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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Benefits payments could be put on 'library card'

Thousands of benefits recipients currently paid by cheque could receive their money on a token "like a library card", the government has said. Only 250,000 out of 18 million benefits claimants receive money by cheques cashed at post offices - often as they do not have a bank account. However, the system is to be run through PayPoint outlets instead, and cheques will be phased out over a year. There are 22,000 PayPoint outlets in UK supermarkets and convenience stores.

7 Mar 2011
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