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Brit swimmers warned to stay away from 50 UK beaches due to 'dangerous sewage'

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holiday hotspots across the country had been leaking sewage into the sea.A number of those hotspots were popular beaches and coastal regions of the UK, with sewage overflows causing higher than usual levels of pollution.READ MORE: 'Drunk' Ryanair passenger restrained by 7 people after 'foul-mouthed mid-air tirade'Sewage overflows are often caused by heavy rainfall which overwhelms the system, forcing untreated water out of the system to avoid waste backing up.A warning from Surfers Against Sewage read: "Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 hours."Popular beaches within Brighton and Southend have been listed as a polluted part of the country, as well as areas of Newquay and Bognor Regis.

Alongside those popular attractions, beaches near Skegness and Robin Hood Bay are also experiencing higher-than-usual pollution rates, with a shocking map published by Surfers Against Sewage documenting the unsafe swimming areas.The organisation monitors water quality at 400 locations across the UK, and clears up which are safe and which are not.

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