Themselves at home on the course with the traditional photocall. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. Water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay customers a total of £114 million, after failing to meet key targets. The industrys regulator, ofwat, said that firms arent performing well enough on issues including leaks and reducing pollution. The money will be returned by reducing household bills. Our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. This is the Water Companies end of year report, written by regulator ofwat. It assesses their performance against a number of indicators such as plugging leaks, the quality of the water supply and whether they have managed to reduce the number of Pollution Incidents. For most of the 17 companies, it s not pleasant reading. There is no top of the class this year, with none getting the highest score. Ten were rated as average, and seven told they are lagging behind. Poor performance comes with financial conseque
Ahead to the ryder cup and roma. And of good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Thousands of teenagers are using vapes every day across the uk. Some become completely addicted. Theres been a sharp rise in the number of under 18s using vapes over the past few years and doctors have been sounding the alarm. Their concern is notjust about the lack of research on long term effects. Its also about the official Public Health messaging around vaping. The claim that vaping is 95 safer than cigarettes has informed Government Policy for years. But now a top paediatrician says that fact is putting children at risk. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. He was out of it. Theyd morphined him up. Such was his pain. Ians13 year old son was rushed to a e one night with serious stomach pains. The doctor came and said, we cannot find anything wrong with you. Hes not the only parent to be told by doctors that their childrens symptoms could be linked to vaping. Thats when she said, are you doing any
Of Nagorno Karabakh. Armenian separatist Officials Say almost 300 people have been admitted to hospitals, with dozens in a critical condition. The blast, the cause of which is not known, came as thousands of Ethnic Armenians flee the contested enclave after it was seized by azerbaijan last week. Armenia says more than 13,000 people, 19,000. Or about 15 of the territorys population, have crossed the border, fearing persecution and Ethnic Cleansing. Envoys from armenia and azerbaijan are in brussels for eu backed talks. Its the first such meeting between the countries since azerbaijan seized the enclave. Nagorno karabakh is at the heart of one of the worlds longest running territorial and ethnic conflicts. Its recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by Ethnic Armenians for three decades. The head of the us agency for International Development said the us would provide 11. 5 million in humanitarian assistance and called for the International Community to