It could take years, but if the claim succeeds, customers could get compensation of around £40 each. but it s notjust about money. professor roberts hopes it will force water companies to clean up their act. ben king, bbc news. rail passengers faced major delays after a gas leak halted all trains at london euston for several hours. national rail said the incident was cleared overnight but warned of further disruption until saturday due to the latest industrial action by train drivers. the true impact of nhs strikes on patients is being masked and the number of cancellations and postponements is just the tip of the iceberg , according to nhs confederation. so far, since december, almost 835,000 appointments have been affected by industrial action. junior doctors in england are set to walk out for another four days from 7am on friday. hundreds of firefighters in portugal
And sold on. when you look at their innovation when it comes to making new phones and making money, they re amazing. i m sure there is a way where they can help us almost eradicate phone theft overnight. a teenage climber from guildford is hoping to secure a place at the paris 0lympics, as he competes in switzerland this week. toby roberts will qualify if he gets a podium spot at the climbing world championships. the 18 year old recently won gold medals at world cup events in france and italy. let s take a look at the tubes now the bakerloo line and the 0verground have planned part closures both until tomorrow. the victoria line has minor delays. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. a little slice of something much more summery coming up over the next couple of days or so and it will start to feel a lot more like august again. today is looking very, very different to how it was yesterday. there will be some spells
Claim is entirely without merit. severn trent says it strongly refuted the claim. the case relies on laws introduced in 2015, and though dozens of cases are in the works, none has yet reached a successful conclusion. it could take years, but if the claim succeeds, customers could get compensation of around £40 each. but it s notjust about money. professor roberts hopes it will force water companies to clean up their act. ben king, bbc news. rail passengers have faced major delays after a gas leak halted all trains at london euston for several hours. national rail said the incident was cleared overnight but warned of further disruption until saturday due to the latest industrial
Strongly refuted the claim. should pollutions ever occur, they are always reported to the environment agency. any claim to the contrary is wholly and completely wrong. in may the sewage industry apologise for spells and promised a plan. the case relies on laws introduced in 2015, and though dozens of cases are in the works, none has yet reached a successful conclusion. it could take years, but if the claim succeeds, customers could get compensation of around £40 each. but it s notjust about money, professor roberts hopes it will force water companies to clean up their act. ben king, bbc news. the time is 13.14pm. our top story this afternoon.
Now followed by legal action. every water company has an agreement with the two regulators, the environment agency and ofwat, and it s our contention that they have been underreporting the extent of the spills of sewage that they have created because by underreporting, they are seen as hitting their targets. and if they hit their targets, they are allowed to charge their customers more for their services. every bill payer will be part of the case unless they opt out. professor roberts and lawyers leigh day plan to bring similar cases across against five more water films including thames, united utilities, anglian, yorkshire and northumbrian. severn trent says, this is a highly speculative claim with no merit which we strongly refute. should pollutions ever occur, they are always reported to the environment agency. any claim to the country is wholly and completely wrong .