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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 · Sep 8

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 · Aug 22

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.

International Business Times UK · Aug 15

‘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 · Jul 1

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 · Jun 29

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 · Jun 17

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 · Jun 3

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 · Jun 2

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 · Jun 2

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

The National (Scotland) · Jun 2