Matteo Berrettini had a disappointing showing at the Miami Open this year, but it gave him time to rest up for his next tournament!
06.04.2023 - 19:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Water bosses should face ‘absolute accountability’ for dumping sewage in places like the River Mersey in south Manchester, including being sent to jail, a team of Greater Manchester MPs have suggested. Labour’s environment and rural affairs secretary, Jim McMahon, is backing the campaign to clean up the UK’s waterways.
It comes as shadow transport secretary Mike Kane, and shadow culture and tourism secretary, Jeff Smith, launched a scathing attack on the privatised water sector over volume of raw sewage dumped in rivers, lakes and the sea. Councillor Sarah Haughey, who represents Trafford’s Longford ward, said she regularly walks her dog along the banks of the Mersey.
“It is often covered in human waste. When the river has been high you can see sanitary towels, toilet roll, baby wipes and human faeces along the bank, and it stinks. It’s awful.”
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Mr McMahon, who is also MP for Oldham West and Royton, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the issue was a ‘national scandal’. He said: “We believe a lot of this is about water management and that you can deal with this by effective sewage treatment within the existing network.
“We are calling for mandatory monitors, so we know the full scale of what’s taking place and how much is being dumped in our lakes, rivers and the sea. And [there should be] automatic fines.
"It is a nonsense that the environment agency had a 40 per cent budget cut for enforcement, but is then expected to take on more expensive protracted investigations. We think that the water companies should pay the second sewage is discharged into the bodies of water.
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Matteo Berrettini had a disappointing showing at the Miami Open this year, but it gave him time to rest up for his next tournament!
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XXXTentacion were formally sentenced Thursday to serve life in prison.Showing little emotion during the proceeding, Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were handed their fates from Circuit Judge Michael Usan, who addressed each man individually after also presiding over their trial.The sentencing by Usan was largely a formality since Florida law dictates a life sentence for first-degree murder convictions.In somewhat of a departure, however, prosecutor Pascale Achille asked the judge to impose an additional 30-year sentence on Boatwright, found to have been the triggerman, for violating several provisions of his probation when the rapper was slain. The prosecutor asked that the sentence be served consecutively to his life sentence because of Boatwright's behavior during the trial.«Several times during the trial, Mr. Boatwright did not appear to take these matters seriously,» she told the judge, citing instances of his «abhorrent behavior» when he laughed during the proceeding.
Tom Daley revealed a surprising update to his family life on Wednesday April 5th, when the Olympic diver, 28 revealed that he and his husband Dustin Lance Black, 48, had safely welcomed their second child together. In a birth announcement shared in The Times, the happy couple revealed that they had quietly welcomed a healthy baby boy, Phoenix Rose on March 28th 2023.
Gemma Atkinson broke her social media silence to share a sweet family moment with her followers. Over the weekend, the pregnant Hits Radio host told her fans that she had ditched Greater Manchester and headed for sunnier climes alongside her fiance Gorka Marquez and their daughter, Mia.
Back in November it was revealed that an award-winning Manchester brewery was upping sticks and moving to Stockport town centre. Now, just five months after the news dropped, Runaway Brewery is almost ready to open the doors to its brand new brewery, taproom and beer garden overlooking the River Mersey.
Michelle Keegan has told fans 'it's the little things' as she was given a sweet message while working on her latest project. The former Coronation Street star is currently hard at work as fans will soon be seeing her in a different light.
Abigail Zwerner, a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student earlier this year, is suing her school’s administrators for $40 million, claiming they failed to protect her against the violent child!
It's just after 1pm on a Monday and three old friends are attempting to dredge a section of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal by hand. It's dirty, smelly, back-breaking work, but Carol Garner, Sarah Greenhalgh and Lynne Curley are happily giving up their free time to do it.
Helen Skelton has been branded 'gorgeous' after she shared a look into her day after being showered with supportive messages after sharing an update on her youngest child. The Countryfile presenter was told her little girl is her 'mother's daughter' as she shared a rare snap of the one-year-old.
State Pension payments are set to increase by 10.1 per cent from April for some 12.6million people across Great Britain, including 992,052 living in Scotland. However, despite a record-breaking rise in payments of the contributory benefit, it is estimated that around 1.8 million pensioners are receiving less than £100 per week in State Pension payments.
The Sunday Times has named three Greater Manchester areas in its list of the best places to live in the UK this year. The comprehensive guide, which is released annually, looks at all areas across the UK and assesses the qualities that make up a desirable area to live.
Coronation Street star Jodie Prenger has shared her own special tribute to Paul O'Grady following his 'unexpected' death this week. Tributes were pouring in for the comedian and TV star after his partner revealed he died, aged 67, on Tuesday evening (March 28).
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Santa Fe D.A. Mary Carmack-Altwies will step aside in the prosecution of Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and has named two lawyers to take over the case. Carmack-Altwies appointed Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis as special prosecutors on the case. Both are private attorneys based in Albuquerque. The move comes after Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled on Monday that Carmack-Altwies could not continue to prosecute the case if she appointed a special prosecutor. Baldwin and “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed were charged in January with involuntary manslaughter for the death of Hutchins. Gutierrez Reed mistakenly loaded a live round into Baldwin’s gun. Baldwin was holding it when it fired — he has denied pulling the trigger — killing Hutchins and wounding the film’s director.
People in Greater Manchester who have been sent a lifesaving home testing kit that can detect early signs of bowel cancer are being encouraged to use it and return it, as part of a new, first of a kind NHS campaign.
Staying civil. Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth are focused on an amicable divorce process, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.
The greatest #GirlDad! Derek Jeter works hard to make sure his and Hannah Jeter‘s daughters feel strong and supported at home.
An unbelievable property which most would considered to be their dream home has come up for sale - and despite its LA-style appearance it is actually located in Greater Manchester.
Matteo Berrettini leads the way on a jog with Melissa Satta in Miami, Fla., on Tuesday afternoon (March 28).
Demi Lovato celebrated the man in her life with sweet birthday wishes! On Tuesday, the 30-year-old musician took to Instagram to wish her boyfriend, Jute$, a happy 32nd birthday.«My sweet angel — it’s officially your birthday!!! I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate you because I couldn’t be more in love with your gorgeous, funny, sexy, talented self,» Lovato wrote. «I’ve waited my whole life to find you and I can’t wait to celebrate so many more birthdays together… you’re a literal dream come true and I’m so grateful to call you mine.