Increase in abuse against water workers linked to sewage dumping
A GMB survey of nearly 1,300 water workers reveals that over half report increased abuse,…
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Southern Water fined £330k as sewage spill kills 2,000 fish
The water company has been fined £330,000 after a sewage spill near Southampton resulted in the…
UK to halt water boss bonuses over environmental breaches
The Environment Secretary has announced a crackdown on water company executives' bonuses…
Water companies in England hit record high in pollution incidents
There has been a surge in pollution incidents from water and sewerage assets in England,…
Thames Water fined £3.34m for polluting rivers
A judge has ruled that Thames Water's actions resulted in severe pollution of rivers in…
Largest criminal investigation into potential sewage permit breaches launched
The Environment Agency's initial assessment suggests "widespread" and…
Anglian Water ad faces ban over omitting sewage record
The water company's TV ad has been deemed misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority
Anglian Water slapped with £2.6m fine for discharging sewage in the North Sea
The Environment Agency officers uncovered Anglian Water's monthly discharge of waste water…
Water bosses bonuses ‘went up by 20% last year’
Executives received on average a bonus of £100,000 last year
Britain’s largest lake covered with ‘toxic’ blue-green algae
People have been urged to stay out of Windermere Lake as it turned green from algae
