steve coogan has a strong local connection. windermere's the biggest lake in england.esco national heritage site. and if you can't keep windermere clean, then what hope has the rest of the country got? effluent is discharged into rivers and streams that feed into the lake from waste water treatment works. but raw sewage can also enter during heavy rainfall, when excess storm water is released to prevent the system being overwhelmed. water companies have apologised for not acting quickly enough to deal with sewage spills over the past year, and united utilities says it's putting in investment to tackle the problem. but it does face particular challenges — things like climate change, increasing temperature, and some of the pressures from other things like septic tanks and from agriculture, as well as the inputs from our systems. so there's a collective effort that we need to make. the water industry is really trying to pull themselves out of a very big hole that they've dug. and, fundamentally, an apology isjust not good enough. it's not up to the bill payer to rectify t

among them paul whitehouse, lee mack and steve coogan — who's been speaking to our reporter alison freemanof people out enjoying the bank holiday sunshine but they are here for a serious reason and thatis are here for a serious reason and that is because those campaign groups which say it is concerned about the damage being done to the water quality in the lake due to the repeated release of raw sewage. there is a number of high—profile figures that arejoining there is a number of high—profile figures that are joining the campaign today and that includes actor and median steve coogan. tell me a little bit about why it is so important you got involved with this. �* ., ., ., ., , this. although i have got a very stron: this. although i have got a very strong local _ this. although i have got a very strong local connection - this. although i have got a very strong local connection here, . this. although i have got a very strong local connection here, it! this. although i have got a very l strong local connection here, it is a wider issue nationally. windermere is the biggest lake in england,

among them paul whitehouse, lee mack and steve coogan who's been speaking to our reporter alison freemanhere in windemere, and there are plenty of people out enjoying the bank holiday sunshine, but they are here for a serious reason as well, and that is because the campaign group, which says it is seriously concerned about the damage being done to the water quality in the lake due to the repeated release of raw sewage. there is a number of high—profile figures that arejoining the campaign today and that includes actor and comedian steve coogan. you live locally, steve. tell me a little bit about why it is so important that you got involved with this. although i have got a very strong local connection here, it is a wider issue nationally. windermere is the biggest lake in england, it is a unesco national heritage site and if you cannot keep windemere clean, what hope has the rest of the country got? we are here to tell the chief offender, which is united utilities to stp( putting sewage in windermere, use the resources to remove the damage which has already been done over the last few dec

among the protesters were paul whitehouse, lee mack and steve coogan.telligence chief has promised revenge and warned of a swift response to a series of russian missile strikes on kyiv. one general said monday's daytime attacks have failed to intimidate people in the capital, who've just got on with life. this was the scene in kyiv during those attacks — people rushing to their nearest shelters, as explosions are heard overhead. the city's military administration says all the missiles were shot down and no targets were hit. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is in kyiv. today's strikes were unusual for two reasons — one, because they came in the daylight, and secondly, because they appeared to be targeted here at the centre of the city. until now, most of the air strikes came at night and they were targeted at the outskirts, at national infrastructure and some of the air defences itself. so the authorities said they managed to shoot down ii ballistic and cruise missiles. of course, that meant that there was a lot of debris that came from the ski

among them are paul whitehouse, lee mack and steve coogan, who have been speaking to our reporter alisone an issue that everybody�*s engaged with. putting the spotlight on pollution. hundreds of people turned out today to see high—profile comedians join the save windermere campaign. campaigners are saying that repeated dumping of sewage into the waterways is causing serious ecological damage to the lake, which is a hugely popular tourist destination. windermere is the jewel in the rural crown of england, it's our largest freshwater lake, and the place isjust being degraded and wilfully destroyed. the biggest polluters by far are united utilities, by their own admission. they announced an emergency amount of i think it was between 20 and 40 million that would be spent exclusively on windermere. don't forget, last year they paid out 300 million in dividends to investors. but the water company argues it's not solely their responsibility. i think if you speak— to the experts, they would tell you that lake windermere certainly isn't dying. - but it is facing challenges, - things like increase

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they launched the careers of stephen fry, emma thompson, steve coogan, jenny eclair, harry hill, andcture, the awards organisers are appealing to new backers. hello. good to be here. i was hoping more people would come. the crisis for the awards comes as critics like richard herring say the festival no longer offers the opportunity to break into the industry that it did when he first started performing in the �*80s. so with many comedians now using social media to get the attention of agents and tv bookers, will comedians still head to the fringe if there are no comedy awards to be won? let us talk to. and nica is also here. the award is not happening this year but that is what we are here for, to make sure they do happen, we keep the continuity, we keep the focus of the buzz of comedy in edinburgh because add the edinburgh festival comedy has its moment, it doesn't get that anywhere else in britain. why does it needs the awards, shows could still go on? it why does it needs the awards, shows could still go on?— could still go on? it brings it into a centre, could still go on? it bri

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steve coogan has a strong local connection. windermere's the biggest lake in england.but it does face particular challenges — things like climate change, increasing temperature, and some of the pressures from other things like septic tanks and from agriculture, as well as the inputs from our systems. so there's a collective effort that we need to make. the water industry is really trying to pull themselves out of a very big hole that they've dug. and, fundamentally, an apology isjust not good enough. it's not up to the bill payer to rectify the damage that they've done. for campaigners, this isjust the beginning of a new effort that will secure the lake's future and preserve its beauty. yunus mulla, bbc news. have a listen to this... does it make you nervous? it's an iconic tune i think we all recognise. it's the song that tells us university challenge is about to start. and, after three decades of savage put downs and challenging trivia, jeremy paxman has stepped away from the buzzer, and presented his last episode of university challenge. he announced he would be lea