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Number of English bathing sites rated 'poor' doubles

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77% Informative

Number of monitored bathing sites in England rated as poor and unfit for swimming has more than doubled, from 18 to 37.

92% of sites regularly monitored this summer met minimum standards for bathing, a slight fall from 96% last year .

Government calls the latest figures unacceptable’ and blames England ’s water companies.

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