Beware the changes proposed to cut energy debt, says Paul Lewis

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A broken water system

→ The government has unveiled its ‘once-in-a-generation’ plan to reform England’s water system, promising tougher oversight and an end to failing infrastructure. But with record sewage pollution, soar

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