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Footage shows diggers removing ‘disgusting’ island of wet wipes from Thames

The arm of a digger could be seen plunging into the mud and pulling out chunks of stringy wet wipes.

Evening Standard

North London flooding: Thames Water warns 'complex' repairs could take days to fix

Some places have been left under 44cm of water and 70 firefighters worked to stop the flooding

Evening Standard

London's disgusting 'wet wipe island' to be removed as work begins to excavate 180 tonnes of congealed waste

Work is under way to excavate the estimated 180 tonnes of congealed waste near Hammersmith Bridge

Evening Standard

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Disputed or debunked claims about migration and crime in the UK

As politicians face criticism for promoting misleading data, here are some claims that do not bear scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on water boss’s undisclosed bonus: Labour won’t fix a system it won’t confront

Despite tough talk on sewage and pay, ministers refuse to challenge the water industry’s broken model – leaving private capital in charge of a troubled public service

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs urge Thames Water to recover £2.5m paid to executives in April

Exclusive: Letter to water company sets out demands, including resolving most severe cases of pollution

The Guardian - UK

Charity in legal action against minister for failing to act over Thames Water

River Action says failure to publish and put into practice policy on nationalisation of failing water firms is unlawful

The Guardian - UK

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Water companies enforcing hosepipe bans leak over one billion litres of water a day

The amount of water leaked every day is enough to fill 400 Olympic swimming pools

The Independent UK

The UK’s Thames Water Could Be Renationalized - What Lessons Can Be Learned?

A completely privately run public water system is an experiment few countries have decided to try.

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Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution

Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was £15m in 2024-25

The Guardian - UK

No households fined for breaking hosepipe bans during recent droughts, water firms admit

Exclusive: Calls grow for tougher action on water firms, instead of relying on households to cut demand

The Independent UK

Water industry may be added to list of sensitive business sectors, says minister

The communications, energy and data infrastructure sectors are all required to notify the investment security unit of certain business deals.

The Independent UK

Cunliffe’s reforms for water should have happened 20 years ago

His review goes to the heart of one main problem: the sector’s fragmented, overlapping and inflexible regulatory system

The Guardian - UK

Who will pay for the failure of water bosses? Everyone but them

A harder rain needs to fall on those responsible for the water crisis. Let Thames Water fail – it doesn’t deserve a bailout, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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UK to create new water regulator after crisis at Thames Water

Britain's Labour government has decided to scrap Ofwat and establish a new watchdog to prevent "abuses of the past."

The Independent UK

Key questions answered on water reforms to protect consumers and environment

The Government is abolishing Ofwat as part of a shake-up of water sector regulation.

The Independent UK

Voices: The Cunliffe report on our failing water industry will make a splash

COMMENT: There is much to recommend in Sir Jon Cunliffe’s 88-point plan, says Sean O’Grady – not least that it paves the way for the utility to be brought back into public hands

Evening Standard

Campaigners and industry respond to ‘once-in-a-generation’ water reform report

Consumer groups demanded action on affordability as green campaigners claimed there had been a ‘missed opportunity’.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Outwitted’: have water companies managed to sidestep Labour’s bonus ban?

Concerns loophole in 2025 act allows payouts at firms that repeatedly pollute England’s waterways with sewage

Evening Standard

Ministers to pledge ‘root and branch reform’ of water industry

Water bills rose by an average of 26% in April, with the cost of repairing long-neglected infrastructure said to be a significant factor.

The Independent UK

Our failing water firms are a damning reflection of Broken Britain

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The continuing sewage scandal is a blight on our country. The Independent Water Commission’s forthcoming review must now plot a new course for the industry

The Independent UK

Ofwat to be scrapped as ‘not fit for purpose’

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The Independent UK

Ofwat ‘to be abolished and replaced with new water regulator’

The environment secretary previously said abolishing the regulator is an option

The Guardian - UK

Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator

Move follows intense criticism of utilities over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debts

The Independent UK

Serious sewage spills up 60 per cent in last year - with one company responsible for more than a third of incidents

The report found that three companies were responsible for 81 per cent of incidents

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