31 h. ago UK households will be paid up to £2,000 compensation for water issues from today

Households will be entitled to compensation for service failures from water companies, the Government has announced

Economics

32 h. ago How to check if you’re eligible for £2,000 compensation for water service failures

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced the first increase in compensation rates in 25 years

Economics

35 h. ago Martin Lewis’ MSE urges households to check if they can get £2,000 compensation

You will get up to £2,000 for severe issues such as flooding, while households suffering consistent low water pressure will get up to £250

Economics

36 h. ago Households could receive £2,000 from water companies in first increase of compensation in quarter of a century

The government has announced the first increase in compensation rates in 25 years

Economics

43 h. ago Households to receive up to £2,000 in compensation for water failures

The government has announced the first increase in compensation rates in 25 years

Economics

43 h. ago Households to receive up to £2,000 compensation for water service failures

Compensation payments will increase up to tenfold from July 2 for problems such as low pressure, disruptions to supply or sewer flooding.

Economics

7 d. ago GP surgery manager wins £140,000 after obsessed and 'gossiping' female doctor mockingly described her family as 'The Clarkashians'

The practice manager of a GP surgery has won more than £140,000 in compensation after a 'gossiping' female doctor described her and her family as the 'Clarkashians'.

Society

8 d. ago Tourist banned from entering US over 'single image on phone'

A holidaymaker who wanted to visit pals in New York claims a political meme put him in hot water but The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a robust denial

Events

9 d. ago US Capitol rioter ordered to pay damages for assaulting cop who later died by suicide

Jury awarded $500,000 to widow and estate of the police officer who killed himself nine days after the January 6 riotA federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the US Capitol from the mob that attacked on January 6, 2021, including a man who scuffled with the officer during the uprising.The eight-member jury ordered the man, 69-year-old chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman, to pay $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Washington DC metropolitan police officer Jeffrey Smith, inside the Capitol. They awarded an additional $60,000 to compensate Jeffrey Smith’s estate for his pain and suffering. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Millions of households could pay £38 less a month on council tax bill under new changes

The average band D household would pay approximately £38 less each month if they paid over 12 months instead of ten, according to figures from the the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Economics

1 week ago Bob MacIntyre in late dampener at Travelers on first outing after US Open high

Tartan ace has water issues late in the round at TPC River Highlands

Politics

2 w. ago £150 compensation payment for over 4,000 people with major energy supplier

Utilita to pay £277,000 for Warm Home Discount payment failures over the 2023/24 winter period.

Economics

2 w. ago New London Water System issues boil water notice for some customers

New London Water System issues boil water notice for some customers  cbs19.tv

Economics

2 w. ago Fine issued after ‘terrifying’ incident on rig saw workers lowered into water

The incident occurred on the FPF-1 offshore platform, owned by Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited, during a night shift on December 10 2020.

Events

2 w. ago Water firm tells customers to let lawns go brown in hosepipe ban warning

Southern Water issued advice to customers following the driest spring on record

Events

2 w. ago Energy firm to pay £277,000 in compensation after major payment failure

Ofgem found that Utilita failed to pay Warm Home Discount payments, worth £150 and applied directly to electricity accounts, to 4,000 customers within the required timeframe

Economics

2 w. ago England faces 5bn litre a day water shortage as urgent warning issued

England's public water supply could be short by five billion litres a day by 2055 without urgent action to future-proof resources, the Environment Agency has warned.

Events

2 w. ago Woman wins £8k compensation payout over 'holiday row' with Scots charity

A judge ruled Lydia Magloire should be paid nearly £8,000 as compensation for "financial loss and injury to feelings" from Edinburgh charity Earth in Common.

Economics

3 w. ago Families of dead Air India Flight 171 passengers to be offered £86,000 in compensation

As British passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh tells the story of his miraculous survival amid the Air India Flight 171, it has emerged that families who lost loved ones in the crash will be offered £86,000

Society

3 w. ago Water shortage warning issued as more UK areas 'in drought' after driest spring in over a century

Measures are being put in place to preserve water in affected areas

Events