Wessex Water

Competition regulator gives permission for four water companies across England to increase household bills beyond levels approved by Ofwat, as part of efforts to fund major infrastructure upgrades

Regulator agrees increases needed to help fund infrastructure upgrades, but rejects nearly 80 per cent of the increases sought by water firms

New law enters into force after water bosses awarded themselves more than £112m bonuses and incentives over the last decade

Advert highlighting plans to tackle sewage spills failed to adequately explain Wessex Water's own record on sewage pollution, ASA rules