This programme has learnt that the King's private estate tried to sell land contaminated with toxic illegal waste in Wigan to the local council.
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Earlier this year, we revealed that the site containing twenty-five thousand tonnes of rubbish, dubbed the UK's "most dangerous waste crime site", was on land largely owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, which forms part of the King's extensive private portfolio of properties.
Correspondent: Alex Thomson
Reporting: Emily Roe
Producer: Nanette van der Laan
Camera/Editor: Paul Mackeson
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