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London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
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Plumbing errors are causing human waste and pollution to enter London's rivers and streams, with volunteer groups identifying numerous misconnected appliances discharging directly into waterways. Investigations on rivers including the Brent and Wandle have prompted emergency alerts to Thames Water.
Two housing developments in Barnet and two in Harrow continue to discharge waste into surface drains due to illegal plumbing misconnections. A new pilot project funded by the mayor of London aims to tackle this issue, which is impacting the River Brent.
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.