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Campaign group We Own It says eight suppliers in England handed out more than £1.35billion in payouts between them in the last financial year

Southern Water is asking for the biggest jump, to an average £915 a year, while South Staffordshire and Cambridge Water are asking for the lowest rise of 24%, to £221 a year, but that is for water only

Since Tory leader Margaret Thatcher opened the way for privitisation of water and sewage companies in 1989 many have been swamped in debt, yet industry bosses are raking it in

Damning figures reveal 31,000 cases of sewage discharges in bathing areas across England last year, with spots in Cumbria and West Sussex among the worst affected

The business said that the exceptionally high rainfall would take a £25 million chunk out of the amount of incentive payments that it will receive for the financial year

Water bills are set to rise again from this April, with the average household yearly bill to increase from £445 to £473, a rise of £27 or 6% - see the full breakdown below

Professor Carolyn Roberts claims water companies have breached competition law by failing to report discharges which would have affected the price they can charge to customers

Greenpeace found 1,193 sewage overflows discharged within 50m of a protected areas last year, lasting 305,963 hours - and areas hit included Brecon Beacons

It follows reports water firms are planning to hike household bills by up to 40% to meet costs of the sewage crisis

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Steve Coogan, Joe Lycett, Lee Mack and Paul Whitehouse have allied with Save Windermere to protect the World Heritage Site. Founder and Cumbrian zoologist Matt Staniek says the lake is under threat

A group of fuming residents in Ancoats, Manchester, have erected spikes outside their homes - as a row over parking escalates - prompting the fuming group to take action

Water UK says although companies have "absorbed as much cost as possible" this year’s change particularly reflects the inflationary impact of higher energy costs