The Latest Breaking News from Thames Water

There are more than 100 storm overflow sites across the capital

Residents could be waiting two weeks before they can drink the water again

Plan would take water from river at Teddington and replace with ‘treated effluent’ to manage water levels elsewhere

Thames Water proposal to deal with droughts in capital draws ire of river users and environmentalists

UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don’t know how much sewage is actually being released – for at least the…

I wondered whether staff get a bonus for getting people to convert but I’m not keen after a trial some years ago

Campaigners in Oxfordshire, Cotwolds and Cumbria say houses should not be occupied until systems can cope

Watchdog Ofwat says ancient dowsing method doesn’t work but some Thames Water engineers still use rods

Sewage has been flowing continuously for more than a month in multiple locations

Effluent in Gloucestershire river pinpointed by digital map as water companies accused of routinely pumping out waste to rivers

Streets were filled with water as firefighters protected homes and businesses using sandbags