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Anglian Water to pay out £62.8m after wastewater failures

Ofwat said failures by the company led to ‘excessive spills from storm overflows’.

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

The UK’s Thames Water Could Be Renationalized - What Lessons Can Be Learned?

A completely privately run public water system is an experiment few countries have decided to try.

inkl · Jul 28, 2025

Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution

Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was £15m in 2024-25

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2025

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Voices: ‘A system set up to fail?’ Readers say Ofwat should go – but can’t agree on whether water should be nationalised

YOUR VIEWS: Readers overwhelmingly support scrapping the regulator, but remain deeply divided over whether fixing the water industry means reforming regulation or returning it to public ownership

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025

‘It’s all a game’ to some politicians, says Labour MP suspended for rebellion over planning bill

Chris Hinchliff says language used is indicative of ‘private schoolboy drinking club’ culture within government

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025

No wonder England’s water needs cleaning up – most sewage discharges aren’t even classified as pollution incidents

England’s privatised water industry may one day be considered a textbook case study of failed corporate responsibility, regulation and governance. The Cunliffe review, the recent report into England’s privatised water industry, concluded that the financial regulator, OfWat, needs to be disbanded and a new water regulator will be introduced.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2025

No households fined for breaking hosepipe bans during recent droughts, water firms admit

Exclusive: Calls grow for tougher action on water firms, instead of relying on households to cut demand

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

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‘Broken’ water industry in England and Wales faces tighter controls under new watchdog

Ofwat abolished as ministers adopt Cunliffe review ideas such as sewage map naming and shaming firms

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

Cunliffe’s reforms for water should have happened 20 years ago

His review goes to the heart of one main problem: the sector’s fragmented, overlapping and inflexible regulatory system

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

Who will pay for the failure of water bosses? Everyone but them

A harder rain needs to fall on those responsible for the water crisis. Let Thames Water fail – it doesn’t deserve a bailout, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

UK to create new water regulator after crisis at Thames Water

Britain's Labour government has decided to scrap Ofwat and establish a new watchdog to prevent "abuses of the past."

Euronews · Jul 21, 2025

Key questions answered on water reforms to protect consumers and environment

The Government is abolishing Ofwat as part of a shake-up of water sector regulation.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Ofwat to be scrapped as sewage spills hit record levels

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The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Government announces water regulator Ofwat will be abolished - everything you need to know and how it will affect your household

A brand new watchdog will oversee water companies in the UK - this is everything we know so far

Ideal Home · Jul 21, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

Water review in England and Wales: seven key takeaways

Ofwat to be scrapped and smart meters to be compulsory as report aims to tackle sewage spills and financial turmoil

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

What was said in the water report? All the key points

Changes are afoot after the release of the damning report

International Business Times · Jul 21, 2025

UK Overhauls Regulation Of 'Broken' Water System

The UK government announced Monday it will overhaul the management and regulation of the water system, following a landmark report that slammed systematic failings in the heavily-criticised industry.

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

‘Never again’: Regulatory reform pledged to prevent repeat of water bill hikes

The Government said reforms of water sector regulation will protect customers and the environment.

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Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

Ofwat scrapped to end water regulation that ‘failed customers and environment’

A new single regulator will replace four separate bodies to cut pollution and protect customers from future bill hikes.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Ofwat to be abolished, minister confirms in major overhaul of Britain’s ‘broken’ water industry

Steve Reed said water companies have been ‘allowed to profit at the expense of the British people’

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Voices: How can the UK’s broken water industry be fixed? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Should the UK's water system be rescued by a new super-regulator – or is it time to take it fully back into public hands?

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

From scrapping Ofwat to mandatory meters – what does the landmark water review recommend?

The once-in-a-generation review says the water industry is ‘failing to deliver’

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

Water regulation should be overhauled, review recommends

The Independent Water Commission’s final report has outlined 88 recommendations to the UK and Welsh governments.

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

Keir Starmer backs Environment Secretary Steve Reed after Feargal Sharkey urges him to quit over water scandal

Former Undertones frontman turned environmental campaigner accused Steve Reed of having ‘no control’ over the water industry

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

What are the key recommendations in the landmark water sector review?

A look at the final proposals from the Independent Water Commission, led by former Bank of England deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe.

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