Firms faced more public anger over sewage spills, Thames Water teetered ... others ill after contamination of the water supply by cryptosporidium, a parasite which causes sickness and diarrhoea.

South West Water (SWW) said it believed the parasite had entered the supply network through a damaged valve on a pipe that runs through private land and it had replaced the damaged air-valve casing.

A mum from Reading has blasted Thames Water after being left without proper water pressure for days, saying it is holding the public 'in contempt'.

Concerns are being raised over how long an investigation into a water parasite outbreak in Devon is taking. On 15 May 2024 cryptosporidium was confirmed in the water supply in and around Brixham ...