More than 400,000 spills of sewage leaked into England’s rivers and seas in 2020

There were 403,171 spills of sewage leaked into England’s rivers and seas in 2020 due to ‘storm overflows’, Environment Agency figures have revealed.   During heavy rain, storm overflows prevent sewers becoming overloaded with a combination of sewage and rain – but they to this by releasing the diluted wastewater into rivers, polluting waters.  Use of … Read more

Horrified woman says she’s been living a ‘nightmare’ after sewage flooded into her home 

A stinking river of sewage made up of tampons, wet wipes and faeces poured into a disgusted woman’s home three times in a week.  Lesley Lacey-Smith, 64, said she is living in a ‘nightmare’ after her home in Margate, Kent, was repeatedly left awash with waste. She said she has been forced to sleep on … Read more

Highly contagious UK ‘super-covid’ variant found in 80% of Houston’s sewage

The highly contagious UK variant is rapidly spreading throughout Houston, Texas, a new analysis has found. On Monday, the Houston Health Department revealed the variant, known as B.1.1.7 was found at more than three-quarters of the city’s wastewater plants in samples collected February 22. This is 47 percent higher than the number of plants the … Read more

Future mutant strains of coronavirus could be detected faster by studying SEWAGE

Scanning sewage for new coronavirus variants is a viable strategy for speeding up detection of new strains which may be more infectious, a study has found.   Wastewater analysis has previously been identified as a good way of spotting signs of local infection, but now Covid is rife around the world the focus has shifted towards … Read more

Katie Price’s £2million ‘mucky mansion’ has sewage water build-up on the side of the property

Katie Price’s £2million ‘mucky mansion’ in West Sussex is suffering from sewage water build-up on the side of the property a year after the septic tank first started to leak.  The 42-year-old former glamour model, who bought the sprawling country house back in 2014, recently vowed to renovate and sell the house, with doctors demanding she … Read more

Chinese drug trafficker facing death sentence escapes jail through sewage pipes in Indonesia 

The real Shawshank Redemption: Chinese drug trafficker facing death sentence escapes jail by digging a 100ft tunnel through sewage pipes using a screwdriver in Indonesia Cai Changpan was sentenced to death in 2017 for trafficking 230-pound meth The Chinese man escaped from a Indonesian jail after digging a 100-foot tunnel He even invited his cellmate … Read more

Coronavirus in sewage can predict outbreaks up to a WEEK before cases peak

Monitoring sewage for high concentrations of coronavirus genetic material might help officials predict new outbreaks up to seven days early, new research suggests.  Scientists have recently confirmed that while spit and mucus from coughs and sneezes are the main ways that coronavirus is transmitted, humans also ‘shed’ the virus in feces.  Yale University scientists have … Read more

Coronavirus in sewage can predict outbreaks up to a WEEK before cases peak

Monitoring sewage for high concentrations of coronavirus genetic material might help officials predict new outbreaks up to seven days early, new research suggests.  Scientists have recently confirmed that while spit and mucus from coughs and sneezes are the main ways that coronavirus is transmitted, humans also ‘shed’ the virus in feces.  Yale University scientists have … Read more

Coronavirus UK: SEWAGE analysis may be used to track spread

The Government is considering testing sewage to track the size of the coronavirus outbreak in Britain, it has been revealed.   Defra confirmed it is conferring with scientists about whether wastewater can help trace the spread of the deadly infection. It could become part of the government’s next phase of the COVID-19 battle plan to test, track … Read more

Giant greenhouses to use sewage farm heat to produce vegetables

Giant greenhouses the size of 26 football pitches are being built in Britain to grow tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers using excess heat from sewage farms The first two greenhouses are being opened in East Anglia powered by sewage The Norfolk facility is the same size as 26 football pithes with miles of piping The company … Read more