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United Utilities fined nearly £1m after discharging raw sewage along Lancashire coast

Seaside communities and businesses were affected significantly by the contamination in June 2023

The Guardian - UK

Earlier in 2026, United Utilities sent 44-ton tunnel borer Lily beneath Knutsford to build a 1.1-mile stormwater tunnel. Now, the finished system will hold 5.5 million liters of rainwater without closing the high street

Knutsford tunnel boring machine Lily has just completed the first major drive beneath the English town, digging deep underground without tearing up the busy streets above. The 44-ton machine is helping build a 1.8-kilometer sewer tunnel designed to store 5.5 million liters of stormwater. The £48 million project aims to…

The Economic Times

Save Windermere: How a Grassroots Campaign Turned Britain's Sewage Crisis Into a National Issue

The Save Windermere campaign has highlighted illegal sewage dumping in Lake Windermere, prompting national scrutiny of water companies and inspiring environmental activism across the UK.

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Water customers are not a ‘blank cheque’, Burnham tells suppliers

Companies in England and Wales get green light for extra spending that will add billions to bills

The Guardian - UK

Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution

Exclusive: Eight companies expect to be covered by the ban for 2025-26, the Guardian can reveal

The Guardian - UK

Majority of United Utilities shareholders approve pay plans despite backlash

Chief executive Louise Beardmore is in line for so-called shares allowances worth £435,000 a year.

Evening Standard

Severn Trent doubles CEO reward plan to £3.1m despite anger over water pay

Increase to long-term incentive plan means James Jesic could significantly outearn predecessor Liv Garfield

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‘Complicated and expensive’: Burnham is right about the risks of nationalisation

Track record of Welsh Water shows changing ownership status is not the answer to all the woes in the utilities sector

The Guardian - UK

United Utilities under fire over plans to hand top bosses share ‘allowances’

Chief executive Louise Beardmore was denied a £417,000 annual bonus for 2024-25 after an incident at a reservoir in December 2024 saw fish killed.

Evening Standard

Property tycoon sues UK water giant for £1m after fire wrecks conservation project, claiming firm failed to stop flames spreading

A UK-based businessman has launched a £1 million-plus legal battle against Britain's largest water company, claiming a devastating moorland wildfire destroyed prized grouse breeding grounds, killed wildlife and wiped out years of conservation work on his Lancashire estate.

The Times of India

What does Andy Burnham mean by more ‘public control’ of water and energy? He is too vague

The Manchester mayor is tapping into deep public frustration over the water industry but at some stage he needs to say what he means

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham rules out early general election if he dethrones Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

Mr Burnham is tipped to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he is successful in winning the Makerfield by-election.

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham rules out snap general election if he becomes Prime Minister

Mr Burnham is tipped to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he is successful in winning the Makerfield by-election.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham will not call General Election if he becomes prime minister

ANDY Burnham will not call an early General Election if he becomes prime minister

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Andy Burnham accuses water companies of ‘profiteering’ during cost-of-living crisis

Mr Burnham promised a vote for him in Makerfield would be a vote to ‘change Labour’

The Guardian - UK

If you’re not Thames, the water looks lovely for investors

Share prices of United Utilities and Severn Trent show that investors seem keen to throw capital at the right firms

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 rallies as oil eases and Bank of England holds rates

The FTSE 100 closed up 165.71 points, or 1.6%, at 10,378.82.

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United Utilities unveils £800m share sale amid plans to bolster water network

The firm said the move will create another 4,000 jobs across its operations in the North West.

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The Guardian - UK

Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies

Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lake

The Guardian - UK

Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds

Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects

The Guardian - UK

Drinking Water Inspectorate ordered action over ‘forever chemicals’ risk

Analysis finds regulator for England and Wales raised issues with untreated water at facilities serving millions

The Independent UK

£10m in fines paid by water firms funds restoration of sewage-polluted waterways

Fifty-one projects have won funding, including restoring riverbeds in Exmoor National Park and tackling septic tank spills into Windermere.

The Guardian - UK

United Utilities underspent £52m on vital work to reduce sewage pollution, FoI reveals

Privatised water company criticised over efforts to connect private septic tanks to mains and cut pollution

The Guardian - UK

Most of Windermere polluted with sewage bacteria, finds biggest survey of its kind

Exclusive: Concentrations of faecal bacteria in the lake were found to peak in summer but there were high levels throughout year

Evening Standard

Water firms would be foolish to increase salaries to get around bonus ban – Reed

Six firms have been banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses under new rules that came into force on Friday.

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