So that’s how they do it. I’d been wondering how, when more sewage has been entering our rivers than ever before, some of the water…
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‘No dividing line’: consultants advising private water companies also work for their regulator, Ofwat
The water industry regulator has spent £26.7m on business consultants in the past five years, including several companies that have simultaneously worked for private water…
View More ‘No dividing line’: consultants advising private water companies also work for their regulator, Ofwat‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws
Whistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage, and that some treatment works are manipulating wastewater systems to…
View More ‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage lawsWater companies in England face outrage over record sewage discharges
Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and…
View More Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage dischargesNew blow to British smart meter rollout as number of faulty machines leaps to 4m
Nearly 4m energy smart meters in homes and businesses are faulty, government figures have shown, in a further blow to the “troubled” rollout of the…
View More New blow to British smart meter rollout as number of faulty machines leaps to 4mHigh shower pressure can help people save water, study suggests
Swapping a feeble dribble for a powerful blast might seem like an environmental indulgence when it comes to taking a shower, but researchers say it…
View More High shower pressure can help people save water, study suggestsThames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%
Thames Water has been lobbying the government and regulators to let it increase bills by 40%, pay lower fines for breaches and keep paying out…
View More Thames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%British Gas launches fixed-rate energy deal offering 12% saving on price cap
British Gas has launched a fixed-rate gas and electricity deal that offers a 12% saving over most existing price-capped tariffs, adding a new choice to…
View More British Gas launches fixed-rate energy deal offering 12% saving on price capWater bosses in England and Wales face bonus bans for illegal sewage discharges
Ministers are to ban bonuses for water company bosses in England and Wales who fail to prevent illegal sewage spills that pollute rivers, lakes and…
View More Water bosses in England and Wales face bonus bans for illegal sewage dischargesMore than 2m UK prepay meter users to be cut off from gas or electric this winter
More than 2 million people across the UK will be cut off from their gas and electricity this winter because they cannot afford to top…
View More More than 2m UK prepay meter users to be cut off from gas or electric this winter