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Britain's dirty beaches treble after pollution caused by summer storms

Times: The number of bathing beaches failing to meet minimum health and hygiene standards has trebled because of heavy rain. Water samples at almost 800 beaches around Britain revealed that the number failed by testers rose from 17 to 53, the worst for five years. The declining water quality is such that the number of beaches recommended for bathers by the Marine Conservation Society has slumped by 10 per cent. Thomas Bell, the society's coastal pollution officer, said that last ... Read »
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