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Water boss should not resign as problem ‘far wider than individual people’

Douglas Whitfield, water supply director of South East Water, has defended the firm’s chief executive officer.

Evening Standard

Complaints from Thames Water customers rocket more than 70% after bill hikes

Higher bills allowed Thames Water to return to profit and boost investment

Evening Standard

Thames Water faces collapse as crisis talks take ‘longer than expected’

Debt-ridden utility company warns of ‘material uncertainty’ despite seeing profits rise to more than £400m

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Thames Water profits surge on higher bills; Prada buys Versace for $1.4bn – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds

Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water lifts hosepipe ban following 'above average rainfall'

The ban was introduced in July when UK experienced the warmest summer on record

Evening Standard

Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour

Exclusive: Charlie Maynard accuses the utility of ‘retaliation’ over his push for government to gain control of company

The Guardian - UK

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Bosses at six water firms had £4m in bonuses blocked under new rules, Ofwat says

Regulator also considers forcing companies to report pay received from parent firms after Guardian investigation

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s canals and rivers face lack of funds amid climate pressures, campaigners warn

Many waterways vulnerable to breaches and closures and face mounting maintenance costs, charity says

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water removes 100-tonne fatberg from west London sewer

Toxic mass chiselled out of Feltham pipes amid campaign to stop people tipping harmful substances down drains

The Guardian - UK

Water bills: millions of households in England could face even bigger rises

CMA poised to give verdict after appeal by five firms for permission to increase bills higher than allowed by Ofwat

The Guardian - UK

There are no good options at Thames Water. But temporary renationalisation is cleaner

Creditors may well succeed in their plea for lower standards, but at this point customers deserve to see some proper detail

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water creditors ask for up to 15 years’ leniency from river pollution rules

Lenders say a ‘full return to legal, regulatory and environmental compliance’ under new rescue plan would not be completed until at least 2035-2040

The Guardian - UK

Local protesters call on council to vote against 'scandalous' flood prevention scheme

OBJECTORS to a controversial £54 million flood prevention scheme have called on a Labour-controlled council to vote against the project ...

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£500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years

Plant in Beckton has run only five times and has been beset by multiple problems since it was built

The Guardian - UK

South West Water taken to court over cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon

Inspectorate issues summons after water supply infected 140 people with diarrhoea-type disease in Brixham last year

The National (Scotland)

Outrage over flood risk and peat destruction from green energy plan at historic site

A “FARCE” of a green energy development will destroy a valuable peat carbon store and create a flood risk for a village built at the site of an…

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water to do fewer improvement projects under lenders’ new rescue plan

New consortium says infrastructure projects must be cut back to make beleaguered company viable again

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The Independent UK

Thames Water unveil £20.5 billion action plan to revive struggling water firm

Thames Water is on the brink of nationalisation as it struggles under a mountain of debts

The Guardian - UK

English water firms spend £16.6m on legal fees over environmental breaches

MPs on Commons committee describe figures as a waste and say money should have been used to fix infrastructure

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of Scots warned not to drink tap water following 'serious situation'

HUNDREDS of people across Berwickshire are being advised not to drink tap water after a “serious situation” with supply was identified ...

The National (Scotland)

How worried should we be about water levels in Scotland?

THE highest water scarcity alert has been issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency this week meaning river levels in the east of the…

The National (Scotland)

'Critical' warning issued as first water scarcity restrictions of 2025 imposed

The first water scarcity restrictions of 2025 have been imposed in Scotland following a prolonged period of dry weather ...

The National (Scotland)

Critical water warning issued for six rivers amid high temperatures and low rainfall

A WATER scarcity alert has been issued after several rivers and estuaries in the east of Scotland are approaching critical levels amid low rainfall…

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water says new Abingdon reservoir could cost bill-payers up to £7.5bn

Price rise to three times original budget is a blow to government’s reservoir expansion plans

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