sewage discharges into england s rivers. england take control of the second test against south africa. captain ben stokes leads by example with his first century as captain. for most of you, a dry start to the weekend with warm spells of sunshine to look forward to. for the afternoon, one or two isolated showers popping up for one or two, but for most it stays dry. a closer look at the weather details a little bit later. it s saturday 27th august. children s charities are warning of the serious risk to young people this winter, as households struggle with the rising cost of energy bills. the government is being urged to offer more financial support, following yesterday s announcement of an 80% increase to the price cap, as frances read reports.
ridge on the up. into thursday we have a ridge of on the up. into thursday we have a ridge of high pressure building across ridge of high pressure building across us ridge of high pressure building across us so that settles things down across us so that settles things down but across us so that settles things down but we also have a weather front down but we also have a weather front coming into the north west which front coming into the north west which could produce some wind. later in the which could produce some wind. later in the day which could produce some wind. later in the day there is a chance we could in the day there is a chance we could see in the day there is a chance we could see some thundery showers moving could see some thundery showers moving across parts of south east england moving across parts of south east england. that is something we are keeping england. that is something we are keeping a england. that is something we are keeping a c
new public appeal is expected at some point this week. david, thank ou. water companies have been accused of failing to monitor sewage discharges at popular british seaside resorts. pollution warnings were put in place across more than 40 beaches and swimming spots in england and wales, after recent heavy rain overwhelmed sewer systems. data analysed by the liberal democrats found that many monitoring devices had either not been installed, or worked only a small amount of the time. water firms have insisted they are committed to tackling the issue. rubbish is continuing to mount on the streets of edinburgh, as a strike by the city s bin collectors enters its second week. the industrial action which is set to last 12 days and coincides with the fringe festival comes after unions rejected a pay offer equivalent to a 3.5% rise. wider strikes by refuse workers will take place across large parts of scotland later this week. as the conservative leadership contest enters its final two wee
so there is a bit of toing and froing about where exactly the blame lies but what is being said is for any students that are concerned to please contact the exam board or else to contact the university so that place can be held.- else to contact the university so that place can be held. sewage discharges at popular british seaside resorts are not being monitored properly. that s the claim from the liberal democrats, who say that, 90% of the time, monitoring devices have not been installed or don t work. last week more than 40 beaches and swimming spots in england and wales were hit by pollution warnings, after heavy rain. today, downing street accused water companies of a completely unacceptable failure to reduce sewage discharges. a spokesperson for number 10 said the companies should put customers before shareholders or face fines. richard galpin reports.
was released into the sea at the shoreline after heavy rain overwhelmed sewer systems. it forced the closure of beaches in the east sussex region. pollution warnings were applied to more than 40 beaches and swimming spots across england and wales some shown on this map here. about 20 warnings are still in place. today, the criticism continued, with accusations that british water companies are failing to monitor sewage discharges. the liberal democrats, a uk political party, says data they analysed found that the devices used to monitor sewage discharge did not work 90% of the time or weren t installed at all. £2.8 billion of operating profit, £1 billion been given to shareholders in dividends and the executive staff of the water companies getting a 20% pay rise last year and at the same time you see a complete lack of investment either in monitoring or the infrastructure that would stop the sewage outflow in the first place and you see