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From Team Reeves to Manchesterism: Labour’s four economic camps explained

Wes Streeting or Andy Burnham could launch a leadership bid – here are policies from which they could choose

The Guardian - UK

Trust in water companies plunges to new low amid soaring household bills

Some 13 water companies saw their customer trust ratings fall during the year.

Evening Standard

Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it new Ofwat fines until 2030’

Offer reportedly put forward by creditors hoping to save struggling firm from being renationalised temporarily

The Guardian - UK

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Investors tell Thames Water to ‘eat humble pie’ over failed takeover and open bids

CK Infrastructure says watchdog should intervene to let other firms bid after KKR pulled out

The Guardian - UK

Homes hit by Holland Park flooding to get flood protection measures after council funding

Kensington and Chelsea Council says all 27 homes in Lorne Gardens will receive flood defence measures

Evening Standard

Thames Water is billing me for its own mistake

I was suddenly presented with a nearly £2,000 bill backdated to 2020 when it had mistakenly stopped collecting my direct debits

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water rescue deal talks rumble on interminably but its future remains unclear

As negotiations enter a ninth month, an outcome is thought to be weeks away and the devil is still in the detail

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Thames Water lenders float new £10bn rescue plan

Latest effort involves paying off fines worth hundreds of millions of pounds as part of bid to stave off financial collapse

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water creditors pledge £3.4bn of new equity in improved rescue bid

London & Valley Water has offered to inject £3.35 billion of new equity and up to £6.55 billion in new debt to rescue the troubled supplier.

The Independent UK

Who are the key figures in the sewage crisis, and where are they now?

With anger stoked by Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business, we look at what has happened to some of the main players

The Guardian - UK

Dirty Business creator on raw sewage scandal: ‘This is the worst possible situation we’ll accept without starting a revolution’

Joseph Bullman’s shocking Channel 4 series explores two ordinary men’s extraordinary 10-year fight against British water companies

The Independent UK

Dozens rescued from homes in Islington as burst water main sparks flooding chaos

Dozens were rescued and many more evacuated after a burst water main flooded homes and streets in Islington on Tuesday

Evening Standard

‘People yearn for stability’: the Thames Water sewage plant at frontline of its crisis

Weighed down by underinvestment and uncertainty, staff at Maple Lodge just want to get on with the job

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry

As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead

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The Independent UK

Should I worry about how much water my AI chatbot conversations are using?

IN DEPTH: As AI advances at rapid rates, concerns are growing over the vast amount of water it is using. Harriette Boucher takes a look at how people’s AI usage is consuming water, and whether or not it is a problem

The Guardian - UK

River Thames spot among 13 sites shortlisted for swimming status

Choice could prove difficult for Thames Water, which is trying to push through a water recycling scheme nearby

Evening Standard

Burst main causes fresh London water supply misery as thousands of homes in Croydon are cut off

Thames Water rushed to the scene after 18,000 south London homes were left without water

Evening Standard

Water bills are going up again in April - how much more will you have to pay?

Prices are rising by 5.4% on average from April, but the increase will vary widely across different regions

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The Conversation

The plan to clean up England and Wales’ water industry ignores the sector’s biggest problem

Government plans published earlier this month around the water sector in England and Wales were heralded as a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform the system. However, despite the confidence of UK environment secretary Emma Reynolds, the long-awaited plans raise significant concerns. This is a reform agenda for water as a business…

The Guardian - UK

What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out

It’s not just Tunbridge Wells – a country famous around the world for its rain is in danger of self-imposed drought, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Evening Standard

Thames Water apologises after burst water main cuts supplies to thousands of London homes

Thames Water engineers work through the night trying to fix burst main near Holland Park Roundabout

Evening Standard

Holland Park flood chaos: Residents rescued by dinghy and cars submerged as burst main cuts supply to thousands

Thousands have had their water supply disrupted by a burst pipe next to Holland Park roundabout

The Guardian - UK

Water winners: who will gain from the industry’s spending spree in England and Wales?

As Labour shakes up regulation, suppliers are finally investing – but face problems such as contractor shortages and inflation

The Independent UK

Troubled waters: How the UK’s water companies became a national disgrace

Outages in Kent and Sussex this week became the latest in a long list of breakdowns in the UK’s creaking water system. Harry Cockburn asks how Britain can solve its utilities crisis

Evening Standard

East London homes left without water for almost a week after main bursts

The issue was finally resolved this week after multiple days

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