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- Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced taxpayer-funded cleanup of three illegal dump sites.
- Sites are Power Station Road, Isle of Sheppey, Kent; Aymer Close, Runnymede, Surrey; Midland Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire.
- Government estimates the sites contain 22,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste.
- Fines for waste offences will rise from £300 to £5,000 to deter dumping.
- Environment Secretary Angela Eagle will chair waste crime crackdown group to coordinate regulators and police.
