South West Water CEO Susan Davey has apologised to customers in south Devon hit by contaminants in their water which have caused a wave of sickness and vomiting
Amid mounting public anger over sewage being dumped into Britain's rivers and lakes, Pennon chief executive Susan Davy, 54, took home more than half a million pounds last year.
South West Water confirmed cryptosporidium, a waterborne parasite which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, has been found in south Devon. Find out how to make a claim.
An estimated 1.4 million people who travelled on mainline trains operated by Stagecoach South Western Trains (SSWT) to Waterloo are in line for up to £100 each after the case was settled.
South West Water has issued a 'boil water notice' for Alston and the Hillhead area of Brixham after water tests showed 'small traces' of the parasite cryptosporidium
Residents in the seaside town of Brixham have today been urged to boil their tap water due to a suspected outbreak of cryptosporidium, which can be caught by drinking contaminated water.
Small traces of parasite cryptosporidium, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, were found in the water in Brixham. The UK Health Security Agency is leading an investigation into the outbreak.
Symptoms include profuse watery diarrhoea, stomach pains, nausea or vomiting, low-grade fever and loss of appetite, and usually last between one to two weeks.