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A woman fills up a pink bottle with water from a kitchen tap in a bright kitchen.

How much will I have to pay for my water?

Average annual water bills in England and Wales will rise by £123 in April but some will pay more.

Jasmine Hortop wearing a blue jumper and black jeans. She has long brown hair and is smiling, while standing in front of the mural, which is blue and white. It says "It starts with water" in the middle of a blue and white circle.

Mural highlights importance of fresh water access

The design was unveiled at Cabot Circus in Bristol to celebrate World Water Day.

A small stream comes out of a woodland with granite and grass either side.

Guernsey Water backs plan for new reservoir

Guernsey could face more frequent droughts, says the company's managing director.

A quarry with steep sides and an industrial plant at the bottom.

St Sampson earmarked for new waste and water sites

The former Ronez Quarry at Les Vardes in St Sampson could be turned into a reservoir.

Martin Lynch is inside a green wheelie bin outside a house. He is wearing a grey woolly hat and has his thumbs up. He has no top on.

'I cold water dip in a wheelie bin every day'

Cold water swimming group says icy temperatures help to "reset" their body and mind.

A collection of oysters shells in the background with someone holding four shells in their hands in the foreground.

Oysters will 'help clear up' water in harbour

Oysters are being used to filter and improve water quality off the coast of Jersey.

A man in an orange hi-vis jumper taking out slabs of bottled water out of a black vehicle.

Residents still without water after burst pipe

South East Water says it does not have a completion time for the repairs.

High water levels on the River Great Ouse at Kempton Mill, Bedfordshire, showing a sign that says Public Footpath to Bedford and trees and bushes along the riverbank.

Waterway 30 years in the making moves a step closer

AECOM says the 26km (16-mile) waterway would be "the UK's largest new-build canal in a century".

Beds, Herts & Bucks

Jersey Airport photographed from a drone on a clear day. The air traffic control tower is visible, as are aircraft hangars and the car park. The sea is visible in the far distance.

Panel to look at forever chemicals levels in water

Environment Minister Steve Luce says the panel's report will be ready by summer.