Northumberland homeowners outrage after foul sewer bursts in their estate

Horrified homeowners are confronted with ‘river of sewage’ running down driveways of their £260,000 new-builds after days of rain causes manhole covers to overflow Kimberley Bourton, 46, moved into her new home with husband Lee in August She claims the new-build estate in Northumberland is blighted with problems  Shocking video shows raw effluent flowing out … Read more

I’m A Celebrity: Shane Richie crawls through a sewer with Hollie Arnold for Wicked Waterways trial

He was left seething when he was informed that he would face his third consecutive trial on Wednesday. And Shane Richie was seen spluttering in disgust as he and Hollie Arnold took on the Wicked Waterways trial, due to air on Thursday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The EastEnders star, … Read more

Boy is sent flying in mid-air by an exploding sewer after he lit a firecracker on a manhole cover

Boy is sent flying in mid-air by an exploding sewer after he lit a firecracker on a manhole cover The boy was playing at a residential complex in China before the blast took place Footage shows fire emerging from the sewer and the child was blown into the air He is said to have survived the … Read more

Huge 20ft wide sinkhole swallows up part of busy street in Walsall after sewer collapse 

A huge 20ft-wide sinkhole swallowed up part of a busy street in the West Midlands on Thursday after the sewer beneath it collapsed.  Drivers were forced to swerve around the 20ft-wide hole which opened up when a sewer collapsed on Stafford Street, in Walsall, West Midlands., on Thursday. Witnesses said how people from nearby businesses … Read more

A startup wants to map the spread of novel coronavirus by sampling human waste in US sewer systems

ALABAMA Alabama health officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of day cares, senior centers and on-site restaurant dining in six counties to contain the coronavirus outbreak.  The order from the Alabama Department of Public Health applies to Jefferson County, which has the highest number of cases, and the surrounding counties of Tuscaloosa, Walker, Blount, St. … Read more