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
Two centuries for pakistan gave england a difficult first day in multan as the visiTors battled the heat and a flat pitch. And they chased they won england have beaten South Africa by seven wickets in the Womens T20 World cup, well show you how they did it. Also coming up on sportsday we hear some incredible sTories from england womens amputee team, ahead of their World Cup in columbia. Being able To stand with our chests held high. Just representing this nation. Its given us so much. Welcome To the programme. Contrasting interpretations of a vital ruling. Manchester city have said that they have won their legal dispute with the Premier League over their regulations on Sponsorship Rules or associated party transactions. Its after a tribunal found that aspects of the rules were unlawful. However, the Premier League have said that the verdict was a vicTory for them, because It Upheld the need for the apt system as a whole and rejected the majority of Manchester City s challenges. The cas
Israel carried out by hamas terrorists, sparking a war in gaza that has no end in sight. Well look back at that dark day and get a live report from israel on the current situation there. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues to lie about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. Entire networks continue to lie about it. Republicans continue to lie about it. Even when republican senators and governors from the states that are affected are actually calling Donald Trump a liar. Actually calling republicans, state officials calling them a liar. North carolinas largest Newspaper Yesterday said that Donald Trumps lies are the last thing this battered region needs right now. But he is Ratcheting Up on every level. Every level. Hatred and lies. It comes as the biden administration sends more desperately needed aid and resources to the areas hit the hardest. And more severe weather is likely to hit florida this week with Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall sometime later this week. A lot to
Welcome to Bbc News. There have been more israeli Air Strikes on southern beirut, after the israeli military warned people there to leave their homes. These are live pictures overlooking beirut. Bbc teams there have reported overhearing another strike in the city. It is close to the airport. Well be live with our colleagues in beirut shortly. Elsewhere in lebanon, israel has bombed a mosque In The Southern part of the country. Israel says the mosque was being used as a Command Centre by hezbollah fighters. The building was next to a hospital. The humanitarian situation in lebanon is worsening, with at least four hospitals now closed In The South because of israeli Air Strikes. The World Health Organization says at least 37 Health Care facilities have closed since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon two weeks ago. The un says more than 200,000 people have fled lebanon into neighbouring syria. Hezbollah says its fired rockets at the Ramat David Airbase near the city of haifa in n