Water

You'll soon be able to fill up your water bottle for free in places such as Costa and Premier Inn as part of a new national scheme to cut the use of plastic.

Introducing rival firms to the water market could have "financial and service benefits," save customers around £8 a year and allow them to switch providers, regulator Ofwat has argued.

Water bills are set to increase by an average of £2 across England and Wales in 2016-17, water companies have announced.

George Osborne has pledged to save families up to £470 a year by boosting competition and cutting red tape in areas such as banking, utilities and mobile phones.

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Around 300,000 Anglian Water customers on its metered SoLow tariff will be moved to its standard tariff from the 1 April, which will see bills rocket.

Water and sewerage bills in England and Wales will fall by an average of 2%, or £9, over the year beginning April 1, water companies have announced today.

Water bills in England and Wales will fall by around £20 over the next five years after water watchdog Ofwat today told suppliers to cut bills by an average of 5% between 2015 and 2020.

Water bills in England and Wales will go up by 2% on average from 1 April, water companies have announced.

Water group United Utilities is scaling back next year's planned price increase after hitting households in north-west England with a 4% hike earlier this year.