ICO calls on companies to be as transparent as possible with customers about waste release into rivers

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

Call for environmental emergency to be declared after data reveals 105% rise in raw sewage discharges over past 12 months

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

Anger is growing over the huge sums handed to shareholders and executives

Regulator taking action against Anglian, Northumbrian, Thames, Wessex and Yorkshire Water

Northumbrian Water admitted two breaches of law after manhole collapse led to sewer blockage

MPs challenge heads of five water companies over ‘routine’ discharges into English waterways

Water company turns down sweetened £22-a-share offer, saying it fails to reflect long term value or recognise its future potential

Public policy adviser whose 2002 report advocated substantial investment in the NHS

Renewed hopes of a break-up of technology group Smiths have sent the company's shares nearly 4% higher