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
A row over the governments plan to have Quarantine Hotels for travellers Industry Bosses say theyve not yet been consulted. A green and pleasant land now but this site in cumbria could soon have a coal mine like this. So how does that square with the governments promises to go green . Must be something in the water the Bristol Street where having a baby is becoming something of a trend. And coming up on bbc news. Can england stop the mighty india on home soil . Joe root s men begin their test series in chennai tomorrow. A tough challenge lies ahead. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The uks Vaccination Programme is not only helping to curb the spread of the coronavirus it could also give the economy a shot in the arm. That is the view from the Bank Of England. While were in lockdown, the bank expects the size of the economy the gdp to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this year. But it says a successful Vaccination Roll out should see a rapid recovery from spri
February. Amid pressure to get more people vaccinated faster, Health Workers take the jabs to older people who cant get to vaccine centres easily. The us and britain vowed to take action after a bbc investigation reveals harrowing accounts of weaker women in chinese camps being tortured and raped. And bucking the trend, the lockdown baby boom. Injust one bucking the trend, the lockdown baby boom. In just one street in bristol. And coming up in sport on bbc news, Jose Mourinhos tottenham are up against his former side as spurs take on chelsea at home as they look to avoid a third league defeat in a row. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. The Bank Of England says the uk economy is in for another tough few months, but it believes that the impact of coronavirus restrictions will not be as bad as last years lockdown and the roll out of vaccines will help the Economy Bounce back. The size of the economy the gdp is expected to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this yea