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Revealed: more than 70% of English water industry is in foreign ownership

Guardian unpicks complex web of investment firms, wealth funds and tax haven-based businesses that own most of sector

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England’s water: the world’s piggy bank

England’s privatised water system is owned by funds, banks and billionaires across the world, as this country-by-country breakdown shows

The Guardian - UK

‘You’ll have to talk to the UK staff’: can global water investors be held to account?

Will Malaysia’s YTL, US-based BlackRock and Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings answer questions about environmental damage?

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England’s water firms respond to investigation into role of global investors

Guardian analysis reveals more than 70% of English water industry in foreign ownership

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Family's house struck by major landslide and told they have no home for Christmas

Amy Pierce and her family fled their home in Redbrook, Monmouthshire, after a landslide and are currently staying in a B&B with repair works set to take up to 18 months

Daily Mirror

Family told they have no home for Christmas after their house is struck by a landslide

A spokesmann for Severn Trent confirmed that investigation into the matter was ongoing

Wales Online

Cost of Living help with up to 90% off water bills declared for some customers

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Nottingham Post

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FTSE 100 firms hand billions in dividend payouts to Qatar investors

Critics say everyday UK consumer spending has funnelled billions to controversial World Cup host since 2010

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Man's home flooded with sewage for 40 YEARS as toilet paper washes up in garden

Brian Barber fears the problem at his home in the Hempsted area of Gloucester may get worse as hundreds of new homes are set to be connected to the "antiquated" sewage system

Daily Mirror

Here’s a bright idea to improve accountability in the water sector

Proposal to make all water firms publicly listed is not a cure-all but would force them to be more transparent

The Guardian - UK

Severn Trent says household savings of £1,500 a year can be made by cutting 9 water wasting habits

"There are massive savings to be made"

Nottingham Post

Grieving mum heartbroken as raw sewage floods home and destroys dead daughter's memorial

Lyndsey Bennett, from Worcester, suffered the devastating loss of daughter Emily in January and has been left shaken after waste water gushed into her back garden, destroying a memorial for the 25-year-old

Daily Mirror

Frustration over 'excrement and urine' at the back of man's garden in Ruddington

Authorities are investigating the issue

Nottingham Post

Main road through Nottinghamshire village set to close for almost two months due to pipe works

It forms part of a £2.4 million investment project

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Expert warns £65 rise on water bills could be needed to stop more than 1,000 sewage dumps a day

"Definitely not the type of stuff you want to go swimming in"

Nottingham Post

Claim 420 Severn Trent sewage pipes may be pumping filth into our rivers and seas

However, Severn Trent said the interpretation of the data was not accurate.

Wales Online

Hundreds of pipes ‘could be dumping sewage illegally’, investigation finds

Welsh Water was found to have 184 sewage discharge pipes without permits

Nottingham Post

Nottingham business owner hopes to secure future of cafe on busy city centre street

GB Cafe has been in Sneinton for 12 years

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Severn Trent apology over Ruddington water leak ongoing 'for nearly a week'

The company said it would get it fixed as soon as possible

Nottingham Post

Severn Trent outlines how people can 'use water wisely' in driest summer since 1911

It comes as temperatures are set to increase this weekend

Nottingham Post

Major disruption on busy Heanor road due to emergency water works

This is causing problems on public transport

Daily Mirror

Water firms leaking 2.4bn litres EVERY DAY as Brits face drought and hosepipe bans

Thames Water was the biggest culprit, leaking 605m litres a day, with Severn Trent and United Utilities not far behind - despite the bosses of the firms trousering big salaries

Daily Mirror

Water bans for Brits as top 12 bosses take home £50million between them

The top 12 UK water firm chiefs are said to have taken home £50million between them - despite leaking billions of litres of water each day

Nottingham Post

New homes to be created in development with 'fabulous' listed buildings

It will be in a highly sought after village

Birmingham Post

Council planning £1m solar farm

Derbyshire Dales District Council hopes to make a profit of £3.5m over 30 years

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