Two major UK water companies to pay out £86m over wastewater spills Ofwat said it found a ‘range of failures’ The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
Our charity could have lost thousands due to Thames Water delay It took a year and a half after we paid for installation for the company to connect our refurbished property The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025
Rescue plan at Thames Water is still too murky Creditors’ breezy description of their proposal gives a few selected highlights but lacks anything to reassure the poor old customers The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025
FTSE 100 Live 03 September: Bond market pressure continues, date set for autumn Budget Financial markets are on edge after yesterday’s global bonds sell-off pushed the UK’s 30-year gilt yield to its highest level since May 1998. Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025
Thames Water to do fewer improvement projects under lenders’ new rescue plan New consortium says infrastructure projects must be cut back to make beleaguered company viable again The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025
Thames Water unveil £20.5 billion action plan to revive struggling water firm Thames Water is on the brink of nationalisation as it struggles under a mountain of debts The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Thames Water creditors outline £20.5bn investment aims under rescue plans The London & Valley Water consortium is pledging to ‘fix the foundations’ of Thames Water with the mammoth spending proposal put forward to Ofwat. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
English water firms spend £16.6m on legal fees over environmental breaches MPs on Commons committee describe figures as a waste and say money should have been used to fix infrastructure The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025
Reeves says Thames Water should find ‘market-based solution’ Chancellor aims to reassure creditors but says ministers are planning for all options including special administration The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025
Thames Water agrees payment plan for £123m sewage and dividend fines Ofwat gives the company breathing space as it scrambles to secure funding to avoid nationalisation The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
Thames Water to pay fifth of record £122.7m fines by end of September The remaining 80% is dependant on the financial security and future of the debt-laden water supplier, but a backstop has been set for March 31 2030. Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025
Thames Water agrees new £122m fine payment plan amid concerns over its future Campaign group River Action slammed it as a ‘sweetheart deal’ The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
The 2,000 London homes pumping waste straight into the rivers Thames Water has identified 2,294 misconnections in properties throughout London over the past five years Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025
‘Even Puerto Rico paid its bill’: Thames Water creditor suggests backers are safe Creditors of US territory’s were protected during municipal default, says Assured Guaranty’s chief executive The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025 Ofwat – what are they thinking of? Letters: A drought of ideas | Double-yolkers | Our beautiful launderettes | Good Friday dispute | Potato planting
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025 Thames Water says new Abingdon reservoir could cost bill-payers up to £7.5bn Price rise to three times original budget is a blow to government’s reservoir expansion plans
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025 Hong Kong’s CKI a leading contender to buy Thames Water, reports say The infrastructure company is among those lining up to acquire the struggling utility if it collapses
Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025 Chinese firm could take over failing Thames Water marred by £16 billion worth of debts and sewage scandal Ministers are preparing to take Britain’s biggest water supplier into temporary public ownership
Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025 West Londoners left without water amid scorching heatwave Six postcodes have been affected following a burst water main
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025 Thames Water: advisers appointed to plan for company’s potential collapse FTI Consulting seen as frontrunner to advise on placing the utility into a special administration regime
Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025 Government lines up insolvency firm in case of Thames Water collapse Contingency plans could see Britain’s biggest water firm placed into a special administration regime.
Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025 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 · Aug 11, 2025 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 · Aug 10, 2025 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
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025 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