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Six people - two in high visibility jackets - stand in a car park in front of sewage lorries with Let's Talk Poo and No Time to Waste banners on the sides.

Sewage lorries raise awareness of bowel cancer

Bowel Cancer Guernsey says bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the bailiwick.

A storm overflow pipe which goes into the River Chelt - a tributary of the river Severn. The image shows water flowing out of a pipe and into a small stream below.

Severn Trent to invest £2bn in reducing sewage spills

The company is looking to upgrade hundreds of sites.

Gloucestershire

Matt Arnold frowns as he looks towards the camera. He has a dark, short beard. He is wearing a green woollen hat with a red and yellow badge on the front and a khaki-coloured coat. The backdrop is out of focus, but a stream, a red-brick bridge and trees can be seen.

Campaigners raise fears over chalk stream sewage

A member of the Rivers Trust says discharges into Lowthorpe Beck could affect the trout population.

Hull & East Yorkshire

Joff Edervane wearing an orange Southern Water high vis vest and white hard hat smiling at the camera. Joff is standing in a field where the work is happening and behind him are five workers in the same clothes as him and there are tarpaulin sheets on the floor. The field is in the crest of a valley between two hills, one of which can be seen in the background

Hopes £3m investment can stop flooding in villages

Residents say they have had issues for 30 years but are relieved to see the works taking place.

Three people stand on a pavement, one with a small black dog. They are dressed in cold weather gear and one is wearing a blue T-shirt with sme words on it.

Seaside sewage campaign share information at beach

Campaigners have been on the esplanade explaining what sewage discharges have meant for the town.

A worker in a high-visibility orange suit and helmet stands inside the massive, curving tunnel of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, illuminated by greenish-blue light. The tunnel extends into the distance, with a bright light shining at the far end.

London's new super sewer now fully connected

The firm behind the super sewer says it can reduce sewage spills into the Thames by 95%.

Thames Water employees carry out repair and maintenance in London. A van with Thames Water written down the side can be seen with two workmen in orange outfits further down the road.

Thames Water admits delays to environmental works

The company promised to carry out 812 schemes but admits it will fall short by the deadline.

Kate Freeman is standing on the beach looking at the camera. Her long, blonde hair is being caught in the wind and she is wearing a red fluffy jumper. The sea can be seen in the background along with with the cliffs above.

New homes spark beach sewage spill fears

Swimmers claim sewage spills into the sea often prevent them from swimming in St Brides Bay.

The River Ure near Leyburn

'It's awful': Dismay over three-day sewage spill

Yorkshire Water say the discharge at its Leyburn works was in accordance with its permit.