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Ofwat approves £104bn upgrade to accelerate delivery of cleaner rivers and seas and secure long-term drinking water supplies for customers

Stuart Mitchell

Substantial, lasting, improvements for customers and the environment are set to be delivered through a £104bn upgrade for the water sector, Ofwat announced  on 19 December. David Black, Ofwat Chief Executive, said: “Today marks a significant moment. It provides water companies with an opportunity to regain customers’ trust by using this £104bn upgrade to turn around their environmental record and improve services to customers. “Water companies now need to rise to this challenge, customers will rightly expect them to show they can deliver significant improvement over time to justify the…

Asma Khan joins the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation as patron to help fight food insecurity

Stuart Mitchell

World-renowned chef and women empowerment advocate, Asma Khan has joined the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation as its first patron to support the charity in its mission to tackle food insecurity and generate meaningful positive impact on local communities across the UK and Ireland. Asma Khan, owner of the Darjeeling Express restaurant in London, is one of the world’s most prominent female chefs and UN World Food Programme advocate. She is passionate about female empowerment, championing women from diverse backgrounds through her restaurant, which is the only all-female Indian kitchen in…

46m Brits are giving away their personal data by failing to check app permissions, new survey for Data Privacy Day 2025 reveals

Stuart Mitchell

A new survey conducted by Murena for Data Privacy Day 2025 has revealed a worrying lack of knowledge among the British public about how their personal data is collected, used and accessed by technology providers. The survey, commissioned by ethical tech provider Murena, revealed only 17% of Brits check what permissions and type of data an app has access to when installing on their device, meaning almost 46m individuals[1] are unwittingly giving away their personal data – which can range from their precise location, where they live, camera access, health information and even sexual preferences…

Barnardo’s opens its archives to reveal the history of fostering in the UK amidst national crisis

Stuart Mitchell

More than a hundred years of families opening up their homes and hearts to children across the UK are being celebrated this week, as Barnardo’s opens its archives to reveal the history of fostering in the UK amidst national crisis.  The charity, which has run fostering services since the Victorian era, hopes sharing these historic images will show the incredible impact that fostering can have – and encourage more people to consider fostering at a time when the system is in crisis.    Brenda Farrell, UK Director of Fostering and…

Charity leaders set out the sector’s ‘asks’ ahead of Spending Review

Stuart Mitchell

As part of the Civil Society Group (CSG), Charity Finance Group (CFG), the UK’s leading membership organisation for charity finance professionals, has written to the Chancellor ahead of the Spending Review in June 2025. Signed by 22 charity leaders, including the CEOs of NAVCA, ACF, ACEVO, NCVO, SCVO, WCVA and CIoF, the group’s letter sets out 16 recommendations for what it wants to see Labour deliver in its second major fiscal event of their term. The group is calling on Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to consider several quick…