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Thames Water plans to restart desalination plant – after drought has ended

Utility company’s plant, which has only run five times, now has an estimated total cost of £500m

The Guardian - UK

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

Some households are set to see increases to their bills after Ofwat gave suppliers the provisional go-ahead for an extra £3.4 billion in spending.

Evening Standard

Millions of households set to see unexpected water bill increases

Ofwat said five of 13 suppliers across England and Wales will likely be given permission to increase charges for customers to cover spending.

Evening Standard

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Thames Water issues major update on east London burst mains chaos

In an update on Thursday morning, Thames Water said it made ‘good progress’ overnight

Evening Standard

Water customers are not a ‘blank cheque’, Burnham tells suppliers

Companies in England and Wales get green light for extra spending that will add billions to bills

The Guardian - UK

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

Ofwat has provisionally ruled that five of 13 suppliers can increase charges for customers to increase investment by £3.4 billion by 2030.

Evening Standard

Burnham attacks water firms for treating public like ‘a blank cheque’ as bills set to rise

Prime minister tells water companies to stop treating customers like a ‘bottomless source of funding for other people’s failures’

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Antenatal classes that were anti me

Letters: Childbirth orthodoxies | Delivery delayed | Rights to rivers | Thames Water crossword clue

The Guardian - UK

Parts of country may hit 38C as fire union chief warns of ‘national emergency’

Some areas face a fifth heatwave of the summer, with rare extreme heat warnings in place.

Evening Standard

England recorded driest July in 190 years with just 6.5mm of rain as drought and water stress deepen

In July 2023, England faced its driest month in nearly two centuries, with record-low rainfall. The high temperatures and abundant sunshine led to increased water consumption, resulting in reduced reservoir levels and river flows. Water companies were compelled to impose usage restrictions. Additionally, farmers struggled with early harvesting and depleting…

The Times of India

East London water chaos: Engineers battle to restore supplies to thousands after 'multiple' burst mains

Work is continuing to restore water to thousands of homes in east London

Evening Standard

Hundreds in London flats left without regular running water since last year

Supply in nine blocks in Tower Hamlets affected with some residents suspecting nearby building developments

The Guardian - UK

Customer outrage as Chessington World of Adventures shuts due to water outage

A burst water pipe has shut down the popular theme park at the height of the school summer holidays

The Independent UK

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

The supplier has also reached settlement on controversial retention payments to 14 current and former senior executives.

Evening Standard

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Water outage shuts Chessington World of Adventures amid London heatwave alert

Thames Water confirmed a burst water main is behind the outage in KT9

The Independent UK

Thames Water finance boss bags £1m pay day despite ongoing crisis at debt-ridden firm

A new CFO arrived last year as the company struggles under billions of debt

Evening Standard

Thames Water gives finance chief £1million extra payment as firm teeters on brink of collapse

Britain's largest water firm is teetering on the edge of collapse and has warned it could run out of cash by the end of the year

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water’s £1m payout to finance chief is ‘unacceptable’, says government department

Utility firm’s payment criticised by Defra and campaign groups, with some urging Andy Burnham to nationalise it

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on drought: hot, dry conditions make inequality starker

Editorial: Water is a vital shared resource, and privatisation has made a just transition harder

The Guardian - UK

Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM

Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s all right for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans

As parks turn brown and paddling pools go unfilled, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays

Ideal Home

Can you use an irrigation system during a hosepipe ban? It could be the loophole you need to keep your garden watered this summer

But only if you use this type

The Independent UK

Gardening experts share 10 ways to save your plants during a hosepipe ban

Millions of Brits have been told to conserve their water usage as the UK experiences dry weather

Evening Standard

In pictures: How heatwaves and drought have transformed London's parks

Parks, commons and green spaces in London have dried out following weeks without significant rain

International Business Times UK

Hosepipe Ban 2026: Thames Water's 10 Million Customers Risk £1,000 Fines as Restrictions Expand

Hosepipe Ban 2026 rules explained for Thames Water and South East Water households. See which garden tasks are off limits, which carry on as normal, and what a breach really costs.

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