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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...

Saying much. Thanks, ben. And thats bbc news at six. Its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. Good night. Hello, and welcome to sportsday im Lizzie Greenwood hughes. Heres a quick look at what we have coming up tonight. From crowdfunding to the world cup knock out stages jamaicas reggae girlz show brazil how its done. South africa are also through to the last 16 for the first time in their history, after an emotional win over italy. And scotland ...

leader keir starmer says the bbc was not acting impartially in suspending gary lineker. the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank — which mostly financed tech start—ups. the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output on saturday but says he wont resign. a number of tv and radio programmes have been pulled from the sched...

the health secretary will meet representatives from the british medical association and other unions later this morning, in a bid to avert future strike action. and tributes pour in forjeff beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, who has died at the age of 78. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian mercenary group fighting in ukraine says it has found the body of one of two british aid workers reported missing over the weekend. christopher parry and andrew bags...

particularly with penrith in scotland where it will also be windy and cool. temperatures around 10—12 full stop otherwise for the rest of the uk it is a day of sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be heavy with some hail and thunder and those temperatures are still pretty poon those temperatures are still pretty poor. the average is around 17 for the time of year so it is another cool day. more of the same into the weekend. but this time there will be some heavy rain workin...

Really attracted me to it is the fact that its notjust fact that its not just about headline players and the big glamourous transfer fee, and wages. its also about the whole saudi football infrastructure, whether that be women or youth, creating a whole pyramid that really transforms the sport in the country. i love the scale of that vision, and seeing it come into practice is remarkable. you can hear more from peter hutton with mark chapman on 5lives special programme tonight from 7.30pm. just ...

Thing. on sports programming how disruptive has this been? no hugely. probably the most important thing for millions across the uk who expect to see match of the day, it is a centrepiece of bbc sports coverage, it has been on the schedule since the 1960s. it is not ha enin: schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in _ schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in the _ schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in the usual— schedule since the 1960s. it is not happening in the usua...