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
Nearly 31,000 people have been infected there and almost 1000 have died. A full bulletin of news and half an hour, but now it is time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday this Saturday Night with me, chetan pathak. Coming up on the Programme Joy for Diogo Jota as liverpool Hold On for victory at Crystal Palace, but at what cost to their goalkeeper . A winning start for englands women at the T20 World Cup, as bangladesh are beaten in sharjah. And Ben Stokes agrees a new two year contract, but the England Captain wont be playing in the first test against pakistan which starts tomorrow. Iv e ive got some good things to focus on, so although i am not playing, i have a goal in mind. Welcome along. Thank you forjoining us. Not an easyjob taking overfrom jurgen klopp, but its nine wins out of ten in all competitions now for liverpools new Head Coach Arne slot. Victory at Crystal Palace wasnt as straightforward as it should have been, but their 1 0 win at Selhurst Park means theyll s
Cross the english channel. And a Vaccination Campaign against M Pox is getting under way in the democratic republic of congo. A full bulletin of news in half an hour, but now it is time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday this Saturday Night with me, chetan pathak. Coming up on the Programme Joy for diogojota as liverpool Hold On for victory at Crystal Palace, but at what cost to their goalkeeper . A winning start for englands women at the T20 World Cup, as bangladesh are beaten in sharjah. And Ben Stokes agrees a new two year contract, but the England Captain wont be playing in the first test against pakistan which starts tomorrow. Ive got some good things to focus on, so although im not playing, i have a goal in mind. Welcome along. Thank you forjoining us. Not an easyjob taking overfrom jurgen klopp, but its nine wins out of ten in all competitions now for liverpools new Head Coach Arne slot. Victory at Crystal Palace wasnt as straightforward as it should have been, but t
Hezbollah fighters have continued to launch rockets into the north of israel. Our middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. Is this the launch of a wider war in the Middle East . Iran fired some 180 ballistic and Cruise Missiles at israel Last Night, revenge, it says, for strikes on Lebanon And Israel s killing of leaders of armed it supports. Translation iii supports. Translation ,. translation if they remove their evil from this translation if they remove their evil from this Region Translation if they remove their evil from this region without translation if they remove their evil from this region without a evil from this region without a doubt these conflicts, these wars, these classes, will disappear completely. While most missiles were brought down by israels sophisticated air defence system, the entire population was told to stay in bomb shelters. Afterwards, inspecting the damage, many agreed with the Prime Minister that iran must pay the price. My price. My feel