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
Saying that 15 hezbollah fighters were killed in an Air Strike in the south. Meanwhile the war in gaza continues. Bbc examines a fatal Air Strike on a school in Gaza City which killed multiple children. And, prosecutors in the Election Interference Case against Donald Trump allege that the former president resorted to crimes to overturn the 2020 election result. Hello, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. The Uk Government says it has agreed a deal which gives mauritius full sovereignty over the Chagos Islands which are located in the Indian Ocean while allowing the uk and the us to retain operational control of their Diego Garcia joint Military Base there. Mauritius has claimed sovereignty over the islands, which are around 500km south of the maldives, since independence in 1968. The uk evicted its population of more than 1,000 people in the 1960s and 1970s, to make way for that Military Base. Under the terms of the agr
In retaliation for the barrage of missiles launched by tehran two days ago. On tuesday, iran fired 180 missiles across large parts of israel. It came in response to the israeli military s Ground Invasion of southern lebanon. The conflict has continued to escalate overnight. Lebanons Health Ministry says five people have been killed in a strike on a medicalfacility in beirut. The Israeil Military confirmed it had carried out a Precision Attack on a building said to be affiliated with the iran backed armed group hezbollah. Our Correspondent Peter bowes has the latest. More explosions ring out overnight in lebanon. The Israeli Army says it conducted a precise attack on bachoura in central beirut. The first raid in the heart of lebanons capital. Lebanese officials say at least five people were killed and 11 injured in this israeli strike on a medical facility, a building affiliated with hezbollah. Earlier, the lebanese Health Ministry confirmed at least 46 people have been killed in israel
Opposition. Well, northern Ireland Manager Michael Oneill has also naMed his squad for their Nations League C Matches. StrikerjaMie reid has been recalled to the squad for the double header against belarus and bulgaria. Oneills side had a Mixed start to their caMpaign, with a 2 0 win against luxeMbourg, followed by a 1 0 loss to bulgaria in septeMber. You know, if you got a qualify in a Major you know, if you got a qualify in a Major tournaMent or a challenge to qualify, Major tournaMent or a challenge to qualify, these are gaMes over a period qualify, these are gaMes over a period of qualify, these are gaMes over a period of tiMe you have to win. So we are period of tiMe you have to win. So we are disappointed to lose a gaMe in bulgaria, i thought we played well here in bulgaria, i thought we played well here at hoMe i thought our perforMance in bulgaria was decent, but we perforMance in bulgaria was decent, but we lost perforMance in bulgaria was decent, but we lost a GaMe Due to ind
Delivery not ideology. They understand that britain needs leaders that just get understand that britain needs Leaders Thatjust get it done, because conservative leadership changes lives. Helps people back to well paid work that lets you choose what you do with your money that is my politics and that is what i will deliver. That is what i mean by a new Conservative Revolution. Lets talk about migration. Of course we need an effective deterrent. But we must solve as well as Stop And Thatis must solve as well as stop and that is why i have set a Cap On Migration of 100,000. Not a target, not an ambition, a cap. But a cap alone wont work. This is about visas, not about foreign courts. Let me tell you something that my opponents probably wont. This isnt simple. We issued the visas because businesses need the staff for our Care Homes and our hospitals to look after our families. So how do we square this circle . We need to fix migration by fixing the gaps in education and skills in Transport