{"id":338423,"date":"2026-04-27T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kings-estate-tried-to-sell-land-contaminated-with-toxic-illegal-waste-to-council\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:00:13","slug":"kings-estate-tried-to-sell-land-contaminated-with-toxic-illegal-waste-to-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kings-estate-tried-to-sell-land-contaminated-with-toxic-illegal-waste-to-council\/","title":{"rendered":"King\u2019s estate tried to sell land contaminated with toxic illegal waste to council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LMT2cTDKN1E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"King\u2019s estate tried to sell land contaminated with toxic illegal waste to council\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LMT2cTDKN1E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This programme has learnt that the King&#8217;s private estate tried to sell land contaminated with toxic illegal waste in Wigan to the local council. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, we revealed that the site containing twenty-five thousand tonnes of rubbish, dubbed the UK&#8217;s &quot;most dangerous waste crime site&quot;, was on land largely owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, which forms part of the King&#8217;s extensive private portfolio of properties. <\/p>\n<p>Correspondent: Alex Thomson<br \/>\nReporting: Emily Roe<br \/>\nProducer: Nanette van der Laan<br \/>\nCamera\/Editor: Paul Mackeson<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This programme has learnt that the King&#8217;s private estate tried to sell land contaminated with toxic illegal waste in Wigan to the local council. 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