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'World's best cleaner' Auri Kananen, 30, from Finland spent 48 hours “extreme-cleaning” a one-bed apartment, which featured a toilet which hadn't been cleaned in six years in a bathroom with mushrooms growing in the walls.

Woman spends 48 hours deep cleaning a dirty flat

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage. (Photo: Getty Images)

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage

Focus on ‘illegal’ sewage spills not using poo to heat homes, campaigners say. (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Adobe Stock/Henley Mermaids)

Focus on ‘illegal’ sewage spills not using poo to heat homes

‘Traumatised’ family made to stay in home flooded with ‘dirty brown’ sewage face home insurance hike

‘Traumatised’ family’s home flooded with ‘dirty brown’ sewage

Young mum, 22 horrified as Norwich council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

Mum horrified as council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

54 UK beaches issued with raw sewage alert - see full list

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spill that turned rivers ‘black’ and ‘grey’

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spills

Water bills could increase by 40% next year

Households warned water bills could rise by 40% to £680 per year

A Family's £900k home now "worthless" after being flooded with raw sewage twice

Family's £900k home now "worthless" after being flooded with sewage

The government has proposed a ban of plastic wet wipes in England

Government to ban plastic wet wipes in England

NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues

NHS hospitals battle sewage leaks and maintenance issues