Water UK is warning that a Government-owned and operated water sector would be competing for spending with hospitals and schools and questioning whether Ministers would prioritise spending on water in those circumstances.

The GMB union has launched a campaign to renationalise the water sector with a hard-hitting attack on the salaries paid to water company chief executives.

Widespread reports in the media are suggesting that the Government is set to reject plans for a tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay this week.

Severn Trent’s new Thermal Hydrolysis Plant (THP) is starting to become operational, with 100 tonnes of sludge being processed on a daily basis.

United Utilities has gone out to tender with a major AMP7 framework contract for the provision of network maintenance services for its water and wastewater networks.

Tough new measures to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure and digital services from cyber attacks and computer network failure come into force this week.

Scottish Water has achieved a major energy milestone after it was confirmed that the amount of renewable energy the company generates and facilitates is now more than double its electricity consumption

Port of Tilbury London Ltd has gone out to tender with two separate contracts to extend the facilities worth an estimated £90 million in total.