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
For chinese shares. A good day for china investors today. Not a huge surprise given a number of factors impacting on the china markets today, the largest of course being stimulus and hopes of more stimulus. Just before the golden week holiday we heard of a number of measures designed to boost china s economy, including a cut in rates as well as extra liquidity to boost the bank lending and about $350 billion to support china s stock market as well. The recent stimulus measures, have are chemical in generating and changing what are often some structural problems that come about in the chinese economy? come about in the chinese economy? come about in the chinese econom ?. ,. , economy? there have been a view. Is economy? there have been a view is when economy? there have been a view. Is when it economy? there have been a view. Is when it comes economy? there have been a view. Is when it comes to view. Is when it comes to turning around china s fortunate this part of the cycle, but i
United states where ports all across the East And Gulf coasts including here in baltimore have virtually ground to a halt. It means goods ranging from cars to machinery and fresh fruit and vegtables are going to find a lot tougher to get into or out of the worlds biggest economy. An estimated 16,000 workers have stopped working over demands for more pay and less automation. The stoppages could cost the us economy as much as 5bn a day according to the Investment Bankjp Morgan but other experts say it will be less than that. One knock on could be as many as 100,000 people finding themselves temporarily out of work as the impact of the stoppage spreads. 0ur Correspondent Michelle fleury is at the Port Of Newark in newjersey. What other people telling you about how angry they are but also how long this might last . This is one of three dozen ports that are on strike as of midnight last night, and work is basically raring to go, blasting music this morning, i saw some children walking aroun
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Like to call it the Situation Room two tomorrow now Breaking News, the Federal Reserve just slashed Interest Rates by an aggressive Half Percentage Point its a major move that could impact the president ial race. As voters rank the economy as their top issue. With Election Day only 48 days away also breaking the Death Toll rising in lebanon right now after booby traps, Walkie Talkies, and pagers belonging to hezbollah members exploded over two days of Attacks Israel saying a new era, their words, a new era in its War Effort is underway, appearing to tacitly acknowledged Responsibility And Music Mogul Sean Diddy combs has denied bail. Again, losing an appeal and forcing him to remain behind bars as he faces trial on sex crime charges. Standby for new details on this Breaking Story and whats next in the Case Welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer. Youre in Breaking News were getting new reaction this hour to the Breaking News. A jumbosized