that s 825 times a day on average. are you a surfer, bather, fisherman, fisherman s friend? scorching days are coming. it is free and fun, head to the coast, have a debt. a dip in what? the companies have now pledged £10 billion to put things right. but they say it could mean higher bills. it is it all their fault? it is it all theirfault? sewage systems designed by victorian gentlemen in top hats? are we our own worst enemies? are you sick of the sewage? get in touch. it is going to be a good voyage of discovery. now for the news, read by bethan holmes. water companies in england have apologised for not doing enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. they say they ll spend £10 billion this decade on modernising sewers 3 times more than under current plans. but that investment will lead to higher bills. bt is cutting up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as it seeks to cut costs. the chief exec philipjansen says by the end of the 2020s bt will have a
summer my other half and i decided to have a well earned trip to the seaside, classic stuff, we wentjust down the coast from chichester and you down the coast from chichester and wu pay down the coast from chichester and you pay to get into west wittering, they have some lovely facilities and beach there, we settled down with the old blankets and wind breakers and intended to have a little paddle, maybe, but! and intended to have a little paddle, maybe, but i went up to the sea and you can see a sort of yellowy brown froth on the sand and i did not like the look of it. it is not that inviting. but all around me there are kids playing. it is not that inviting. but all around me there are kids playing. . . there are kids playing. it is not that inviting. there are kids playing. it is not that inviting. it there are kids playing. it is not that inviting. it is there are kids playing. it is not that inviting. it is brown - there are kids playing. it is not that inviting. it is brown
problem responsibility for dealing with the problem on the water companies. what i problem on the water companies. what i mean problem on the water companies. what i mean is problem on the water companies. what i mean is more extreme weather grants. i mean is more extreme weather grants, extreme inundations, it means grants, extreme inundations, it means the grants, extreme inundations, it means the finite capacity of our existing means the finite capacity of our existing networks, sewer networks, it overflows extreme weather, grants it overflows extreme weather, grants it it overflows extreme weather, grants. it kisses sewage into the seas grants. it kisses sewage into the seas and grants. it kisses sewage into the seas and river systems it pushes. only seas and river systems it pushes. only 3% seas and river systems it pushes. only 3% of seas and river systems it pushes. only 3% of the sewage is foul, 20% is grey only 3% of the sewage is f
even more brave because of some of the stuff, how do you feel when you are about to take the plunge? weill. are about to take the plunge? well, it is something are about to take the plunge? well, it is something i are about to take the plunge? well, it is something i think are about to take the plunge? well, it is something i think you are about to take the plunge? -ii it is something i think you take a risk based approach and i try and make sure i am well informed about where they are. we are focused on data and evidence and we produce a sewage map which shows where all the known discharges are, anyone can go on to our website and look at our sewage maps and find out. that information has actually been partly what has been used as the basis for a lot of the investigations and information our ngos and public are able to bring and hold water companies to account for. on the map, you can see where the combined sewer outfalls are and where discharges have happened in the last year
pure ignorance, maybe we have to pay for that? ., ., .. , ., , for that? i do accept that. it is unacceptable for that? i do accept that. it is unacceptable to for that? i do accept that. it is unacceptable to put for that? i do accept that. it is unacceptable to put those - for that? i do accept that. it is i unacceptable to put those things down the loo. there is an element of own fault. but who is doing that? people may be out of ignorance, do not realise, i don t know. surely those items could be extracted by some kind of precautionary measures by the water authorities? yes. some kind of precautionary measures by the water authorities? by the water authorities? yes, yes. we are our by the water authorities? yes, yes. we are our own by the water authorities? yes, yes. we are our own waste by the water authorities? yes, yes. we are our own waste enemies, . we are our own waste enemies, difficult to avoid. carl in worcester. good morning. have you seen any of this stuff? h