Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - The Untold Story

Water plant that caused Tunbridge Wells supply failure was given risk notice in 2024

Watchdog investigating South East Water contamination issue had previously warned of potential health danger

The Guardian - UK

Parents queue for water for children in historic London commuter town hit by 'public health emergency'

Sir Keir Starmer said the situation in Tunbridge Wells was ‘shocking’

Evening Standard

Undrinkable water to be restored to 24,000 homes in Kent

South East Water has issued a ‘boil water notice’ for homes in and around Tunbridge Wells who have been without water since Saturday evening.

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Tunbridge Wells water cut likely to last after treatment problem reoccurs

Thousands of homes, schools and businesses expected to be without supply for at least another day

The Guardian - UK

MP demands water boss resigns after thousands in Tunbridge Wells without water for three days

Lib Dem MP Mike Martin says situation is ‘utter disgrace’

The Independent UK

The five utility companies cleared to increase water bill charges

IN FULL

The Independent UK

UK heatwave: New hosepipe ban warning as temperatures to soar over 30C

People in southeast England asked to restrict water use as reservoirs reach low levels

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Water companies enforcing hosepipe bans leak over one billion litres of water a day

The amount of water leaked every day is enough to fill 400 Olympic swimming pools

The Independent UK

Experts share how to keep your garden flourishing during the hosepipe ban

Southern Water, Thames Water, South East Water and Yorkshire Water have announced hosepipe bans

The Independent UK

This hosepipe ban loophole for lawns could rescue your garden this summer – what you need to know about the rules

New turf or freshly-sown grass seed? Don't fret...

Ideal Home

Hosepipe bans have been issued for 7 million UK homes – these are all the affected areas

If you've been wondering, 'Have I got a hosepipe ban?' this is everything you need to know

Ideal Home

UK hosepipe ban rules: What you can and cannot do

Other companies have warned they may have to follow Yorkshire Water and South East Water and introduce hosepipe bans if nothing significant changes to water supplies

The Independent UK

Where will there be a hosepipe ban in the South East?

Two water companies have announced hosepipe bans during England’s drought conditions

Evening Standard

Hosepipe ban announced for Kent and Sussex amid ‘record water demand’

South East Water has asked households in Kent and Sussex not to use their hosepipes from July 18.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Thames Water among six water firms urging watchdog for higher bill increases

Thames Water urged regulators to allow them to raise customers bills hours after a High Court judge approved a £3 billion loan to the firm.

The Independent UK

Water firms appeal to watchdog for higher customer bill increases

On Tuesday, Southern Water, Anglian Water and South East Water asked the competition regulator to reconsider bill increase plans.

The Independent UK

Water cut off from care homes, GP surgery and pensioners’ homes for nearly two days

‘It’s not fair - we should be a priority,’ says care home nurse

The Guardian - UK

Water firms use up to 28% of bill payments to service debt in areas of England

As English water companies plan to hike bills, the Guardian reveals customers are paying a high price for combined debts of £60bn

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

South East Water paid £2.25m to shareholders despite £18m losses

Cost of debt rises for firm that left thousands of customers without running water in summer

The Guardian - UK

South East Water under investigation over supply failures

Company blamed increased working from home in south-east of England for hosepipe ban

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat warns over financial health of four water suppliers in England

Thames Water and Southern Water among firms urged to take action to secure long-term finances

Newsroom.co.nz

17,000 homes and businesses overcharged by defective 'smart' water meters

Multinational smart meter firm Landis+GYR is to refund Auckland Watercare customers who it had wrongly been billing extra for the past year. Jonathan Milne reports.

The Guardian - UK

South East Water reports £74m loss after year of extreme weather

Water firm says dealing with 2022’s record-breaking heatwave and other weather events cost it £17m

The Guardian - UK

South East Water spent more on dividends and debt than infrastructure

Company criticised after 6,000 households were left without running water last month

The Guardian - UK

Mounting debts and public anger could finally sink water companies in England and Wales

Firms have loaded up debt to pay dividends and been fined millions for dumping raw sewage into rivers

1 … 3 4 5 6

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Competition and Markets Authority

the Royal Horticultural Society

28 stories

SEW

21 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.