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Ofwat appoints interim chief executive as current boss Black steps down

Chris Walters, senior director for the price review, will take the helm from August 30, Ofwat announced on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Ofwat appoints interim chief executive after David Black departure

Chris Walters, senior director for the price review, will take the helm from August 30

The Independent UK

Ofwat chief executive to step down ahead of regulator’s abolition

David Black’s decision comes amid intense scrutiny of water companies and criticism of the sector

The Guardian - UK

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Ofwat chief David Black to step down with regulator set to be abolished

Mr Black, who took over as Ofwat's boss in 2021, decided the time is right for him to pursue new opportunities

The Independent UK

David Byrne and Hayley Williams write original songs for Netflix film The Twits

The film adaptation based on the characters from Roald Dahl’s book of the same name will feature three original songs.

Evening Standard

Ofwat chief executive David Black to stand down

Mr Black will leave the role at the end of August with an interim chief executive being appointed in due course, the regulator said.

Evening Standard

Thames Water refuses to claw back bonuses paid using £3bn emergency loan

Money was paid out from loan meant to stabilise firm’s finances weeks before it paused retention payments plan

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Thames Water fined record £123m over sewage breaches and dividend payments

Regulator Ofwat said Thames had ‘let down its customers and failed to protect the environment’ as it issued the water industry’s biggest ever fine.

The Independent UK

Thames Water hit with £123m of fines over sewage and dividend breaches

As Ofwat imposes record fine for environmental failing, minister says ‘era of profiting from failure is over’

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water hit by record £123 million fines over "betrayal of customers"

Huge penalties relate to “systemic” wastewater failures and breaches of rules over dividend payments

Evening Standard

Watchdog tells water firms to speed up building new reservoirs

Ofwat said water company bosses must find ways to ‘achieve earlier completion’ on major projects in the coming years.

The Independent UK

It’s tough at the top – but which business leader has the most at stake in 2025?

From post and planes to TV, phones and retail chains – and even a central bank – here are the chiefs facing the most testing of times

The Guardian - UK

Households to face average £86 hike to water bills next year alone

Consumer groups said the bill rises will be more than many households can afford, as campaigners accused Ofwat of caving to pressure from firms.

The Independent UK

Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April

The increase is significantly higher than the expected average rise of around £20 a year per household.

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The Guardian - UK

Water companies in England ‘using loopholes’ to avoid paying for outages

Ofwat CEO says rules must be changed so that customers left without water get compensation automatically

Evening Standard

Ofwat boss denies failing to regulate water firms despite huge debts

David Black said water companies need to make ‘changes across the board’ but he ‘wouldn’t agree’ that regulators have failed.

The Guardian - UK

Shein’s UK profits double; Water companies penalised for poor performance; China targets EU brandy – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK gilt yields rise and water companies face paying £157m to customers

The Independent UK

Every single water company in England and Wales now facing huge sewage investigation by regulator

Ofwat aim to conclude the cases against the water companies ‘as quickly as possible’ so the sector can focus on cleaning up the rivers and seas

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'Devastating': Scottish town's model railway destroyed in 'deliberate fire'

POLICE are investigating after a break-in and deliberate fire destroyed volunteers’ “tireless” work on a Scottish town’s model railway ...

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water funding crisis: the key players in the row over its future

In latest twist to finger-pointing standoff, debt-stricken supplier’s parent company has defaulted on loan

The Guardian - UK

What now for Thames Water as investors turn off the taps?

With £500m of emergency funding withdrawn, calls are growing for the stricken company to be taken into public ownership

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water apologises to MPs for ‘confusion’ over £500m loan

Labour MP calls firm’s finances an ‘absolute shambles’ as Ofwat vows it is prepared to put it into administration

The Independent UK

Water firms want annual bills to rise £156 to help them stop sewage spills

The water industry said the £96 billion investment will reduce sewage spills and leaks, while helping to secure future supply

Evening Standard

Inside the capital’s water crisis — are Londoners’ taps about to run dry?

After years of piling on debt and sucking out profits to pay shareholders rather than improve infrastructure, Thames Water is near collapse — leaving the city 24 hours away from having its supply turned off. Claire Cohen investigates

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat boss denies water industry badly regulated as he predicts higher bills

David Black says water firms’ debt is ‘their issue to sort out’ because regulator did not have powers to tackle problem until recently

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