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London hosepipe ban: How is it enforced and what are the penalties?

As many as 10 million people are being impacted by hosepipe bans, but how are they being enforced and are people following the rules?

Evening Standard

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

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Ex-Southern Water boss to face trial over allegedly manipulating sewage testing

Former CEO Matthew Wright and three other ex-employees named in criminal proceedings by Environment Agency

The Guardian - 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.

Euronews

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

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Former boss of Southern Water charged with conspiracy to defraud over water tests

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The Independent UK

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

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

Southern Water fined £7m over sewage pollution in Kent

The company pleaded guilty to 13 offences last April over sewage discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stations.

Evening Standard

When will it rain again in London? Hosepipe ban fears grow in the capital

Could a hosepipe ban be introduced in London - and when is it next going to rain?

Evening Standard

How hot will it get during the London heatwave?

Forecaster predicts temperatures will reach ‘absolute peak’ on Thursday and Friday

Evening Standard

78-year-old UK great-grandmother left shaken after utility firm mistakenly declares her dead over £60 bill

A 78-year-old great-grandmother in the UK was sent a debt collection letter addressed to the executor of her estate after a utility company mistakenly recorded her as dead.

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The Guardian - UK

High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England

Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage

The Independent UK

Risk of drought in UK grows after unusually dry start to spring

Low river levels after dry April means river flows and groundwater levels have fallen ahead of the summer

Evening Standard

Court orders campaigner to pay unpaid Southern Water wastewater bills

Julie Wassmer has withheld paying for the sewage portion of her water bill since 2021.

The Guardian - UK

Who are the key figures in the sewage crisis, and where are they now?

With anger stoked by Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business, we look at what has happened to some of the main players

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The Independent UK

Five water firms prevented from increasing bills as much as they wanted

The water firms argued they wanted to hike bills after Ofwat’s decision left them unable to meet regulatory requirements

Evening Standard

Five water firms to hike customer bills by less than they wanted after ruling

Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water and Wessex Water will be allowed an average increase of 2.2% in customer bills.

The Guardian - UK

Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000

Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lottery

The Independent UK

We’re financial experts. Here’s three simple ways to beat rising water bills

Ofwat confirmed that household water bills would increase by an average of 5.4 per cent from April

The Independent UK

Water bills are rising – how can you save money?

Experts weigh in on the ways you can save money on your climbing water bills.

The Guardian - UK

Southern Water admits 18-year meter mix-up – but insists we owe it more

It kept on billing us for a neighbouring house’s supply although I live alone at my grandmother’s home

The Guardian - UK

Customer complaints over water bills surge by 50% in England and Wales

Number of households complaining rises to 16,000 in 2025, with Southern Water the biggest target

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