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Raw sewage spills have pushed levels of harmful bacteria in Belfast Lough beyond legal limits, a BBC Spotlight investigation has found.

Expert water sampling found levels of bacteria at some popular swimming spots were more than three times higher than permitted for bathing waters.

Northern Ireland Water has admitted breaching the law hundreds of times each year by releasing untreated sewage into the lough.

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