Fining firms for sewage spills will get 'quicker and easier', says government (www.bbc.com)

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Fining English water companies for spilling raw sewage will soon become quicker and easier, the government has said.

New proposals would see automatic fines of up to £20,000 issued for some minor offences and make it simpler to punish more serious ones.

In recent years data from the water industry's own monitoring equipment has shown how frequently rules are broken around sewage spills. But the regulator, the Environment Agency, has by its own admission struggled to act.

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