Work on vital safety improvements at Yorkshire Water’s Butterley reservoir in Marsden  with a £5 million project to replace the spillway will start early next month.

The innovative use of DNA testing by South East Water has seen the company win the Institute of Water South East Area Innovation Award.

Northern Ireland Water has awarded a contract for the collection and disposal of waste by skip and scrap metal recycling worth an estimated £3 million.

Welsh Water has started work on a £31 million pound investment scheme which will ensure nearly 100,000 customers in Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Conwy and surrounding areas continue to receive a top quality drinking water supply.

The Scottish Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry to look at how the UK Government and the Scotland Office can maintain a stable renewables industry in Scotland and support future growth in the sector.

South West Water is using satellite-derived data analytics to understand the location, structure and function of peatland as part of its Upstream Thinking Programme to improve drinking water quality and reduce treatment costs through improved catchment management around Bodmin Moor and Exmoor.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said that an elusive global growth outlook requires an urgent policy response, including increased investment in infrastructure.