Water companies serving London and the South East are set to come under the microscope with customer watchdog CCWater about the number of complaints they have received from customers.

Fatbergs are costing Thames Water £1 million a month to clear – with Havering, Barking and Dagenham named by the water company as fatberg hotspots.

Northumbrian Water is investing £1.75 million in a new scheme to help protect homes from flooding in North Shields.

Regional Development Minister Michelle McIlveen has welcomed the completion of three major wastewater schemes which NI Water has recently completed in County Londonderry, representing a total investment of £4.8 million.

Severn Trent Water is asking visitors to steer clear of newly exposed mud at Tittesworth Reservoir near Leek as a result of lower than normal water levels for this time of year.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been rated as the best water and sewerage company in the industry in helping to facilitate development and growth across the communities it serves, according to independent water industry measures.

Water treatment specialist Siltbuster Group has unveiled ambitious expansion plans to develop a new 10 acre Head Office complex in Monmouth and double the size of its business in the next five years.