A former water company boss has been handed a £270k bonus despite a parasite outbreak that sickened more than 140 people and ...

A former water boss has been handed a £270,000 bonus despite a parasite outbreak that contaminated drinking water, left more than 140 people ill and triggered a major public health scandal in the ...

Four people were hospitalised and there were more than 140 cases of sickness and diarrhoea in Devon.

An executive who oversaw a parasite outbreak in Devon’s drinking water has been hired to run crisis-hit South East Water.

More than 140 people fell ill after a parasite contaminated drinking water in Devon, triggering one of the most serious ...

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