Water companies are the most persistent polluters of England's rivers and beaches, with “pitiful” fines failing to curb their behaviour, it has been revealed.
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Ofwat hires its former star Cathryn Ross to tackle tough times
Thursday 25 July 2013
Ofwat has turned to a star alumna to lead the water regulator, which is facing one of the most testing times in its 24-year history.
Keep your clothes on, says Tesco as health warning is raised over heatwave
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Met Office issues alert amid longest hot spell for seven years
Water companies told to stop siphoning off cash to foreign owners
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Former head of Ofwat lambasts privatised firms for paying excessive dividends
Volunteers rescue 80 swans after oil leak in the River Thames
Saturday 22 June 2013
Authorities believe they may never discover the source of the leak, which can damage swan's internal organs
Ben Chu: Wading through Thames' muddy waters
Friday 14 June 2013
Outlook If Thames Water's product was as opaque as its accounts Londoners wouldn't relish turning on their taps.
Sold down the river: How Thames Water diverts its tax liability via the Caribbean despite £549m profit and 6.7% price hike
Tuesday 11 June 2013
UK's largest water company received £5m Treasury rebate
Investment Insider: Boring utilities but exciting returns
Saturday 01 June 2013
Water, gas and electricity can power your investment
Severn snubs £5bn bid but City feels fresh offer likely
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Severn Trent today rejected a takeover approach worth up to £5 billion from a consortium of foreign investors, saying it “completely fails to recognise the existing and potential value” of the FTSE 100 water supplier. However, the City predicted another bid would emerge.
Regent Street to remain closed into Monday after water main bursts
Sunday 03 March 2013
Burst water main causes disruption on one of Britain's busiest shopping streets
The News Matrix: Thursday 7 February 2013
Thursday 07 February 2013
Farage is a Stalinist dictator, says MEP
Water hike adds to bills misery
Tuesday 05 February 2013
Households in England and Wales will see water bills increase by an average of 3.5 per cent this year, while rates in London, the South-west and South-east soar by more than double the rate of inflation.
Rhodri Marsden: A porous shower curtain – that's a metaphor for what, exactly?
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Life on Marsden
Water companies lift hosepipe bans as deluge looks set to continue
Monday 09 July 2012
The final four water companies with hosepipe bans have announced they are lifting them with immediate effect.
Rain returning after brief respite
Thursday 14 June 2012
Britain's rain misery is set to return today with downpours and strong winds lashing the country at the end of the week.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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