A vulnerability we highlightd a year ago is now Conservative policy

The water regulator plans to appoint Grant Thornton to a multimillion-pound contract overseeing the utility's performance and turnaround plan, Sky News learns.

The postal service firm wants to cut the head office and other jobs by the end of 2027.

Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second home ownership on rural communities A Reform UK MP bought an £800,000 second home on a picturesque Welsh island two days after raising concerns in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Sarah Pochin completed the purchase of a Grade-II listed property on the southern coast of Anglesey (Ynys Môn). Continue reading...

A review of more than 19,000 adult patients found that for every 10% increase in emergency department occupancy, the chance of dying in the following 28 days increased by 1%.

London MP Paul Kohler said the two incidents highlighted the poor state of the region's water infrastructure

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear The government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed. This was despite new data showing fire crews do not have the proper protective gear to tackle them. This summer has been a potent reminder of the scale of the threat posed by the climate crisis, with the UK experiencing record-breaking wildfires after punishingly hot and dry weather turned large parts of the countryside into a tinderbox. Continue reading...

Analysis has shown the costs of daily essentials soaring in recent years, thanks in part to climate shocks, wars and geopolitical tensions

South West Water previously entered guilty pleas to pollution offences spanning six years.

District judge orders record fine for region and says incidents of pollution cannot be tolerated

The Murdochs' News Corp company paid for flights and accommodation for the Conservative leader and her husband to travel to Greece.

consultation to reject proposed water company bill increases. Ofwat.

Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company

A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...

Many complaints were about affordability, after customers saw steep hikes to bills.

Kirsty McNeill – the new minister for development, who formerly worked at Save the Children – has emphasised that she is a ‘huge believer in aid’ in two speaking engagements that mark her taking up the post

Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August

Analysis of global resources reveals depletion in world’s water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last year

A new report warns Himalayan glaciers are melting faster, threatening India’s water, economy and communities.

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

Embattled UK utility faces mounting costs as government debates moving ahead with temporary nationalisation

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

Fire survivors and bereaved urge Barnet Group to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Laura Johnson, who pushed for cheaper contractor Grenfell survivors and bereaved relatives have criticised the “outrageous decision” to hire a director who oversaw cost-cutting at Grenfell Tower in a £150,000-a-year senior council housing role. Laura Johnson, the director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) at the time of the 2017 Grenfell fire, has been appointed the permanent director of development and property at the Barnet Group, which manages the borough’s 13,000 council homes. Continue reading...

The individual worked at the US embassy in Vauxhall, south London, had diplomatic protection, despite not being a diplomat.

Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims

Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications

Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply

Environment Agency says talks under way about increasing prices for industrial users to try to reduce poor water management

More than 171 million students affected globally with girls disproportionately impacted.