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Thames Water’s annual profit figures may come out after MPs grill industry executives

London’s water provider usually publishes its accounts in the first week of July

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: Could Thames Water’s cautionary tale end the UK’s love affair with privatisation?

In today’s newsletter: Guardian business correspondent Alex Lawson on how things got so bad for the private water company, and where we go from here

The Guardian - UK

In charts: how privatisation drained Thames Water’s coffers

Decades of underinvestment and bumper dividends have left the firm debt-laden and under investigation

The Guardian - UK

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Thames Water could delay accounts as turmoil in water industry grows

Firm refuses to say when it will publish annual report; pressure builds on regulator Ofwat

The Guardian - UK

Ministers must get a grip: no bailout for Thames Water’s backers

Any financial reconstruction of Thames is simple. Shareholders and bondholders are on the hook

The Guardian - UK

Water industry is 'teetering on the brink of insolvency' warns Feargal Sharkey

The Government is drawing up plans to rescue debt-ridden Thames Water, despite being owned by a wealthy foreign investors from as far afield as Canada and Abu Dhabi

Daily Mirror

Who owns Thames Water? Firm in High Court battle against administration

Company needs up to £3bn to stay afloat

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Taxpayer cash must not be used to bail out Thames Water, says Feargal Sharkey

Campaigner says firm should be brought under public control using powers in original privatisation legislation

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water appoints Sir Adrian Montague as chair; squeezed households run down savings – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water in crisis talks over potential £10bn black hole

Minister tells Guardian government has ‘no grasp’ of cost involved in preventing possible collapse

The Guardian - UK

What went wrong at Thames Water and what could a bailout look like?

The lowdown as ministers and regulator make contingency plans amid fears company may collapse

The Guardian - UK

Mounting debts and public anger could finally sink water companies in England and Wales

Firms have loaded up debt to pay dividends and been fined millions for dumping raw sewage into rivers

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water: Everything you need to know - including if your water supply is safe

There are suggestions that Thames Water could be placed into a special administration regime (SAR) - the same process used when energy supplier Bulb collapsed

Daily Mirror

Thames Water crisis puts privatised industry’s future in doubt

Thames Water insiders blame “decades of neglect” by previous owners and management teams for the poor performance

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Who is Sarah Bentley and why is she stepping down from Thames Water?

Troubled company announces chief will continue in post until a replacement is found

The Guardian - UK

Contingency plans being drawn up for Thames Water collapse

UK government and Ofwat holding discussions amid fears firm cannot survive because of huge debt pile

The Independent UK

Thames Water boss quits after giving up bonus over sewage spills

Even after giving up the bonus Bentley managed to double her pay, raking in £1.5m

The Independent UK

Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley quits after giving up bonus over sewage spills

Even after giving up the bonus Bentley managed to double her pay, raking in £1.5m

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Thames Water boss steps down amid backlash over environmental record

Sarah Bentley had revealed she would forgo her bonus after criticism of utility’s discharge of raw sewage

Evening Standard

Thames Water boss Sarah Bentley resigns with immediate effect after three years in the job

Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley has announced she is quitting her job with immediate effect after three years in the role.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water pipe leaks at highest level in five years, FoI reveals

Firm having regular meetings with environment minister after failing to meet targets to fix leakage rates

The Independent UK

Kerri-Anne Donaldson, ex-Britain’s Got Talent contestant, dies aged 38

‘Strictly’ pros have been left ‘devastated’ by dancer’s ‘heartbreaking’ death

Daily Mirror

'I rescued Ghetto Kids from the slums and now we've made Britain's Got Talent history'

Ghetto Kids, a dance troupe aged five to 13, who captivated viewers and judges with their energetic routine, are among 31 children who Daouda has given a home to

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water has failed us for four months after a flood

A burst pipe in our street damaged our flat but we are still waiting for a repair

The Guardian - UK

Water chiefs not taking their mini bonuses? Hurrah for small mercies

Relying on a boss’s embarrassment is a bad way to structure performance pay at utilities

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