earlier i spoke to our reporter esme stallard as you said, the annual review that ofwat, the water regulatorone of the companies have achieved the top rating, but they have made improvements in a small number of areas, such as water leakage. but really the biggest area of issue is around pollution, which we know has come up time and time again. they said there were significantly more pollution incidents last year and as a result of that, they are now asking the majority of these companies to refund customers on their bills next year. so that's nearly £158 million. what does that actually look like on your bill? well, it's only going to be a few pounds for most customers, so not significant. and actually we are anticipating that bills are going to go up quite significantly over the next five years by nearly £100 per household. so really this final, this announcement today from ofwat won't have a significant impact for customers. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. as we go through the next couple of days, essentially we're looking at a mixture of sunshine

performance rating — with three were put in the lowest category. 0ur climate and science news reporter esme stallardey said is none of the companies have achieved the top rating, but they have made improvements in a small number of areas, such as water leakage. but really the biggest area of issue is around pollution, which we know has come up time and time again. they said there were significantly more pollution incidents last year, and as a result of that, they are now asking the majority of these companies to refund customers on their bills next year. so that's nearly £158 million. what does that actually look like on your bill? well, it's only going to be a few pounds for most customers, so not significant. and actually we are anticipating that bills are going to go up quite significantly over the next five years by nearly £100 per household. so really this announcement today from 0fwat won't have a significant impact for customers. this is what we have got coming up. we will be in the middle east for the latest there with our correspondents but we will also be in the us, with thejoe biden sayin

let's speak to our reporter esme stallard, who's in cardiff.tside the uk just remind us of the background. {iii remind us of the background. of what is the industry regulator for england and wales. and they do a review looking at key components. this is the second year running where no one has been awarded that highest category. this also comes off the back of increased public dissatisfaction with the industry. the same regulator 0fwat also announced record fines. ., x' , fines. how quickly will customers _ fines. how quickly will customers get - fines. how quickly will customers get that . fines. how quickly will. customers get that money returned?— customers get that money returned? 3 , . ., returned? it's expected that will come — returned? it's expected that will come in _ returned? it's expected that will come in 2025. - returned? it's expected that will come in 2025. even - returned? it's expected that. will come in 2025. even though it seems like a significant amount, that only works out as amount, that only works out as a few pounds per

let's speak to our reporter esme stallard who's in cardiff. what has been decided? has been decided? this is the annual review, _ what has been decided? this is the annual review, that - what has been decided? this is the annual review, that 0fwat, | the annual review, that 0fwat, the annual review, that 0fwat, the regulator does into the companies. they have said none of the companies have achieved the top rating but they have made improvements in small areas like water leakage. but the biggest issue is pollution, which has come up time and time again. they said there was significantly more pollution incidents last year and they are asking the majority of these companies to refund customers on their bills next year. that is nearly £158 million. what does that look like on your bill? it will only be a few pounds for most customers, but not significant. we are anticipating bills will go we are anticipating bills will 9° up we are anticipating bills will go up quite significantly over the next five years by nearly £100 per household. save this announcement today from

chamberlain rejected the case presented by the environmental group. 0ur climate and science reporter esme stallard the earth are considering an appeal today after they lost their high court case against the government over its plans to prepare the uk for climate change. they argued that in this case, the government had failed to consider the equalities act the risks in preparing for climate change, and also that there were victims of climate change that hadn't been prepared properly by the government in terms of providing them with information about all the different risks. now, in his ruling today, judge martin chamberlain ruled against them for various reasons. but one of the key things he said was that the government had considered the equalities act, and also there was information available to the public around the different climate change risks, such as overheating, extreme weather, storms and extreme rainfall. one of the biggest challenges that friends of the earth faced today was over the fact that there are very few actual, tangible targets for preparing the uk for climate change. most of

esme stallard, bbc news.ather a bit ofa a bit of a cloudy day compared with yesterday. temperatures yesterday were at 219 and we could see something similar today. still quite mild. some rain in the forecast. no pressure sitting out towards the south—west which is throwing in a few blustery showers. some sunshine into devon. when in somerset and wales. further east for central and eastern england, mist and fog and low cloud around. a few showers into northern ireland and the south west of scotland. a bit of missing us around this morning. some sunny spells developing. cloudier ban yesterday, especially in the north and east. windy with a few blustery showers. a band of light and patchy rain moving north across england and wales. brightening up, temperatures, in notable examples make 19, we could see 20. cooler across the north of scotland with 11 or 12. in the evening hours and overnight tonight, this band of cloud and light and patchy rain. most of us are looking largely dry with clear spells. a touch cooler