Good afternoon. Water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay nearly £158 Million to their customers. The Regulator Ofwat says its because the firms have failed to meet performance targets such as cutting Sewage Spills and leaks. Some future Water Bills will be reduced to reflect the missed targets. Our Environment Correspondent Jonah Fisher reports. A warning this report contains flashing images. This Report Card does not make pleasant reading for the Water Companies. Targets for reducing leaks are not being hit, the number of Pollution Incidents has hardly changed in the last five years and Customer Satisfaction has continued to fall. Three Water Companies anglian, southern and welsh are rated bottom of the class. The others are just average, with none rated in the top category. So we think the sector suffers from a culture of poor performance, that companies are not taking responsibility for their performance. They are too often blaming the weather or the circumst
These are live pictures from the lebanese capital. Last night The City experienced one of its most intense bombardments so far in this conflict. Authorities say at least 25 people were Killed. Earlier the Israeli Military said it had Killed a senior Hezbollah Commander although the group has not yet commented. The Israeli Military says its investigating why five rockets fired from Southern Lebanon on Sunday Night managed to penetrate Israels Air defences and explode in the northern port of haifa. Several people were injured. Meanwhile in Gaza Israeli attacks are continuing. The hamas run Health Ministry says 26 people were Killed in strikes on a mosque and a School Housing displaced palestinians. The idf says it believed hamas was Re Grouping in the area. And in southern israel a 19 year old female sergeant with the israeli Border Police was Killed in a shooting. At least ten others were injured in what police have called a suspected terror attack. All of this comes as israel prepares
Its nine in the morning in singapore, and 4am in the Middle East, where more israeli strikes have been reported in beirut after israel issued further Evacuation Orders in parts of Southern Lebanon. Were looking at pictures of a huge explosion in the last few hours. Now i want to take you to live pictures from the lebanese capital, beirut. On Saturday Night The City experienced one of its most intense bombardments so far in this conflict. Authorities say at least 25 people were Killed. On sunday the Israeli Military said it had Killed a senior hezbollah commander, although the group has not yet commented. The Israeli Military says its investigating why five rockets fired from Southern Lebanon on Sunday Night managed to penetrate Israels Air defences and explode in the northern Port City of haifa. Several people were injured. Meanwhile in gaza, israeli attacks are continuing. The hamas run Health Ministry says 26 people were Killed in strikes on a mosque and a School Housing displaced pa
Its ten in the morning in singapore, and 5am in the Middle East where more israeli strikes have been reported in beirut after israel issued further Evacuation Orders in parts of Southern Lebanon. Were looking at pictures of a huge explosion in the last few hours. Now i want to take you to live pictures from the lebanese capital, beirut. On Saturday Night The City experienced one of its most intense bombardments so far in this conflict. Authorities say at least 25 people were Killed. On sunday the Israeli Military said it had Killed a senior hezbollah commander, although the group has not yet commented. The Israeli Military says its investigating why five rockets fired from Southern Lebanon on Sunday Night managed to penetrate Israels Air defences and explode in the northern Port City of haifa. Several people were injured. Meanwhile in Gaza Israeli attacks are continuing. The hamas run Health Ministry says 26 people were Killed in strikes on a mosque and a School Housing displaced pales