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is the head of ofwat _ ofwat has recommended here.the head of ofwat said, it is never - ofwat has recommended here. is the head of ofwat said, it is never a - head of ofwat said, it is never a good time to be putting a bills and we understand that for a lot of people it is very tough at the moment and the last thing we want to do is put our bills but to put it in perspective, since 2010, bulls have been falling in real terms and without inflation they would have fallen today and they will be roughly where they have been in 2010 so that is bills being about split over 20 years but the problem is we don't have the maintenance of the system required so it can keep up with the pace of a rising population and climate change and as a direct expense our economy is going to continually suffer and we have seen houses being blocked and businesses unable to expand and we even saw in cambridge are a cancer hospital unable to be built because of a lack of water and this is increasingly serious and unfortunately the decision today by ofwat to cut t
is the head of ofwat _ ofwat has recommended here.the head of ofwat said, it is never - ofwat has recommended here. is the head of ofwat said, it is never a - head of ofwat said, it is never a good time to be putting a bills and we understand that for a lot of people it is very tough at the moment and the last thing we want to do is put our bills but to put it in perspective, since 2010, bulls have been falling in real terms and without inflation they would have fallen today and they will be...
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saying water bills could 9° up ofwat saying water bills could 90 ”p by ofwat saying water bills couldear. should we be paying any more for substandard water? >> and we'll be in berlin as the england team gear up for the euro finals against spain this sunday. the king has got involved, encouraging the team to win without the need for any last minute wonder, goals or penalties . last minute wonder, goals or penalties. drama . penalties. drama. >> well, should we hear from the prime minister? he's been reacting to that historic win in washington, dc. he's reacting to that win last night against the netherlands. >> it was fantastic . i managed >> it was fantastic. i managed to pop out from one of my sessions for just five minutes, which is when i saw harry kane got the first goal. i missed the second one, but it's brilliant . second one, but it's brilliant. so on we go now. great chance. i've always said this team, we're going to go all the way. some really, really pleased and just good luck for sunday. >> now we spotted that last yeah >> now we spotted that last year. you said that if th
saying water bills could 9° up ofwat saying water bills could 90 ”p by ofwat saying water bills couldear. should we be paying any more for substandard water? >> and we'll be in berlin as the england team gear up for the euro finals against spain this sunday. the king has got involved, encouraging the team to win without the need for any last minute wonder, goals or penalties . last minute wonder, goals or penalties. drama . penalties. drama. >> well, should we hear from the prime...
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too often ofwat has prioritised artificially suppressing bills, at the direct expense of our environmentcause maintenance has been systematically underfunded. critics say water companies have allowed billions in dividends, millions in pay to flow out, which include a £200,000 bonus for the new boss of thames forjust three months work. not all water companies are the same, some are in bigger trouble than others. thames is drowning in £18 billion worth of debt. it's only got enough cash to last it another 11 months. and there are many who feel because it didn't get as much money as it wanted, the prospect of quasi—nationalisation came a step closer today. new environment minister steve reed said that would cost taxpayers, but he promised action. nationalising any of the water companies would cost billions of pounds and take years, potentially. i want to get to work quickly to clean up the unacceptable levels of pollution that are so outraging the public. people like dave and jackie, who are thames customers and monitor pollution levels in the river. they want to know where customer money i
too often ofwat has prioritised artificially suppressing bills, at the direct expense of our environmentcause maintenance has been systematically underfunded. critics say water companies have allowed billions in dividends, millions in pay to flow out, which include a £200,000 bonus for the new boss of thames forjust three months work. not all water companies are the same, some are in bigger trouble than others. thames is drowning in £18 billion worth of debt. it's only got enough cash to last...
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ofwat�*s projection is that the annual household bill could go up by an average of 21%. extra £19 a year, although every water company has different plans in place, so the figure will vary depending on where you live. most people in england and wales get their water from one of 17 companies and have their waste water taken away by one of 11 companies. there will be a consultation on the final figures that will be decided in december. the increase is intended to fund investment for improvements — such as replacing leaking pipes and reducing sewage discharges into rivers and the sea. our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, gave us her analysis. the regulator has set the level that people's water bills across england and wales will be allowed to increase from next april, so it is a price period from 2025 until 2030. they are looking at those annual bill rises of £19 extra a year. that is what the regulator has suggested across the board as an average but it varies dramatically depending on where you are in england and wales and who supplies your water as a result.
ofwat�*s projection is that the annual household bill could go up by an average of 21%. extra £19 a year, although every water company has different plans in place, so the figure will vary depending on where you live. most people in england and wales get their water from one of 17 companies and have their waste water taken away by one of 11 companies. there will be a consultation on the final figures that will be decided in december. the increase is intended to fund investment for...
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later this week the regulator ofwat will give its verdict on five year business plans provided by water bills by up to 44%, in part to pay for work like this, replacing 100—year—old pipes with new ones. ultimately, people need water and sewage has to be dealt with. and whether it's thames water's customers or taxpayers, someone will have to foot the bill. theo leggett, bbc news. spain have made it through to sunday's final of the euro 21l football tournement after comimng from behind to beat france 2—1 in a pulsating semi final one )france took thr lead france took the lead from a towering from their forward kolo muani, afterjust 8'minutes kolo muani, afterjust 8 minutes but minute later a stunnimg goal by 16 yearl old lamine yamal, pulled spain level and before half time spain's dani olmo scored following a corner to put his team in t e lead for th firtst time — spain saw out thr resy of tr gme and will now play either englans and will now play either england or the netherlnd who meet in the secon semi final on wednesday we'll end the programme with images of a rare occurance in chile.
later this week the regulator ofwat will give its verdict on five year business plans provided by water bills by up to 44%, in part to pay for work like this, replacing 100—year—old pipes with new ones. ultimately, people need water and sewage has to be dealt with. and whether it's thames water's customers or taxpayers, someone will have to foot the bill. theo leggett, bbc news. spain have made it through to sunday's final of the euro 21l football tournement after comimng from behind to...
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that's the proposal from the industry regulator, ofwat.aying it's not nearly enough to address problems like sewage leaks. our business editor, simonjack, reports. ageing infrastructure, underinvestment and unprecedented rainfall have exposed nasty problems in our water system that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. today, the regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. there's a big range in the proposed bill rises. southern water customers will see bills rise 44%, thames, a rise of 23%, and ses, which only does water, not the more expensive waste, down 15%. but bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are most customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up, and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve have our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. the companies wanted even higher bills
that's the proposal from the industry regulator, ofwat.aying it's not nearly enough to address problems like sewage leaks. our business editor, simonjack, reports. ageing infrastructure, underinvestment and unprecedented rainfall have exposed nasty problems in our water system that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. today, the regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. there's a big range in the proposed bill rises. southern water customers will see bills rise 44%,...
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door, haven't they, with ofwat and the heads of these companies as well .goes to head up a water company and vice versa. so they all know how to get out of they all know how to get out of the rules. >> part of the problem is that none of that a lot of these companies are british. they're not even based in this country and in other countries. they actually all these companies are on a contract. and if they if they, move away from the terms of their contract, it's taken away and given to somebody else. i don't know why we're not doing this. yeah. >> and also we have yeah, we have a system of nationalisation in this country where we just give our utilities to other governments, not our own. that's ridiculous . what do they were ridiculous. what do they were just loaded with? just basically these companies have loaded on debt to pay dividends to their shareholders , not in the shareholders, not in the interest of the public, but in their shareholders. that makes no sense at all. >> now, i want to ask you about yoga for middle aged men. anyone heard this story?
door, haven't they, with ofwat and the heads of these companies as well .goes to head up a water company and vice versa. so they all know how to get out of they all know how to get out of the rules. >> part of the problem is that none of that a lot of these companies are british. they're not even based in this country and in other countries. they actually all these companies are on a contract. and if they if they, move away from the terms of their contract, it's taken away and given to...
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ofwat's projection is that the annual household bill could go up by an average of 21%.one of 17 companies and have their waste water taken away by one of ii companies. there will be a consultation on the final figures that will be decided in december. the increase is intended to fund investment for improvements such as replacing leaking pipes and reducing sewage discharges into rivers and the sea. let's speak to our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. can you just explain a bit more for us what every bill payer is going to see now? $5 us what every bill payer is going to see now? �* , , ., us what every bill payer is going to see now? a us what every bill payer is going to seenow? ,, see now? as you say, this is basically _ see now? as you say, this is basically the _ see now? as you say, this is basically the next _ see now? as you say, this is basically the next move - see now? as you say, this is basically the next move in i see now? as you say, this is basically the next move in a| see now? as you say, this is - basically the next move in a game of cards o
ofwat's projection is that the annual household bill could go up by an average of 21%.one of 17 companies and have their waste water taken away by one of ii companies. there will be a consultation on the final figures that will be decided in december. the increase is intended to fund investment for improvements such as replacing leaking pipes and reducing sewage discharges into rivers and the sea. let's speak to our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. can you just explain a bit more...
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water companies were actually asking ofwat for, so ofwat have had to do a difficult balancing act.d trying to balance that versus people's expectations. and i think just to put this in perspective, we also found that 72% of people are now starting to really worry about their water bills. we've gone through the last few years where we've been worrying about how much our mortgages are costing, how much, food is costing the cost of energy. water's not really been on that list, but it's starting to come through now, people really worrying about how they're going to pay for these increases in water. so our role as a retailer, we sell a lot of products relating to water use, but we definitely have a responsibility to advise customers of what they can try and do to get those bills down, and do to get those bills down, and facing these big, big price hikes if you're on metered water, it's so important to try and make sure that you use less water to just try and mitigate and .offsetthe increases that and .offset the increases that the water companies are imposing on us. on us. >> on us. >>
water companies were actually asking ofwat for, so ofwat have had to do a difficult balancing act.d trying to balance that versus people's expectations. and i think just to put this in perspective, we also found that 72% of people are now starting to really worry about their water bills. we've gone through the last few years where we've been worrying about how much our mortgages are costing, how much, food is costing the cost of energy. water's not really been on that list, but it's starting to...
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ofwat. kwasi. spencen peter spence. ofwat. kwasi. spencer. peter spencer.atever you will not, i think the, the commitments are cast iron, but i think they might get a little bit rusty around the edges. >> yes, that's that's that's. >> yes, that's that's that's. >> i know you don't. half and half. yeah, it's half and half. and vicky pryce, do you believe that they can actually even stick to that? not raising vat, national insurance and income tax . do you trust them on that tax. do you trust them on that pledge? they won't do it. >> yes. for a while at any rate. but i think they have a lot of, room to raise other taxes. so people are talking about capital gains tax being looked at again. what happens to pensions , wealth what happens to pensions, wealth taxes, inheritance tax, all those will be, looked at quite carefully, i think, to see what they can do in terms of giving a bit more revenue to the government. but i think also there will be more borrowing. >> i think at some point provision will be made to just decide that a lot of what they're spending on i
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that's after the regulator , ofwat, approved regulator, ofwat, approved annual averages increasing of £19 per year, a third less than water firms had requested . those water firms had requested. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm sam francis back with you for another round up at 8:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you sam. now before our first story tonight, let's take a look at a moment the commentariat hoped they'd never see. yes, here is the man, nigel farage, being sworn in as the member of parliament for clacton, taken early today in the house of commons. >> hello. i'd like to stand on the ipp. can i ask you your name? constituency please. >> nigel. paul. farage, clacton. >> nigel. paul. farage, clacton. >> and would you like to swear or affirm? >> i would like to swear. please >> i would like to swear. please >> on which i would put the king james bible, p
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the regulator , ofwat, has the regulator, ofwat, has approved annual average increases of £19 per household but that's a third less than water firms had requested . and water firms had requested. and finally, before we hand back to or over to headliners, the prime minister has called england's progress to the finals of euro 2024 fantastic, but he won't commit to giving us a bank houday commit to giving us a bank holiday if they win. sir keir starmer didn't get to see the winning goal in last night's match against the netherlands because he was in meetings in washington . gareth southgate's washington. gareth southgate's squad will now face spain on sunday with the hope of being crowned european champions. and despite the prime minister's hesitance, these england fans in nottingham say the whole country deserves a break 100. >> we need a bank holiday for the first time since 1966, but we could be bringing it home. what more better reason to get a bank holiday than that? >> we haven't had much to celebrate recently as a country, so yeah, i think it's a great excuse for a celebration. and, yea
the regulator , ofwat, has the regulator, ofwat, has approved annual average increases of £19 per household but that's a third less than water firms had requested . and water firms had requested. and finally, before we hand back to or over to headliners, the prime minister has called england's progress to the finals of euro 2024 fantastic, but he won't commit to giving us a bank houday commit to giving us a bank holiday if they win. sir keir starmer didn't get to see the winning goal in last...
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evenlode for over 2600 hours in the last year , thames hours in the last year, thames water was allowed by ofwato withdraw £7 billion in dividends, yet now wants to jack up my constituents bills. i welcome the water bill in the king's speech, but with the prime minister, agree with my constituents and me that the system is broken, and will he now commit to scrapping ofwat and replacing it with a tougher regulator that will finally put people and planet ahead of water company profits ? company profits? >> yes, but can i welcome the honourable member to his place and thank him for raising this important issue in relation to water? and customers should not pay water? and customers should not pay the price for the mismanagement by water companies, and we have already announced immediate steps to put water companies under tougher regime. and the minister for water will meet the bosses of failing companies to hold them to account for their performance . to account for their performance. after 14 years of failure. with our rivers and beaches, it falls to this government of service to fix the mess of th
evenlode for over 2600 hours in the last year , thames hours in the last year, thames water was allowed by ofwato withdraw £7 billion in dividends, yet now wants to jack up my constituents bills. i welcome the water bill in the king's speech, but with the prime minister, agree with my constituents and me that the system is broken, and will he now commit to scrapping ofwat and replacing it with a tougher regulator that will finally put people and planet ahead of water company profits ? company...
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and the environment agency and ofwat seem to have very little say over the matter.verdict on five year business plans provided by water companies across the country. thames water wants to hike consumer bills by up to 44%, in part to pay for work like this, replacing 100—year—old pipes with new ones. ultimately, people need water, and sewage has to be dealt with. and whether it's thames water's customers or taxpayers, someone will have to foot the bill. theo leggett, bbc news. the time is 13.17. our top story this afternoon. the missile strikes in ukraine that killed nearly a0 people are expected to top the agenda when nato leaders meet later in washington. and england hold their last training session ahead of tomorrow night's euro 2024 semi—final against the netherlands. coming up on bbc news. england prepare for the first test match of the summer. they take the west indies at lord's tomorrow in what will be record wicket takerjimmy anderson's final international appearance. a driver who was almost three times over the drink—drive limit when he crashed into a car ki
and the environment agency and ofwat seem to have very little say over the matter.verdict on five year business plans provided by water companies across the country. thames water wants to hike consumer bills by up to 44%, in part to pay for work like this, replacing 100—year—old pipes with new ones. ultimately, people need water, and sewage has to be dealt with. and whether it's thames water's customers or taxpayers, someone will have to foot the bill. theo leggett, bbc news. the time is...
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the regulator, ofwat, has provisionally approved an increase of 21%.ample, are expected to see their bills go up by 44%. our business editor simonjack reports. the problems in our water system have never been quite so clear. under—investment, ageing infrastructure and unprecedented rainfall have exposed nasty problems that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. kind today, the kind regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. average bills will rise by 21% or £94, phased in over five years. but there's a big range depending on your supplier. southern water bills will go up by 44%, northumbrian by 11% and thames up by 23%. bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up, and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. so thi
the regulator, ofwat, has provisionally approved an increase of 21%.ample, are expected to see their bills go up by 44%. our business editor simonjack reports. the problems in our water system have never been quite so clear. under—investment, ageing infrastructure and unprecedented rainfall have exposed nasty problems that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. kind today, the kind regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. average bills will rise by 21% or £94, phased...
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to rise by around £19 a year over the next 5 years — that's the proposal from the industry regulator ofwatment and unprecedented rainfall have exposed nasty problems in our water system that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. today, the regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. there is a big range in the proposed bill rises. southern water customers will see bills rise 44%, thames a rise of 23%, and ses, which only does water, not the more expensive waste, down 15%. but bear in mind this doesn't include normal inflation, so bill rises are likely to be higher than this. given the terrible service, why are most customers being asked to pay more? nobody wants to see bills go up, and that's why we've very carefully scrutinised this package. we need to invest more to improve have our nation's waterways and to protect our future water supplies against climate change and population growth. the companies wanted even higher bills to fund more projects like this storm tank which will reduce sewage overflows, and the industry says the settlement will not solve the fundame
to rise by around £19 a year over the next 5 years — that's the proposal from the industry regulator ofwatment and unprecedented rainfall have exposed nasty problems in our water system that need to be fixed, and someone's got to pay. today, the regulator announced what that would mean for consumer bills. there is a big range in the proposed bill rises. southern water customers will see bills rise 44%, thames a rise of 23%, and ses, which only does water, not the more expensive waste, down...
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ofwat today saying no, £183. a big difference. it still represents one of the largest ever investment made in the largest ever investment made in the network. but of course the question is, should it be customers footing the bill? we will have more on that later on. those numbers have just we will have more on that later on. those numbers havejust come in. we will chat to you later. we are going to talk to environmental campaigner feargal sharkey about this. the health secretary has announced an independent investigation into the performance of the nhs in england. writing in the sun, wes streeting announced the review ahead of new waiting times figures for england, which will be released later this morning. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. at st james' hospital at stjames' hospital in leeds, they are trying to do things differently. we had 3275 patients.— we had 3275 patients. faced with lona ost we had 3275 patients. faced with long post covered _ we had 3275 patients. faced with long post covered or _ we
ofwat today saying no, £183. a big difference. it still represents one of the largest ever investment made in the largest ever investment made in the network. but of course the question is, should it be customers footing the bill? we will have more on that later on. those numbers have just we will have more on that later on. those numbers havejust come in. we will chat to you later. we are going to talk to environmental campaigner feargal sharkey about this. the health secretary has announced...
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ofwat is saying that >> we have. ofwat is saying that water bills are going to rise by.s hauling in the heads of the 16 main water companies to talk to them about how this funding is going to work. these water companies have said that they need more money to invest in the dilapidated sewage systems, which of course is true. we know that sewage is being leaked out in lakes, rivers across the country. but steve reid and the labour government in general is worried that this money will end up lining the pockets of shareholders rather than actually being reinvested into these water companies. he's going to publish some sort of manifesto over the coming weeks. it'll be fascinating to see if labour has a better time sorting out the water companies than the conservatives had, because it's not a pretty picture at the moment. >> no , indeed not. all right, >> no, indeed not. all right, olivia, thanks very much indeed, it's stuff like this where we will see what they can do, isn't it? frankly. and when they know a lot of you aren't happy. and you don't like the fact that plenty of
ofwat is saying that >> we have. ofwat is saying that water bills are going to rise by.s hauling in the heads of the 16 main water companies to talk to them about how this funding is going to work. these water companies have said that they need more money to invest in the dilapidated sewage systems, which of course is true. we know that sewage is being leaked out in lakes, rivers across the country. but steve reid and the labour government in general is worried that this money will end up...
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this is a word that ofwat have used shocking failures at the company's sewage treatment works.cked. >> yeah, i think most people would agree. on that note, we will take a pause because we have a shadow minister standing by and we may come back to both paula and norman, but for now we say good morning to chris philp, who is the shadow leader of the house of commons. first time we've spoken to you in your new post. thanks for joining we've spoken to you in your new post. thanks forjoining us this post. thanks for joining us this morning. what are things like from the other side of the chamber? >> well, i've got to say i prefer the view from the government side. >> it is quite a shock to the system going from being a minister in the government. >> you know, responsible for running a chunk of the country, to now just sort of commenting on what the new government are doing. i came into politics to get the public service to get things done. >> so it's a bit frustrating, but i suppose that's the, the you know, the price you pay in a democracy when, when you lose. >> and one of the gre
this is a word that ofwat have used shocking failures at the company's sewage treatment works.cked. >> yeah, i think most people would agree. on that note, we will take a pause because we have a shadow minister standing by and we may come back to both paula and norman, but for now we say good morning to chris philp, who is the shadow leader of the house of commons. first time we've spoken to you in your new post. thanks for joining we've spoken to you in your new post. thanks forjoining...
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wales have been told that they can put up bills, but by not by as much as they had asked for regulator ofwatsays they can hike prices by an average of £19 a year, but that's a third less than the amount they had requested. water firms met with the environment secretary, steve reed, earlier and agreed to some reforms, including ring fencing for money upgrades so it can't be spent on bonuses. for money upgrades so it can't be spent on bonuses . and be spent on bonuses. and finally, american actor shelley duvall, best known for her role in the shining, has died at the age of 75. she also starred in annie hall and popeye, and her partner dan gilroy, told the hollywood reporter that she died at her home in texas from complications relating to diabetes. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sam francis. more at 7:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> hello and welcome to dewbs& co with me dawn neesom tonight. hope you're having a wonderful evening out now. a
wales have been told that they can put up bills, but by not by as much as they had asked for regulator ofwatsays they can hike prices by an average of £19 a year, but that's a third less than the amount they had requested. water firms met with the environment secretary, steve reed, earlier and agreed to some reforms, including ring fencing for money upgrades so it can't be spent on bonuses. for money upgrades so it can't be spent on bonuses . and be spent on bonuses. and finally, american...
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thames water's survival is relying on the shoulders of water regulator ofwat, with the verdict being. the prime minister's spokesman has stated that nationalising thames water would not be consistent with labour's fiscal rules. and i agree the company is over indebted because of bad decisions by its owners and it deserves to lose money. this is how capitalism works and if thames water goes bust, the assets are still there and can be bought by somebody else . be bought by somebody else. well, i'm joined now by ashley smith, former detective superintendent and founder of the windrush against sewage pollution. ashley, thank you so much for joining pollution. ashley, thank you so much forjoining me, does thames much for joining me, does thames water deserve to go bankrupt? >> well, it's been a terrible tale, hasn't it? a long string of chief executives who have been paid outrageous amounts of money, apparently, to attract the best talent. they've managed to run a company that receives a guaranteed fee every year from customers who have no choice but to use water. and they have no choice
thames water's survival is relying on the shoulders of water regulator ofwat, with the verdict being. the prime minister's spokesman has stated that nationalising thames water would not be consistent with labour's fiscal rules. and i agree the company is over indebted because of bad decisions by its owners and it deserves to lose money. this is how capitalism works and if thames water goes bust, the assets are still there and can be bought by somebody else . be bought by somebody else. well,...
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the regulator, ofwat, has approved annual average increases of £19 per household, but that's a thirdless than water firms had requested . those are the latest requested. those are the latest gb news headlines for now i'm sam francis, another update for you at 9:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to news smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> welcome back to state of the nation. the sound of a scottish oil rig being demolished just a few weeks ago, and also the sound of the labour party destroying the uk's energy independence. we can now look forward to line the pockets of overseas dictators. tens of thousands of british jobs disintegrating and increasing energy bills for the british people. today, former labour leader ed miliband now energy secretary, ordered an immediate ban on new north sea drilling for oil and gas, a decision that gets the heart of the net zero fallacy in the uk. we love to boast about the fact that we have cut car
the regulator, ofwat, has approved annual average increases of £19 per household, but that's a thirdless than water firms had requested . those are the latest requested. those are the latest gb news headlines for now i'm sam francis, another update for you at 9:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to news smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward...
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there ofwat has proposed an increase in bills over the next over the next four years.aken these measures 14 years ago, then the sewage system would not have crumbled to the extent that it has and it wouldn't be necessary to put our bills up. but there will. we will not be turning to the taxpayer. this is private sector investment. 88 billion actually is the biggest ever investment in the water sector and will be the second biggest investment in the second biggest investment in the entire economy over the last term of this government is that over the course of this parliament, this parliament? yeah, just this parliament. i mean, that's jobs, it's well—paid jobs up and down the country starting to do the work of rebuilding our infrastructure, but it will clean up our waterways , eventually. >> i'm sure the taxpayer will be gratified not to have to shoulder the burden of this, not least because rachel reeves, the chancellor, is suggesting that there's a 20 billion black hole in the finances. now, there's a 20 billion black hole in the finances . now, the ifs, in the finan
there ofwat has proposed an increase in bills over the next over the next four years.aken these measures 14 years ago, then the sewage system would not have crumbled to the extent that it has and it wouldn't be necessary to put our bills up. but there will. we will not be turning to the taxpayer. this is private sector investment. 88 billion actually is the biggest ever investment in the water sector and will be the second biggest investment in the second biggest investment in the entire...
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. >> yeah i mean thank you ofwat.t only only about a third of what ofwat wanted to put them up by. >> yeah. so the water companies wanted to put bills up by 33. wow, instead, they will be going up wow, instead, they will be going ”p by wow, instead, they will be going up by i think it's over the next five years by 21. so it could have been worse, but i mean, it's a it's a rise in bills that people can ill afford to pay. what i think is really scandalous about this is it's another example of normal working people paying the price for basically corporate failure. i mean, if you and there's a whole nother debate about privatisation, labour have said they're not going to are not going to nationalise the water companies, but thames water, for example, when it was privatised, it had no debt whatsoever. that was in the late 80s. now there's £15 billion worth of debt on that balance sheet and that's because in the, you know, senior people and shareholders took too much money out. and that's why all of these companies are now
. >> yeah i mean thank you ofwat.t only only about a third of what ofwat wanted to put them up by. >> yeah. so the water companies wanted to put bills up by 33. wow, instead, they will be going up wow, instead, they will be going ”p by wow, instead, they will be going up by i think it's over the next five years by 21. so it could have been worse, but i mean, it's a it's a rise in bills that people can ill afford to pay. what i think is really scandalous about this is it's another...
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after crucial set of rulings were were made by the industry regulator ofwat.g that the government are kind of getting started straight away with the water crisis . i straight away with the water crisis. i think. >> i think we would all like less poo in our rivers and seas. >> i think that would be ideal. >> i think that would be ideal. >> and anyone who could do that has my support. so yeah, phone have gone well. >> you know how i love to have a little bit of a of a slightly different approach to normal. so i've picked wes streeting, for if it's continuous, continue to ban puberty blockers . so there ban puberty blockers. so there you go. that's one good thing we've got. praise him for it. >> good. fair enough. okay. well actually three really good choices there. but i do have to go for jemmy anderson. yeah. good guys, give me some of the best sporting moments i've ever had the pleasure of witnessing. yeah. and also , i feel like i've yeah. and also, i feel like i've grown up with this guy. i mean, he's been playing for 20 years, basically he's been playing fo
after crucial set of rulings were were made by the industry regulator ofwat.g that the government are kind of getting started straight away with the water crisis . i straight away with the water crisis. i think. >> i think we would all like less poo in our rivers and seas. >> i think that would be ideal. >> i think that would be ideal. >> and anyone who could do that has my support. so yeah, phone have gone well. >> you know how i love to have a little bit of a of...
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the regulator, ofwat, has approved annual increases of £19 on average per household, but that's a thirdn water firms had requested . those are firms had requested. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm sam francis, back with you for another update at 10:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> welcome along! it looks as though ed miliband was on the bnnk though ed miliband was on the brink of costing the british taxpayer tens of billions of pounds just a week after taking his position in the cabinet. mr miliband is already the most expensive policymaker in british history. in 2008, he pushed through the final version of the climate change act. it made us the only country in the world legally committed to cutting our emissions of co2 by 80% between then and 2050. even then, the government projected that this would cost us up to £734 billion. the latest figures suggest that for bri
the regulator, ofwat, has approved annual increases of £19 on average per household, but that's a thirdn water firms had requested . those are firms had requested. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm sam francis, back with you for another update at 10:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >>...
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. >> so he's the antonym of ofwat, a working class person is supposed to be.ted, well, he's called trump all these things. how is he going to deal with him as foreign secretary? >> not sure he will. i think that's the rumour, isn't it, that's the rumour, isn't it, that david lammy might not actually be our foreign secretary, if indeed trump is elected? but there we go. now, in other rather bizarre news, itv have decided to put trigger warnings on their long running detective series...
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once negotiations have been carried out between the companies and the water watchdog, ofwat. will play the impressive spain team in sunday's final, after they beat france last night. that was a good game too. andy swiss reports from dortmund. # oh, saka, run it down the wing, saka! excited? but of course. england fans soaking up the atmosphere in dortmund, even enjoying a quick spot the ball competition. # can't start a fire without a spark!# a euro semifinal beckons. so will it be another nail—biter? oh, my gosh. it's the stuff of dreams. i'm here with my 16—year—old son, who's just finished his gcses so this is our summer holiday. i don't think you need to play well |to win this particular tournament, j and england is not playing well, so we'll see how that goes. - do you think they can go all the way? i do, i do, we are- definitely going to berlin. watched bellingham's overhead kick, watched the penalties, and now we're going to play better and win. come on! how confident are you feeling? ifeel confident, i really do feel confident. believe in them, i think they're doing t
once negotiations have been carried out between the companies and the water watchdog, ofwat. will play the impressive spain team in sunday's final, after they beat france last night. that was a good game too. andy swiss reports from dortmund. # oh, saka, run it down the wing, saka! excited? but of course. england fans soaking up the atmosphere in dortmund, even enjoying a quick spot the ball competition. # can't start a fire without a spark!# a euro semifinal beckons. so will it be another...
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one of the world's greatest tennis champions will say, or ofwat after the paris olympics, andy murrayn farewell in the singles after he had surgery on a spinal cyst just a week before the tournament began. in a post on social media, he said that competing for team gb has been by far the most memorable weeks of his career and he's proud to do it one final time. scotland's first ministerjohn scotland's first minister john swinney hailed murray as our greatest ever sportsman . those greatest ever sportsman. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophia wenzler more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:08. now let's return to that breaking news. it's been announced that the government will shut down the bibby stockholm barge used for housing migrants off the south coast of england . england. >> this is all as part of its overhaul of th
one of the world's greatest tennis champions will say, or ofwat after the paris olympics, andy murrayn farewell in the singles after he had surgery on a spinal cyst just a week before the tournament began. in a post on social media, he said that competing for team gb has been by far the most memorable weeks of his career and he's proud to do it one final time. scotland's first ministerjohn scotland's first minister john swinney hailed murray as our greatest ever sportsman . those greatest ever...
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what he's basically saying is the epa is no good, ofwat is no good. off what is going to be the sacrificial lamb. it's all been it's all been decided off. what are going to take the fall? everybody knows it. then he wants to pretend that the epa is fine by increasing their funding increase. the environment agency . okay. but at the same time, he's basically setting up a clean water authority. so he's saying the aa is still okay, but we're going to have a new clean water, water authority. okay, fine. let's just do it. but it is just a separate layer of bureaucracy. i mean, the i think the epa could possibly do the job, but okay, fine. let's let's just, let's the problem is the epa have a lot of powers that they refuse to use. i was at the river summit recently with philip duffy, the ceo of the epa. and, you know, he he was basically saying, look, there's only so much we can do because if we use the powers that we do have, which they don't, but even if they use the powers that they do have, the water companies will just take them to court and getting an
what he's basically saying is the epa is no good, ofwat is no good. off what is going to be the sacrificial lamb. it's all been it's all been decided off. what are going to take the fall? everybody knows it. then he wants to pretend that the epa is fine by increasing their funding increase. the environment agency . okay. but at the same time, he's basically setting up a clean water authority. so he's saying the aa is still okay, but we're going to have a new clean water, water authority. okay,...
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water is already on the regulator ofwat's watch list for financially at risk companies, along with thamess, donald trump is challenging president biden to another head to head debate. this week. speaking at a rally in florida, trump offered to face off without moderators and said it was a chance for biden to redeem himself. it's after biden stumbling performance in the first debate that raised concerns among some democrats, with talk that he could be replaced as their nominee. trump described it as the most divisive , decisive, overwhelming divisive, decisive, overwhelming defeat in the history of presidential debates. >> let's do another debate. this week so that sleepy joe biden can prove to everyone all over the world that he has what it takes to be president. but this time it will be man to man. no moderators, no holds barred. just name the place any time, anywhere . anywhere. >> and in just a few moments, another update on the news coming to us on that triple murder manhunt. but final story from the newsroom for now . from the newsroom for now. thousands of england fans are in dortmu
water is already on the regulator ofwat's watch list for financially at risk companies, along with thamess, donald trump is challenging president biden to another head to head debate. this week. speaking at a rally in florida, trump offered to face off without moderators and said it was a chance for biden to redeem himself. it's after biden stumbling performance in the first debate that raised concerns among some democrats, with talk that he could be replaced as their nominee. trump described...
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later this week the regulator ofwat l little say over the matter.hames water wants to height consumer bills by up to 40%. in part to play bill pay for work like this. ultimately, people need water and sewage has to be dealt with. whether it is thames water customers or taxpayers, someone will have to fit the bill. theo leggett, bbc news. let me show you the live pictures from the commons that we can see here and there. you see the absolutely packed chamber. i'm going to put the microphones up so that you can see them applauding there. let me take you through what we expect in the coming minutes. it is absolutely fascinating, isn't it? to see the new parliament with all the new mps, the labour mps, so many of them packed their on to the government benches for the first time in 14 years. and they have shrunken, much shrunken, the conservative opposition sitting opposite various other parties, the snp suddenly there with fewer mps. a lot fewer. and, in the next few minutes, what we are going to see is the new father of the house, the conservative sir e
later this week the regulator ofwat l little say over the matter.hames water wants to height consumer bills by up to 40%. in part to play bill pay for work like this. ultimately, people need water and sewage has to be dealt with. whether it is thames water customers or taxpayers, someone will have to fit the bill. theo leggett, bbc news. let me show you the live pictures from the commons that we can see here and there. you see the absolutely packed chamber. i'm going to put the microphones up...
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. >> ofwat you might not drink coffee, but do you know what you do? like what are you bacon butty?ar, they'll lift your brain. >> that smell the smell of bacon boosts our cognitive powers, says boffins. >> and he added, the sensory and nutritional elements of bacon can play a role in cognitive enhancement. as part of a well—balanced diet, so that's why eamonn is so intelligent? >> yes. does he have a well—balanced diet? i don't think so. >> i don't think so either. >> i don't think so either. >> and what worries me is that apparently the colour of bacon is a problem, yeah, because it's dyed. if it's red, it's dyed most of the time. >> well, it should be anaemic looking to be true. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and there's so many all these what we eat. >> i remember when i was a child, they were. it was anaemic. and then when you, when you cooked it, it went right. >> well, i like streaky bacon. so most of it's fat anyway. so there's nothing to dye back or streaky eamonn. >> yeah. okay let's go. we're going to go and have a bacon butty night as we bring you the weather with alex burkill als
. >> ofwat you might not drink coffee, but do you know what you do? like what are you bacon butty?ar, they'll lift your brain. >> that smell the smell of bacon boosts our cognitive powers, says boffins. >> and he added, the sensory and nutritional elements of bacon can play a role in cognitive enhancement. as part of a well—balanced diet, so that's why eamonn is so intelligent? >> yes. does he have a well—balanced diet? i don't think so. >> i don't think so...
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judith ofwat, the mysterious yvonne tracy kingston independent residents justice to subpostmasters .bpostmasters. 1177. therefore, i give notice that edward jonathan davey is duly elected as member of . as member of. parliament. >> number of votes cast across the conservative constituency at the conservative constituency at the uk parliamentary election on the uk parliamentary election on the 4th of july was 50,813. >> the total number of ballot papers rejected was 149, and the turnout was 65.69. now congratulations to the sir davey and lask linzer. everyone . thank and lask linzer. everyone. thank you . you. >> it's been a great privilege to serve the people of surbiton and this great community over many years, and i'm humbled that you've given me the chance to serve you again. so let me start by saying a big thank you . and by saying a big thank you. and thank you to sarah and all the returning officer team, and to all the staff and police who worked so hard through the night. >> you are the unsung heroes of our democracy. >> it simply wouldn't work without you. >> and thank you to
judith ofwat, the mysterious yvonne tracy kingston independent residents justice to subpostmasters .bpostmasters. 1177. therefore, i give notice that edward jonathan davey is duly elected as member of . as member of. parliament. >> number of votes cast across the conservative constituency at the conservative constituency at the uk parliamentary election on the uk parliamentary election on the 4th of july was 50,813. >> the total number of ballot papers rejected was 149, and the...