"We are urging the government and beach managers to adopt a mandatory national scheme to provide permanent public information about storm pollution on every bathing beach, " said Mr Bell.

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It follows the conservative Salafi brand of Islam which seeks to bar women and Christians from executive posts and ban alcohol and mixed beach bathing - something which, if implemented, could hit Egypt's crucial tourism industry hard.

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The wettest summer on record has been blamed for a Weston-super-Mare beach failing a bathing water quality test.

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On summer weekends, 16-year-old Ellis Cooper-Frater heads to the beach with his swim cap, bathing suit and bagpipes.

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We recognised the importance of bathing water quality to the local communities around Thanet and beach users.

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In March, wet weather was also blamed for a fall in the number of Welsh beaches reaching the top EU bathing water standard in the Marine Conservation Society's Good Beach Guide.

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After surveys of high litter levels and poor bathing water quality in the past, he set up special "beach summits" to try to tackle the problem.

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Crack open Lady of the Snakes on the beach, and I predict your funny bone and brain will be exercised while your bathing suit stays dry.

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What's so sublime about being on a tropical beach where you know nobody is, you can wear your unattractive, black, one-piece YMCA bathing suit with abandon.

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From there, we are transported to something like Venice Beach, where two muscle-bound guys show off on gymnastic rings and are joined by a chiseled bathing beauty who could crush both of them.

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