern shires looking like a Barratt housing estate, which could result in angry middle-class voters returning to the Conservatives.

The survey, which was carried out by the Liberal Democrats, also found that 43% of regular beachgoers were less likely to visit the British seaside this summer due to sewage discharges.

Sarah Bentley, the boss of under-fire Thames Water, has resigned after being required to forfeit her pension. Despite giving up her compensation after outrage over the company's history on leaks and sewage spills, Bentley earned a £1.6 million paycheck.

Steve Mogford's sum since he took over as CEO in 2011 is thought to be a record for the water industry. According to documents, it would have been even higher if he hadn't handed over a "relevant" portion of his compensation last year. United, the monopoly water provider to 7 million people in north-west England, came under fire last week for a massive raw sewage dump that resulted in a 14-mile stretch of coastline around Blackpool being closed to bathers.

Liv Garfield (pictured), who has been running Severn Trent since 2014, was paid £3.2 million last year, taking her total earnings since she took over the company's management to £25 million. The compensation packet, which was down on the previous year's £3.9 million award, included a £358,800 bonus and £1.9 million from the company's long-term incentive program.

Millions of pounds have been paid to one of the UK's top water companies for dumping sewage in canals and sea. Pennon's dividend hike this year soared by ten percent to £111.7 million. The company also received a £1.5 billion special dividend last year. It comes despite South West Water, one of its affiliates, being fined £2.15 million in April for illegally dumping sewage in rivers and the sea around Devon and Cornwall.

With a decision to give more than £300 million to its shareholders, the UK's "dirtiest" water company has sparked outrage. Based on a remarkable track of storm overflow spills into rivers and lakes in the north west of England, United Utilities was named England's most polluting water company last year. The Environment Agency's study found it. The firm has decided to give a multi-million pound windfall - earned from customers' bills - to its investors rather than spending more money to improve its operations. The announcement was made just one day after Severn Trent, another privatized water behemoth, announced that it would give away £261 million to its shareholders. Despite a 'challenging year' that saw a 40% decrease in sales to £256 million, United, which supplies more than 3 million homes and 200,000 businesses throughout the north-west of England, is now out of money.

Therese Coffey, the Environment Minister, has said she is 'pretty fed up' with water companies, and that it was appropriate for the sector to have apologised for not responding quickly enough. Last week, water companies in England revealed a £10 billion initiative to minimize the number of sewage discharges into rivers and seas, with over 300,000 instances last year alone, while still apologizing for the pollution. However, Ms Coffey appeared to agree that bill-payers would have to pay 'a lot' of the bill for building the infrastructure that would block sewage from reaching seas and waterways. Fines that private companies are ordered could be reimbursed, according to her, and that private businesses will pay the fines. Campaigners and opposition parties expressed their displeasure that consumers could be charged more to pay the bill for improvements, with Labour calling on the government to'make the polluter pay'. Photographed Left: Last year, there was a reported sewage discharge in Seaford. Surfers Against Sewage activist in Cornwall, top right. Therese Coffey, bottom right:

Authorities in just over 2,000 of England's 1.1 million fly-tipping cases, implying that only 0.18 percent of charges resulted in a criminal prosecution. Offenders were not prosecuted at the highest rate in London, where just 0.05 percent of the 406,000 cases resulted in the local authorities prosecuting the criminal. According to the reports, only 1,798 fines were issued by courts for fly-tipping incidents last year, an average of 77 points per incident. Tim Farron, the party's environment spokesperson, said: "The Government's inaction on this issue sends the message that they do not take it seriously enough."

The pipe, which was owned by Welsh Water, pumped sewage for the equivalent of 325 days at the River Ogmore in Pontyrhyl, south Wales. The River Ellen from a wastewater treatment plant in Cumbria was the second in the list, with sewage draining the scenic Welsh river once more. According to Environment Agency results, the worst offending water companies in the United Kingdom have been identified. Ten of the top 20 pipes dumping the most sewage, ten of which are owned by United Utilities, which operates across the north west of England and the Lake District.

In time for the Easter break, England's dirtiest beaches - which swimmers should avoid - have been revealed. Four of the five worst affected beaches in Devon's southwest county are particularly popular tourist destination and the country's only county with two coastlines. According to a recent report, water companies dumped sewage onto English Blue Flag beaches more than 1,500 times in 2022. MailOnline highlights the popular beaches that wild swimmers should avoid as summer approaches.

Elton John cannot claim this prestigious award. Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, or Mick Jagger are among those who can't. But, then, no one of these pop geniuses wrote their two greatest hits in a single evening. Dolly Parton, the Queen of England, whose songwriting brilliance was lauded by the House of Commons last week, is responsible for this achievement. An early Day Motion table drafted by MP Jim Shannon of the Democratic Unionist Party has gained support from more than three dozen cross-party candidates, including Labour's Rosie Duffield and Tim Farron, former leader of the Lib Dems, and Labour's Tim Farron. The House commemorates Dolly Parton's hit song "I Will Always Love You," reads the motion, adding that it means so much to so many, including the Hon's wife.' Sandra Shannon, a member of Strangford, is married to Jim and has been married to him. To several people, the surprise may not have been that Dolly, the wise-cracking girl from Tennessee, was the subject of an Early Day Motion, which is usually a way to determine how much money a cause or policy has in Parliament.

The supplier has been exporting 'large quantities' of pre-packed meat and deli products from South America and Europe. The National Food Crime Unit, which is part of the Food Standards Agency, has confirmed that it is looking into the store, although it has not revealed that it has so far. The inquiry came ten years after the horsemeat scandal rocked Britain, with the meat being sold as beef in lasagna and other ready-meals. Reginald Bevan, deputy head of the NFCU, told Farmers Weekly that a'massive probe' was underway into one of the supermarket's suppliers, which involved a search of over 1.3 million documents with which the supermarket was co-operating.