3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (710+ words) South East Water distributing water to customers after thousands of properties across Tunbridge Wells were affected by water disruptions in January 2026 South East Water must pay £30.5m after supply interruptions hit thousands of its customers across Kent and Sussex. Water regulator…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1719+ words) Watch: Albertans weigh in on independence from Canada Over a million people descend on the Calgary Stampede every year to marvel at the iconic chuckwagon race, a sport invented in the Albertan city where carriage drivers race teams of horses…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (733+ words) Severn Trent Water breached its wastewater duties by failing to effectively provide drainage and manage the contents of its sewers, Ofwat said Severn Trent Water breached its wastewater obligations but avoided a fine after taking "genuine accountability" to fix the…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (703+ words) An East Sussex brewery boss has said water outages and shortages are something the industry must consider (library image) A brewery director has warned that water usage is "something the whole industry should be thinking about" amid the threat of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1489+ words) Andy Burnham is promising the "biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen" Andy Burnham has unveiled plans to hand more control to the country's elected mayors, promising to oversee "the biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1123+ words) Canadians are gathering across the country to celebrate Canada Day, commemorating the birth of the nation 159 years ago. But beneath the festivities, twin challenges are testing the country's unity. In the western province of Alberta, a restive separatist movement has…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (798+ words) The government has objected to a proposed rescue deal for Thames Water, in a move which takes the UK's largest water company a step closer to a form of nationalisation. Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds wrote to the industry regulator on…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (681+ words) The financial losses incurred by local businesses were found to exceed the initial £600,000 compensation sum proposed South East Water (SEW) has agreed to double to £1.2m its compensation fund for local businesses impacted by the winter water outages, a Kent MP…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (497+ words) Ofwat is investigating South East Water over its customer care during incidents Water supply failures during warm weather in May will be examined as part of Ofwat's ongoing investigation into South East Water. The regulator said several days of disruption…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (784+ words) Tom Tugendhat is the MP for Tonbridge in Kent The leadership of a water firm has been heavily criticised in the House of Commons after taps ran dry for thousands of people in south-east England during multiple supply issues. Tonbridge…...