A selection of news photographs from around the world.Luis Tato/AFPA Maasai warrior competes in a traditional high-jump event at the Maasai Olympics in Kajiado, Kenya.Roberta Ciuccio/AFPResidents of Coronationville queue ...

Getty ImagesThe average water bill will rise by an average of £86 from April, the industry regulator has said.The steep rise is part of bill increases in England and ...

Stephanie Davidovitz from Southern Water gave an update on the water outageAbout 58,000 properties across Hampshire have been affected by an outage caused by a fault at a water ...

WICSFormer chief executive Alan Sutherland was paid £86,268 after leaving his role Scotland's scandal-ridden water regulator spent more than £105,000 on the departure of its former chief executive, a ...

Getty ImagesThe UK's water regulator Ofwat could be abolished as a new independent commission prepares to launch the largest review of the industry since privatisation in the 1980s.The Independent ...

Orkney Islands CouncilMarine archaeologist Ben Saunders helps place the wood in the tank for studyA shipwreck found washed ashore on a beach on Orkney has been put in a ...

Water company bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses and even sent to prison under new government legislation to combat pollution.The proposed laws will apply in England and Wales ...

A man has died after being pulled from the sea off County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.The man, aged in his 60s, got into difficulty in the water ...

Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet.The findings come from a new analysis of data from ...

LONDON FIRE BRIGADELondon Fire Brigade crews are using flood barriers to divert water caused by a burst water mainA hotel has been evacuated after a burst water main caused ...

Water companies that fail to meet basic standards will have to pay customers more in compensation, the government is proposing.New rules for what could trigger these payments, including failing ...

Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills.The proposal will now go to public consultation and is part of ...