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South West Water (SWW) has urged people to boil their tap water after hundreds were struck down with diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pains linked to cryptosporidium, a parasitic bug that causes severe stomach issues. Residents across Brixham, Boohay, Kingswear, Roseland and north-east Paignton in Devon are all being told to boil water as a precaution, including when drinking it or using it to cook with and brush teeth. The water board initially claimed that its treatment works were not to blame but has since backtracked - prompting fury from local Tory MP Anthony Mangnall, who said its initial failure to act had been 'enormously frustrating'.

Families in Henry Drive (pictured) in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, where houses worth up to £575,000 have been flooded with papers in relation to the bogus companies. Since May, 80 people have been licensed to houses on the street and have nothing to do with the people who live there. When letters land or their doormats from Companies House or HMRC, they are the first they hear about them. The bulk of bogus companies are of the wholesale fabric type and only have one officer working for them, most of which are located in France or Morocco. Residents Rosalind Miller and Kit Akister, respectively, are photographed left inset, and right inset is resident Kit Akister. Both companies have businesses that have been linked to their homes.

Following a review into interest rate decisions, millions of Australians with a home loan will have less to worry about as the Reserve Bank meets eight times a year rather than 11. The federal government will also lose the power to veto Reserve Bank of Australia decisions under far-reaching changes flagged by Treasurer Jim Chalmers (pictured, centre),

As the result of the minimum wage increase flows through to the remaining group of employees, Australians are expected to see a rise in their bank balances from next week. The Fair Work Commission's minimum wage was raised by $40 a week in June, the first week of any industry awards, which began in July 1. In ten awards in the aviation, tourism, and hospitality industries that were particularly affected by Covid and began in October 1 instead, the salary increase was postponed.