Good afternoon. Water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay nearly £158 Million to their customers. The Regulator Ofwat says its because the firms have failed to meet performance targets such as cutting Sewage Spills and leaks. Some future Water Bills will be reduced to reflect the missed targets. Our Environment Correspondent Jonah Fisher reports. A warning this report contains flashing images. This Report Card does not make pleasant reading for the Water Companies. Targets for reducing leaks are not being hit, the number of Pollution Incidents has hardly changed in the last five years and Customer Satisfaction has continued to fall. Three Water Companies anglian, southern and welsh are rated bottom of the class. The others are just average, with none rated in the top category. So we think the sector suffers from a culture of poor performance, that companies are not taking responsibility for their performance. They are too often blaming the weather or the circumst
It s found in favour of city regarding two of their complaints. But the premier league also says that it welcomes the findings because it s rejected the majority of city s challenges, and the overall objectives, framework and decision making of their apt system have been endorsed. Here s our sports editor, dan roan. Well, earlier this year, city launched unprecedented legal action against these associated party transaction rules, which govern and restrict the deals that clubs sometimes sign with sponsors, with companies linked to their owners deals like the one that abu dhabi owned city have signed, in fact, with etihad airlines, for example. Now, the league said that these rules were necessary to maintain competitive balance, to make sure these deals were of fair market value. City said they were unlawful, anti competitive and discriminatory, and today a tribunal panel published its 175 page report into this dispute. And both sides, as you say, claimed victory. The premier league sa
But the premier league also says that it welcomes the findings because it s rejected the majority of city s challenges, and the overall objectives, framework and decision making of their apt system have been endorsed. Here s our sports editor, dan roan. Well, earlier this year, city launched unprecedented legal action against these associated party transaction rules, which govern and restrict the deals that clubs sometimes sign with sponsors, with companies linked to their owners deals like the one that abu dhabi owned city have signed, in fact, with etihad airlines, for example. Now, the league said that these rules were necessary to maintain competitive balance, to make sure these deals were of fair market value. City said they were unlawful, anti competitive and discriminatory, and today a tribunal panel published its 175 page report into this dispute. And both sides, as you say, claimed victory. The premier league said that the panel had upheld and endorsed the broad framework of
Published its decision. It s found in favour of city regarding two of their complaints. But the premier league also says that it welcomes the findings because it s rejected the majority of city s challenges, and the overall objectives, framework and decision making of their apt system have been endorsed. Here s our sports editor, dan roan. Well, earlier this year, city launched unprecedented legal action against these associated party transaction rules, which govern and restrict the deals that clubs sometimes sign with sponsors, with companies linked to their owners deals like the one that abu dhabi owned city have signed, in fact, with etihad airlines, for example. Now, the league said that these rules were necessary to maintain competitive balance, to make sure these deals were of fair market value. City said they were unlawful, anti competitive and discriminatory, and today a tribunal panel published its 175 page report into this dispute. And both sides, as you say, claimed victor