The Latest Breaking News from Southern Water

Outage comes as customers hear they will face the highest ill increases in England and Wales

Consumer groups said the bill rises will be more than many households can afford, as campaigners accused Ofwat of caving to pressure from firms.

Residents in Southampton, Eastleigh, Romsey and the New Forest have been left without water in their homes

Stretch of river in West Yorkshire was first to get bathing status in 2020 but has since recorded poor water quality

For the first time, anyone in England can now access real-time information of where combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are discharging untreated wastewater into our waterways. This week, all water companies published details of how anyone can access the status of thousands of “event duration monitors”, devices that are placed on…

As regulators try to clamp down on water company bonuses, the PA news agency breaks down what is going on at each firm around the country.

Eight other water firms won’t be using customers’ funds to pay bonuses

Southern’s latest downgrade by Fitch follows a similar move by ratings agency Moody’s earlier in November.

Company said it was ‘making progress’ on reducing pollution, after reports that it illegally pumped millions of litres of sewage into the lake.