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The UK’s cleanest beaches revealed after hundreds fall ill swimming in British waters

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New research has revealed the cleanest beaches across the UK (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Britain’s polluted waters have been back in the spotlight since the Environment Agency revealed that that almost all of England ’s lakes, rivers and coastal waters are heaving with toxic chemicals . Charming. And now the water crisis is deepening after Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) received a record number of sickness reports from beachgoers. Jo Morley, SAS’s head of campaigns, accused water companies of ‘making us sick’ after decades of pumping sewage into open waters. The affected beaches include several Blue Flag spots, which are given their title for the highest water quality, biodiversity levels and safety. So where can we swim in peace? New research from the Foundation for Environmental Education has identified the beaches with the cleanest waters across the UK. Saltdean Beach is known for its rock pools (Picture: Getty Images) There are 63 in England and nine in Northern Ireland , inc

First report: Blue Flag beach sewage crisis as HUNDREDS of tourists fall sick at some of UK's best beaches — mirror.co.uk, 4d