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Water companies fined record £XXm by regulator

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Thames Water , Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face 168 m fines over historic sewage spills.

Sewage spills into England 's rivers and seas more than doubled last year .

The proposal will now go to public consultation and is first announcement of Ofwat 's largest ever investigation into water company performance.

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80

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81

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36

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formal

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English

Language complexity

57

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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