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
Right now on Ana Cabrera reports, Breaking News, as florida readies for a direct hit from a monster storm. Mass evacuations and urgent preparations as Hurricane Milton charges through the gulf. Were in tampa, a city that could see its worst storm in a century. The president expected to speak from the White House in just minutes as the nation sees two historic backtoback storms, well carry those remarks live. Also ahead, misinformation about the response to helene embroils the 2024 race. Vp harris slamming Donald Trump over lies about storm aid. And Breaking News at the Supreme Court this morning, justices hearing the first major case of the new term. The critical question should Ghost Guns be regulated as firearms . Thanks so much for joining us. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york. Mass evacuations not seen in years unfolding in florida right now as a Monster Hurricane barrels toward the Gulf Coast. Hurricane milton is now a category 4
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Growth growth has been slower in 2024, and the Consumer Confidence has been affected so that average spending per trip has been decreased compared to 2023. So we are also seeing a lot of bookings for high speed trains, so so many travellers opt for cheaper Regional Travel rather than flying. But actually we have seen the overall type of trips that people are booking a more diversified, so this isjust one part of the picture. Were seeing growing interest in high End Premium Travel inside and outside of china, a big rise in nature and coated travel, such as sichuan, hunan, tibet and the maldives, so more people are wanting to connect with nature and explore culture. Does that mean some of the Stimulus Measures we are seeing is impacting or having an impact on people who are willing to spend more . The Stimulus Measures may help in the short term, but actually we are seeing long Term Recovery for the Tourism Sector will depend on the broader economic factors. Especially the recovery of Co
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