Anglian Water is being slapped with a £63 million penalty after regulators found it mishandled sewage treatment and failed to meet legal standards. Ofwat says the company dropped the ball on managing wastewater systems, though the details of exactly what went wrong aren't fully spelled out here.

Editor’s Note: This isn't just about a fine—it's another red flag for England's struggling water utilities. Sewage spills and treatment failures have become a hot-button issue, with companies facing growing scrutiny over environmental damage and service breakdowns. For customers, it raises the usual questions: Is my bill paying for better infrastructure, or just covering the cost of failures?