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Southern Water Chiefs Face Fraud Trial Over Alleged Wastewater Test Manipulation

Former Southern Water chief Matthew Wright lost a High Court bid to block fraud charges over alleged wastewater test manipulation and fake no-flow events.

International Business Times UK

Ex-Southern Water CEO Charged with Faking Tests to Dodge £45m Fines, but Firm Faces Separate Case

Southern Water's ex-CEO and colleagues face fraud charges for allegedly manipulating wastewater tests to avoid environmental fines, with potential penalties exceeding £45 million.

International Business Times UK

Former UK water company CEO charged over alleged water test fraud

Under UK law, intentionally altering wastewater flows during regulatory sampling is a criminal offence. If convicted, Wright faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

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Ex-Southern Water chief charged over ‘efforts to manipulate water quality tests’

Matthew Wright has been accused alongside three others of conspiring to defraud the Environment Agency and water regulator Ofwat.

Evening Standard

Ex-Southern Water boss charged with conspiracy to defraud over water tests

The summons was issued last year, but Matthew Wright then launched a legal challenge over the move.

Evening Standard

Ex-Southern Water boss charged over ‘plan to manipulate quality tests’

Matthew Wright has been accused alongside three others of conspiring to defraud the Environment Agency and Ofwat

The Independent UK

Britain’s biggest water firm announces hosepipe ban for 10m customers

The ban applies to all customers that Thames Water supplies with drinking water across London, the Thames Valley and the home counties.

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Water shortages could stall plans to build more than one million new homes

Trade body warns there is not enough water for UK’s data centre plans

The Independent UK

Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’

The Guardian - UK

Hosepipe ban brought in for 2.4m people amid ongoing hot weather

South East Water said customers would be affected by restrictions in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.

Evening Standard

Water firms in England and Wales ‘leak five times what hosepipe ban would save’

Greenpeace UK says 2.87bn litres lost daily, a fifth of all water pumped through network

The Guardian - UK

Cooler weather forecast as millions of drivers set to embark on summer getaways

The RAC estimated that 14.1 million motorists will make journeys for holidays or day trips between Friday and Sunday.

Evening Standard

UK summer weather: Temperatures to drop to 24C as millions of Brits head on holiday

Millions of Brits expected to be on the roads this weekend as temperatures drop to highs of 24C

The Independent UK

Temperatures exceed 30C for 13th day running but conditions set to cool

31.0C was recorded at Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Southern Water fined £7m after dumping illegal sewage off Kent coast

The company was fined £90 million for nearly 7,000 incidents across Hampshire, Kent and Sussex

The Independent UK

Entire row of terraced houses to be demolished after grandmother died in flooding

Chesterfield Borough Council said the demolition at Tapton Terrace was ’the only effective and viable’ solution

The Guardian - UK

How on earth do we use so much water? Let’s start with flushing and washing …

With water supplies across England facing increasing pressure, a new campaign is getting us all to think about how we can conserve this precious resource

The Times of India

After removing 200 bags of waste from a polluted river, UK lawyer now faces prosecution

A UK lawyer and environmental campaigner who spent days helping volunteers clean a neglected river is now facing the possibility of prosecution. Paul Powlesland, founder of the River Roding Trust, led a 10-day effort to remove more than 200 bags of rubbish, weeds and silt from Alders Brook, a tributary…

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Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’

Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool

The Conversation

England’s sewage spills: why citizen scientists want to test for pollution themselves

Thousands of volunteers across England now regularly take out their own testing kits to study the levels of pollution in rivers and the sea.

The Guardian - UK

Campaigner threatened with prosecution by Environment Agency after waterway cleanup

Paul Powlesland told he acted illegally after organising volunteers to remove litter, weed and silt from River Roding

The Guardian - UK

Illegal dump becomes ‘symbol of north-south divide’ at heart of Makerfield byelection

Failure to clear up rotting, rat-infested site is a key issue for local people as they weigh up politicians’ promises

The Guardian - UK

‘There is no great master plan’: anxiety as UK homes, roads and railways sink into the sea

Increasing coastal erosion has hit communities’ livelihoods and put lifestyles under threat

The Independent UK

A cow was handed a waste carriers licence. Now MPs are calling for tighter checks

A cow, named Beau Vine, was recently granted a waste carrier licence prompting calls for more regulation

The Guardian - UK

River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday

Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water quality

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