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
Push into the South And West and given the fact the ground is so saturated at the moment, it is not so good have an outlook. More here on breakfast. Good morning. Its Sunday 29th septemBer. Fears of a wider war in the Middle East Are growing as iran says the death of the leader of hezbollah Will Not Go Unavenged. The country has declAred five days of mourning for Hassan Nasrallah after he was killed by an israeli Air Strike on the lebanese capital Beirut. Us president Joe Biden says his death is a measure of justice for his many victims but called again for a ceasefire. Our reporter simonjones has more. Distant explosions the israeli bombardment of lebanon continues by night. Explosions. And by day, but the Big Question is what will israel, hezbollah and the militant groups back in iran do next . The israeli Prime Minister descriBed the killing of Hezbollahs Leader On Friday as a historic turning point, but said his work is not done. Translation the state of israel eliminated the Maste