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An independent review of the water industry is to recommend sweeping changes to the way the sector is managed, including the potential replacement of Ofwat with a strengthened body combining economic and environmental regulation.

The environment secretary has pledged to halve sewage pollution from water companies by 2030.

The Syrian presidency has announced it's assembling a special taskforce to try to stop nearly a week of sectarian clashes in the southern Druze city of Sweida.

The child who died in a school coach crash in Somerset on Thursday was a 10-year-old boy, Avon and Somerset Police have said.

A man who had his leg amputated after a hit-and-run has criticised the "appalling" sentence given to the motorist - as he backed a campaign to increase the "shoddy" penalties for uninsured drivers.

Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the US ambassador to Turkey has said.

The UK's unemployment rate has risen to a four-year high, in a surprise deterioration that boosts the case for a Bank of England interest rate cut.

The first Post Office Capture conviction is to be sent to the Court of Appeal, Sky News understands, in a "breakthrough" moment in the IT scandal.

A crash outside a Los Angeles nightclub which left 30 people injured may have been intentional, according to police.

Huge steel fences have been erected to prevent ticketless fans from watching the Oasis reunion tour in Manchester.

An Australian woman has been found guilty of murdering three people after serving them poisonous mushrooms.

The chief executive of tech firm Astronomer has resigned after a video appearing to show two of its senior members of staff embracing at a Coldplay concert went viral.

Three people have been killed after a "horrific incident" at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility.

A flight in Australia was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane's cargo hold.

A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium - two days before it was due to begin.

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal reporters and the publication's owner, News Corp.

An amber alert for thunderstorms is in place for London and most of southeast England, with forecasters warning of "torrential" rain.

It doesn't take much for Britain's sewerage system to be overwhelmed.

On Friday, Paolo Paiva waited in a hotel near Caracas airport, nervous but giddy with excitement to be reunited with her brother, finally.

The parents of a young man who was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old girl say their son was failed by the state.

Victims who were put in a tax avoidance scheme later targeted by HMRC received advice from accountants who were being paid a commission.

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to address a postcode lottery for the only drug approved for a debilitating pregnancy sickness condition.

The Lionesses are "very optimistic" captain Leah Williamson will be back for the Euros semi-final against Italy, according to teammate Esme Morgan.

The number of most serious water pollution incidents rose by 60% last year, according to data covering England, with three companies responsible for the bulk of them.

Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation.