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The smart meter rollout hasn’t exactly been problem-free, but the chief executive of the company
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Southern Water, which has agreed to pay out a record £126 million for “deliberately misreporting” its operation performance at sewerage treatment sites, could still be prosecuted by the Environment Agency.
Southern Water has agreed to pay £126 million in penalties and payments to customers following serious failures in the operation of its sewage treatment sites and for "deliberately misreporting" its performance.
Tamara Finkelstein has been appointed as the new permanent secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
The energy supplier failures since January 2018 could see customers pick up a bill for £172 million, according to research by Citizens Advice.
United Utilities has recruited seven ex-military personnel to drive its new fleet of water tankers, which are deployed to pump water into networks to keep the taps flowing after a pipe burst or leak. Meanwhile Thames Water is using a “military monster” tanker to help it protect the environment and keep its sewers "running smoothly".
British Gas owner, Centrica, has confirmed it plans to cut around 700 management and back office jobs.
The five remaining candidates vying to succeed Theresa May as Conservative leader ducked pledging for a more ambitious target to cut climate emissions by 2025 in yesterday’s (18 June) TV debate.
Unison has called for the retail arms of the “big six” energy firms to be nationalised to “significantly boost” the UK’s bid to become carbon neutral by 2050.
