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The view from the River Tame

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Three-quarters of rivers in England and Wales fall below a new European environmental standard, according to a report from the Environment Agency.

Environmental groups want tougher action as only five of the 6,000 rivers surveyed are classified as pristine.

Tim Muffett speaks to Mark Lloyd of The Angling Trust, and Pam Gilder of the Environment Agency, from the Tame River in Staffordshire.

READ MORE: UK rivers failing new EU standard

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