内容摘要："At the start of the school holidays, a day which should have been one of carefree innocence; of children enjoying a dance workshop and making friendship bracelets, became a scene of the darkest horror as Axel Rudakubana carried out his meticulously planned rampage," she said.

"At the start of the school holidays, a day which should have been one of carefree innocence; of children enjoying a dance workshop and making friendship bracelets, became a scene of the darkest horror as Axel Rudakubana carried out his meticulously planned rampage," she said.

Southern Water customers will see a 47% increase to £703 a year while Hafren Dyfrdwy and South West Water bills are rising by 32%.Thames Water customers have been warned they face a 31% hike and Yorkshire Water is raising bills by 29%.

Bills for Bournemouth Water customers will grow by 32%.Other factors, such as whether a customer is metered and how much water they use, means the bill changes will vary considerably for customers depending on their circumstances.Earlier this week, it was announced that

Bill rises for the next five years inEngland and Wales are being front-loaded, with a big increase this April so that spending on new infrastructure, such as new reservoirs, can get going.

Water UK chief executive David Henderson said: "We understand increasing bills is never welcome and, while we urgently need investment in our water and sewage infrastructure, we know that for many this increase will be difficult."

He added: "We accept we have not been investing enough [in infrastructure], but we don't determine how much we invest – that is set by the regulator every five years."Mr Carruthers replied he had "no clue at all", adding: "It wasn't me."

He said he thought it was "just a tree" but then, the morning after it was felled, started seeing news reports and public comments appearing "more and more" on social media.The prosecutor suggested that was what was at the "heart" of the case.

"You thought 'it's just a tree'."When the rest of the world didn't think it was just a tree, that it was a terrible and wicked thing to have done, you have lost your bottle and can't own up to it?"