Fossil fuels, utilities and housing: what we know about Andy Burnham’s plans
Incoming prime minister has set out distinctly leftwing vision while also promising to be pro-businessAs an incoming ...
Thames Water creditors prepare for legal fight over possible nationalisation
Investors say they will work with Andy Burnham but hire litigation specialists amid reports the firm could enter temp...
Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills
CEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’Wesse...
South East Water warns over survival as funds dry up
Supplier to 2.4m customers says it doesn’t have enough money to last beyond July 2027 South East Water has warned tha...
Thames Water increases bonus payments to £4m despite uncertainty over future
Annual results show struggling firm’s net debt has risen to £19.7bn, up from £17.7bn a year earlierBusiness live – la...
The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10
From welfare and defence spending to cost of living and geopolitics, we the look at issues leftover from Keir Starmer...
Severn Trent spared Ofwat fine after ‘serious’ waterwaste and sewage failures
Regulator found ‘unacceptable’ breaches in water company’s handling of drainage and sewage networkBusiness live – lat...
‘More public control’: what will Burnham do about water and energy?
In the fifth of a series on nationalisation, we look at utilities – including the cost of ending private ownershipWil...
Thames Water creditors ‘will bid for company even if it is nationalised’
Group of 100 investors still discussing £10bn rescue proposal with officials from regulator Ofwat, says reportBusines...
Severn Trent doubles CEO reward plan to £3.1m despite anger over water pay
Increase to long-term incentive plan means James Jesic could significantly outearn predecessor Liv GarfieldSevern Tre...
ScottishPower owes me £1,000 in solar panel payments
For months I’ve been trying to receive my FIT payment, which should be more than £1,000I moved into my new house 14 m...
‘Complicated and expensive’: Burnham is right about the risks of nationalisation | Nils Pratley
Track record of Welsh Water shows public ownership is not the answer to all the woes in the utilities sectorGood news...
What is Andy Burnham’s economic and political blueprint for Britain?
Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics Andy Burnha...
Burnham ally to unveil ambitious plan to reverse decades of privatisation
Exclusive: Productive State policy paper envisages state regaining control of basics to make life affordable, in fles...
Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government ‘objects to rescue deal’
Environment secretary reportedly raises concerns that customers would face ‘undue burden’ from £10bn planThames Water...
Public control of water and energy at heart of Burnham agenda, sources say
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor ‘serious’ about taking over ‘essentials of life’ if he becomes PM, a move critics...
Unions attack ‘year-long delay’ for Tata Steel furnace’s grid connection in south Wales
Government urged to help speed up vital industrial project amid growing alarm over National Grid delaysTrade unions h...
ScottishPower sent six cheques addressed to my late brother
Bereaved relatives have been bombarded with calls, emails and letters addressed to the deceasedScottishPower sent a d...
What does Andy Burnham mean by more ‘public control’ of water and energy? He is too vague
The Manchester mayor is tapping into deep public frustration over the water industry but at some stage he needs to sa...
South East Water’s greatest failure was not contacting customers during winter outages, report finds
Fewer than one in 10 SEW customers satisfied with firm’s handling of supply crisis, which left tens of thousands with...
‘Quite shocking’: why was a vulnerable customer sent a £8,400 energy bill?
ScottishPower apologises for charging error, as millions face higher costs under revised energy price capThe energy b...
Kent residents struggle without water in a heatwave | Letter
Yvonne Singh says the government needs to hold South East Water to account after elderly and vulnerable residents had...