that s 825 times a day on average. are you a surfer, bather, fisherman, fisherman s friend? scorching days are coming. it is free and fun, head to the coast, have a debt. a dip in what? the companies have now pledged £10 billion to put things right. but they say it could mean higher bills. it is it all their fault? it is it all theirfault? sewage systems designed by victorian gentlemen in top hats? are we our own worst enemies? are you sick of the sewage? get in touch. it is going to be a good voyage of discovery. now for the news, read by bethan holmes. water companies in england have apologised for not doing enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. they say they ll spend £10 billion this decade on modernising sewers 3 times more than under current plans. but that investment will lead to higher bills. bt is cutting up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade as it seeks to cut costs. the chief exec philipjansen says by the end of the 2020s bt will have a
scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. good afternoon. the chancellor nadhim zahawi has said the country is in a national economic emergency which could last for two years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with energy bills until a new prime minister is in place. yesterday, the regulator ofgem announced an 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and sa
middle income earners as well as low earners will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. earlier, i spoke to lisa rodgers who s a teacher she told me about how she ll be impacted by the energy price rise. i have two children, i am a single parent and, yeah, this is really scary. the moneyjust isn t there, and i am classed as one of these middle earners. just tell me about what your energy bills are at the moment. how much are they now? how much will they go up by? do you have any idea? well, i was paying £88 a month but that was on a fixed rate. that is now coming to an end and there are no deals i can get so i have to go onto the price cap. it was est
striving to reduce discharge of untreated sewage into rivers. the beginning of the year, we published an online map providing close to real time information about stone discharges from all of our 468 permitted conditions and this continues to be updated storm discharges. despite this progress, there are no quick fixes. population growth will increase the strain on sewage networks and treatment centres and because of climate change the south east of england is experiencing heavier downpours which can overwhelm some sewage treatment works. the scale of the challenge demands urgent and systemic reform with a shared undertaking from all stakeholders. i got there. will the water companies get there? more to come.