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Water bills: How much will I have to pay?
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoThe water industry wants bills to rise by an average of 33% by 2030, and has warned the increase proposed by Ofwat will not be enough to tackle problems...
Tone deaf utility bosses get usual reward for failure
Evening Standard via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 18 hours agoIn her self-described “sensitive” and “highly confidential” note, she suggested the other bosses –...
Rats, overcrowding and urgent riot warnings — my day inside a London jail
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 hour agoBritain’s prisons are “on the precipice of failure”, with warnings that jails could run out of space...
Water bills: Thames closer to end game as UK pays high price for failure of industry oversight
Sky News via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoJust five years ago, at its last price review, Ofwat insisted water companies should cut bills by an...
Storm discharges into village's river to decrease
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoStorm overflow pipes stop sewage entering homes during prolonged rain [Getty Images] A total of £1.4m is to be spent reducing the number of storm...
Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years
CBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoA Montreal elementary school has been inadvertently flushing raw sewage into a nearby river for years, and the city, despite identifying the problem in 2021, is only now taking ...
Who owns Thames Water? Bosses warn bills could shoot up by almost £100
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoIt serves households across London and the South East. It has struggled under a £16bn debt pile in...
Prison release scheme and the pound surges
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 hours ago[BBC] Politicians and campaigners are condemning proposed water bill rises for England and Wales, reports the Guardian. They have accused the regulator...
Scheme to improve River Wharfe moves to next stage
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoThe next phase of work to reduce sewage discharges into the River Wharfe has been started by Yorkshire Water. A large storm water tank is being installed in Ilkley in a move ...
Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoWhile the increase is a third less than water companies had asked for, it has sparked anger from...
