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Thames Water lenders to appoint Lord Hutton as independent chair in takeover bid

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Water firms set to return £240m to customers by 2030 for poor performance

Rachel Millward

AI tech could be nationalised, Green Party deputy leader suggests

Water tap

PM announces new law to allow public ownership of water firms

Molesey burst water main

Water supply restored after schools shut and thousands were left without service

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‘Large burst water main’ cuts supplies across south London and Surrey

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Thames Water’s £10 billion creditor rescue deal should be ditched, say MPs

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Complaints to watchdog about water firms hit highest increase in 20 years

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Thames Water lenders plan board overhaul if rescue bid approved

A man fishes on the banks of Bewl Water Reservoir in Kent

Rain in coming days will not solve drought overnight – forecaster

An aerial view of the shadow cast by a tree on the parched grass of Danson Park, Bexley, south east London

Latest hosepipe ban comes into force as forecasters warn of flooding

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Do not treat customers like a blank cheque, Burnham warns water companies

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Millions of households set to see unexpected water bill increases

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Thames Water among suppliers set to be allowed to hike bills to boost spending

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Summer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says

Thames Water worker in front of a tanker

Thames Water hands £1 million payout to finance boss despite stricken finances

The gardens of homes in Fulham, west London

More than one in 10 householders do not intend to abide by hosepipe ban
Some 10% of householders said they would report a neighbour using a hose in their garden while a ban was in place, a YouGov survey found.
Josie Clarke, Press Association Consumer Affairs Correspondent

Hosepipe

Britain’s biggest water firm announces hosepipe ban for 10m customers

Thames Water van in front of a flooded road

Thames Water lenders consider offering ‘golden share’ to avert nationalisation

A Thames Water worker in front of a tanker

Thames Water creditors open to talks with Andy Burnham on more ‘public control’

Chris Weston appearing in front of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Thames Water payouts for top bosses ‘fly in the face of fairness’, says minister

A Thames Water van parked in a residential street, North London, UK

Thames Water boss seeks urgent clarity from new PM as funding set to dry up

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Thames Water swings to profit but debt mountain swells to £20bn

A person using a hose

Millions more under hosepipe ban as nation swelters in third heatwave

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EasyJet agrees to rival £5.7bn takeover bid by US giant Apollo

Severn Trent avoids fine for wastewater failures after taking ‘accountability’

A view of a street filled with water from a leak, and a Thames Water van

£10bn Thames Water rescue bid poses ‘unfair costs to customers’ – minister

Thames Water workers in front of tanker

Thames Water rescue in doubt as Government ‘raises objections over deal’
Emma Reynolds is said to have written to Ofwat warning the current bid tabled by Thames Water creditors would place an ‘undue burden’ on customers.
Holly Williams, Press Association Business Editor

A Thames Water van on a street and reflected in a puddle caused by a water leak

Government raises doubts over £10bn rescue deal for troubled Thames Water

People punting along the River Cam in Cambridge

Heavy rain to hit parts of UK on Saturday after record-breaking hot spell

A Thames Water van attends a water leak

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

Wrekin and Geoworks gain ground in 2025

Simon Turner, managing director at Wrekin

Wrekin and Geoworks gain ground in 2025

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

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Thames Water halts plans to hand £2.5m retention bonuses to bosses

Thames Water talks over rescue plan ongoing as bill hikes drive revenues higher

Castle Water vows to create 2,000 jobs at Thames Water in fresh bid approach

Wessex Water should pay £11m over wastewater failures, says regulator

Thames Water among six water firms to have bonuses for top bosses blocked

Public urged to use water wisely as drought set to continue into 2026

Water firms’ environmental performance sinks as serious pollution cases up 60%

Thames Water delays challenging watchdog’s ruling on bills amid rescue plan

100-tonne ‘fatberg’ blockage cleared from sewer in west London

Thames Water lenders submit new rescue plan to avoid nationalisation

Thames Water lenders propose new rescue deal to prevent collapse

Thames Water rolls out scheme to automatically cut low-income households’ bills

Around 5m wet wipes cleared from Thames as work to remove ‘island’ completed

Household complaints to water watchdog soar to highest level in nine years

Thames Water creditors outline £20.5bn investment aims under rescue plans

Thames Water to pay fifth of record £122.7m fines by end of September

Government lines up insolvency firm in case of Thames Water collapse

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

Ofwat appoints interim chief executive as current boss Black steps down

UK heatwave: What forecasters say as temperatures in the West Midlands predicted...

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

‘Never again’: Regulatory reform pledged to prevent repeat of water bill hikes

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