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Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’The UK government has been accused of a lack of transparency and of acting irresponsibly for refusing to publish the emergency drought plans th…
Suppliers could factor water scarcity into charges as part of Ofwat proposal to reduce consumptionWater companies could be allowed to raise bills for customers during periods of drought under proposals being considered by the sector’s regulator for Eng…
Molendotech will collate data from daily tests that detect E coli and other bacteria amid reports of swimmers falling illA UK university spinout behind a rapid bacterial water testing kit is planning to launch live water quality maps, as scores of beac…
Utility company’s plant, which has only run five times, now has an estimated total cost of £500mThames Water is preparing the UK’s only desalination plant to restart operations later this year – but it will not be ready until the winter, long after the…
Utility company’s plant, which has only run five times, now has an estimated total cost of £500mThames Water is preparing the UK’s only desalination plant to restart operations later this year – but it will not be ready until the winter, long after the…
The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelectionThe number of patients in England being cared for in hospital corridors or makeshift areas has remained above 3,000 a day for the second month in a row, as …
Companies in England and Wales get green light for extra spending that will add billions to billsAndy Burnham has said he is angry with water companies for treating their customers as a “bottomless source of funding” after more than a dozen firms were …
Supply in nine blocks in Tower Hamlets affected with some residents suspecting nearby building developmentsThey cannot even flush their toilets: life in east London blocks where taps often run dryHundreds of residents in blocks of flats in east London …
Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee, and Andy Burnham should nationalise itBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water has paid its finance chief a £1m signing fee despite teetering on the brink of a government-handled administ…
Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homesThe government’s housebuilding agenda is hitting the stark reality of a lack of water and crumbling infrastructure across the east and south…