legislation in scotland and it looks like some of that is filtering through to the question of how this legislation would work cross border. 15 children under the age of 15 have now died in the uk from invasive strep a illness, latest figures show. new data from the uk health security agency shows 13 children under 15 have died in england since september. two other deaths of children have been recorded in belfast and wales, taking the total to 15. group a strep bacteria can cause many different infections, ranging from minor illnesses to deadly diseases. the water industry regulator ofwat has castigated the uk s water companies, saying they are are falling short in too many areas . in its annual asessment of the industry s performance, it singled out the six worst performing firms northumbrian water, southern water,
their business plans. also companies, despite commitments in their business plans. their business plans. also ofwat sate oor their business plans. also ofwat sate poor performance - their business plans. also ofwat sate poor performance has - their business plans. also ofwat i sate poor performance has become the norm. this is been going on for years and years. is there any indication this will improve in anyway? indication this will improve in an a ? , indication this will improve in an a? , ., , anyway? exactly, some of these incidents they anyway? exactly, some of these incidents they highlight - anyway? exactly, some of these incidents they highlight have i anyway? exactly, some of these l incidents they highlight have been going on for years. they have stepped up fines for companies and noted in november last month, they put a fine of r record £132 million against these companies, some of which will go back to the treasury to pay for environmental performance and some £17 mil
to improve their service. there has been criticism has been not much change from ofwat despite these new fines they have put in place. we will have to see over the next year or so whether those improvements will be made. now it s time for a look at the weather with stav. we will see a hard frost through the night. that will continue into the weekend. snow showers will hit coastal areas and we will start to see patchy freezing fog as winds will fall lighter. most of the showers will be across northern scotland. we could see a cluster of snow showers affecting east anglia and the south east. we could see a light dusting of snow on one or two
the post office says it s going as fast as it can with all the claims. in the compensation scheme that baljit sethi is in, 94% of victims have been made offers and three quarters have accepted and been paid. but there are a whole raft of concerns about how this process is going, including the desperate financial situation some claimants are now in. and for many, it s a slow, hard road to get what they deserve. sharon brown from sunderland was forced to resign from her branch and lost everything. people s in dire need| of the compensation, they ve lost that much. they re all sitting - pretty in their places, do you know what i mean? sitting behind desks and pushing papers about and not getting no further forward. the battle for compensation still has a long way to run. emma simpson, bbc news, central london. the water industry regulator ofwat has castigated the uk s water companies, saying they are are falling short in too many areas .