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The Latest Breaking News from Northumbrian Water

Gibraltar dumping all of its raw sewage into Mediterranean

Wastewater from nearly 40,000 people and businesses pumped straight into sea as territory still has no treatment plant

The Guardian - UK · May 6

Investors tell Thames Water to ‘eat humble pie’ over failed takeover and open bids

CK Infrastructure says watchdog should intervene to let other firms bid after KKR pulled out

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31

Five water firms prevented from increasing bills as much as they wanted

The water firms argued they wanted to hike bills after Ofwat’s decision left them unable to meet regulatory requirements

The Independent UK · Mar 10

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Five water firms to hike customer bills by less than they wanted after ruling

Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water and Wessex Water will be allowed an average increase of 2.2% in customer bills.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Entry-level workers face AI ‘job-pocalypse’; US probes Tesla’s self-driving system – as it happened

Business leaders are prioritising automation through AI to fill skills gaps, rather than training junior employees, survey finds

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Giant 22-inch rat found in Yorkshire home - and councillor warns they are everywhere in the UK

A giant rat was found in a North Yorkshire home ‘knocking everyone sick locally’

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2025

Northumbrian Water to pay out £15.7m after sewage and water network failings

Bosses at the watchdog Ofwat said the company’s failures led to ‘excessive spills from storm overflows’.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

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How much does the average water bill cost from each company and which regions do they represent?

Southern Water customers are set to see a large increase in their bills from April on

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025

Labour used water industry analysis to argue against nationalisation

‘Economically illiterate’ Defra letter sent to anti-sewage groups cites 2018 report commissioned by water companies

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

Mapped: Sewage in English rivers as water companies face £168m in combined fines

Campaigners have welcomed the proposed fines but warned the penalties highlight the ‘sheer state of disrepair’ of the water and sewage industry

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

UK rivers and beaches have been heaped with pollution for years – when will we talk about restoration?

The penalties reflect the failings of the Environment Agency and Ofwat as much as the water companies

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

Thames Water faces record £104m fine over sewage spills

London’s water company among three firms facing combined £168m in fines for ‘catalogue of failure’ on sewage pollution

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2024

Northumbrian Water told to publish raw sewage discharge data it tried to hide

Appeal tribunal orders firm to share details on hundreds of thousands of tonnes of outflows into North Sea

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024

Revealed: watchdogs and water bosses had dinner at private London club to discuss future

Exclusive: Meal attended by Environment Agency and Ofwat chairs attacked as outrageous example of ‘regulatory capture’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

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Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023

Sewage lawsuit: Which water companies are involved and who could receive a payout?

Claims of under-reporting pollution incidents and overcharging customers will result in legal action against six English water corporations

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

At least 57 triathletes fall ill after swimming event in Sunderland

At least 57 participants fell sick and suffered diarrhoea after competing in sea swimming events at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Sunderland.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Dozens of triathletes struck down with diarrhoea and vomiting after ‘swimming in s**t’

At least 57 triathletes fell ill with sickness and diarrhoea following the World Triathlon Championship series in Sunderland, health officials said.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2023

Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland

Athletes competing on stretch of UK coastline where reduced water quality at centre of dispute over sewage discharges

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Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2023

Northumbrian Water working to repair large water main burst in Dudley

A diversion has been put in place after a 24-inch water main burst in Dudley

Chronicle Live · Jun 20, 2023

Fresh warning of sewage discharges at four of Northumberland's most popular beaches

Northumbrian Water has said the beaches bathing waters are rated excellent in terms of water quality

Birmingham Post · Jun 19, 2023

Project under way to make the North East easiest place to find a job

'Mapportunity' aims to map all North East employers in an interactive database searchable by postcode

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

From transport networks to energy sources: how Ordnance Survey data keeps us connected

Robust and reliable location data supports vital everyday services as well as helping organisations to streamline processes and tackle environmental emergencies

Chronicle Live · Jun 5, 2023

Project starts to protect rare eel species in Northumberland stretch of River Tyne

Eel screens will be installed between Ovingham and Wylam

Chronicle Live · Jun 2, 2023

Northumbrian Water and NHS team up to place vital defibrillators in rural communities

The life-saving equipment will be set up at the water company's more remote sites and in their vehicles

Chronicle Live · May 31, 2023

Call for Northumbrian Water to be 'reformed from top to bottom' over North East sewage dumping

The company was among those to issue an apology over sewage discharges, but has warned that bills will increase in order to pay for upgrades tackling the problem

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