{"id":338309,"date":"2026-04-27T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uks-biggest-ever-environmental-pollution-claim-reaches-high-court-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:00:18","slug":"uks-biggest-ever-environmental-pollution-claim-reaches-high-court-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uks-biggest-ever-environmental-pollution-claim-reaches-high-court-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK&#8217;s biggest ever environmental pollution claim reaches High Court | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2n2nGGkdrpQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK's biggest ever environmental pollution claim reaches High Court | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2n2nGGkdrpQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>One of the UK&#8217;s largest chicken producers and a water company are in the High Court on Monday accused of polluting the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk.<\/p>\n<p>More than 4,500 people who live or work near the rivers along the Welsh-English border have signed up to take part in what&#8217;s being seen as a landmark case against Avara Foods and Welsh Water.<\/p>\n<p>Their lawyers say it&#8217;s the biggest case ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in terms of the number of claimants and its geographical spread.<\/p>\n<p>Avara, which dominates chicken farming in the area, and Welsh Water, have respectively called the claims &quot;misconceived&quot; and &quot;misguided&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Pollution #RiverWye #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the UK&#8217;s largest chicken producers and a water company are in the High Court on Monday accused of polluting the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk. 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