it did this to avoid penalties from ofwat.y has been lacking, so equipment has failed, and that has led to sewage leaks. the company has got to pay back customers £123 million in compensation. so each one will receive around £61 over five years. the environment agency is also carrying out a criminal investigation. southern water has apologised for its actions, and it said it is committed to improving its business over the next few yea rs. james, thank you. the time is 13:15. our top story this lunchtime: borisjohnson, the boris johnson, the frontrunner to borisjohnson, the frontrunner to be the next prime minister says he wa nts the next prime minister says he wants the uk to leave the eu in october, come what may, do or die. and still to come: frida the mexican search and rescue dog who saved many lives retires from duty. also coming up, stephen fry talks to us also coming up, stephen fry talks to us about greek mythology going back on stage for a one—man show after nearly 40 years. europe is bracing itself for a heatwave thi

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ofwat said the company had shown scant regard for the environment, and it has now led to a criminal investigationmpson has more. cleaning and treating sewage — it is a vitaljob. this is southern water's state—of—the—art plant. but at other sites, it failed to operate them properly. there was deliberate manipulation of samples to avoid fines, and that led to wastewater being spilled into the environment. this is absolutely the biggest penalty proportion of turnover that we've ever levied on a company, and it would have been higher had the company not agreed that what they'd done was shocking and needed to be changed to. it is still not clear how much sewage was released, or where. the new boss of southern water said... southern water has more than 4 million customers, from here on the sussex coast, to kent, and all the way to the isle of wight. and they should each get a £61 rebate on their bills, spread over five years, as part of a record penalty by the regulator. although water quality has improved over the decades, the industry has had its fair share of failures. in 2016, southern water was fi

the regulator ofwat described the findings as shocking.abroad — claiming it was waste paper. the export of unsorted household recycling waste from the uk to china has been banned since 2006. kerry foods — makers of mattessons and some walls products — is to close its site in burton—upon—trent in staffordshire with the loss of 900 jobs. unions say the closure comes after the firm lost a contract to supply ready—meals to tesco. the factory was the town's largest employer. let's look at this report from a social mobility charity. top professions in the uk are still unduly dominated by people who have gone through private schools and oxford and cambridge universities. how dominated? the sutton trust and social mobility commission 7% who attend private schools and the 1% who graduate from oxford and cambridge they are very heavily represented in the topjobs. 0k, the topjobs. ok, so obviously they are saying that needs to change. yes, they are, but why, if the top job has gone to the top person? you could argue that's how it should be. let's tal

the water regulator ofwat says the case was shocking.2 people died during an outbreak of a rare contagious bacterial strain in essex. a total of 32 people were infected across the county with the invasive group a streptococcal infection. public health england has launched an investigation. most of those affected are said to be elderly. it has not been confirmed for the 12 people died. —— when the 12 people died. five black rhinos born and raised in britain have been reintroduced to the wild in rwanda, where the species has been wiped out by poachers. the animals, critically endangered, will now be given special protection by rangers at the national park. that is a summary of oui’ menus national park. that is a summary of our menus today. back to victoria. thank you. hello. welcome to the programme. after facing criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, boris johnson, the current favourite in the battle to become tory leader and our next prime minister, has spoken exclusively to the bbc‘s laura kuenssberg. he's been talking about brexit, say

southern water customers will get a rebate of at least £61 each in a case that the water regulator, ofwatigation into southern water and the impact it has had on the environment, but the company didn't run their treatment works in the way they were expected to, and in addition they try to cover up that poor performance and that is why we are levying such a high penalty on them today. let's get the thoughts now on this from mike keil — head of policy and research for the water watchdog — consumer council for water. thank you for coming in to talk to us. thank you for coming in to talk to us. so, a record fine so what is your reaction to the punishment? customers are absolutely appalled at the behaviour of southern water. they have been lied to for seven yea rs they have been lied to for seven years and not only that, damaging the environment for seven years and then they cover the top. customers are right to be shocked and appalled at the behaviour. this is a record fine the company is facing but when you break it down, the sums that customers will get a relatively small? that is right, cu

the regulator, ofwat, said the company had shown scant regard for the environment and had also deliberately emma simpson has more. cleaning and treating sewage, it's a vitaljob. this is southern water's new state—of—the—art plant but today's report finds serious problems at a host of other smaller sites. there was a lack of investment and equipment failures but more damning, it deliberately misreported data. examples of waste water were manipulated over seven years to present a false picture of compliance. the regulator said it led to unpermitted and premature spills of waste water into the environment. this is absolutely the biggest penalty, proportion of turnover, that we have ever levied on a company. the fine would have been higher had the company not agreed that what they had done was shocking and needed to be changed. the new boss of southern water said... southern water has more than 4 million customers from here on the sussex coast to kent and all the way to the isle of wight, and each of them should now get a £61 rebate on their bills spread over the next five years as part of a re

it comes after the regulator, ofwat, found the company had spilt wastewater into the environment andve begins. john mcmanus reports. it wasn't just the prices that were dropping at this supermarket in stirling yesterday evening. a furious thunderstorm outside was the signal for parts of the roof to give way under the sheer weight of rainwater. customerjames charity filmed these images on his phone. in a few minutes everyone started to get more panicked, because the rain started to come through the ceiling, and it literally looked like it was raining in the aisles, coming through the light fittings, coming through the ceiling tiles. and then people started to really get scared when the roof started collapsing in. several tiles came in at once over the fruit and veg and fresh fruit aisle. people started going towards the door. meanwhile, in edinburgh, torrential rain trapped some drivers, and even caught the odd politician by surprise. we have just passed the longest day of summer, and this is the water flooding into our office. you couldn't make it up, could you? scotland will see a r