David ShillinglawRise Up Residency

At any one time, pollution warnings are in place for more than 100 British beaches, due entirely to the practice of untreated sewage being discharged directly into the sea.

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These warnings appear on the Safer Seas and Rivers Service, run by the charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), and are based on data taken from water-providing firms across the country. Every time a storm hits the UK, the SAS app lights up a hoard of ‘danger zone’ red areas.