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Campaigners find sewage pollution and E coli in Boat Race water

Tests ahead of Sunday’s race revealed E coli levels three times above the threshold for poor bathing water

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Feargal Sharkey: Selling Thames Water to private equity sounds like a sick joke to me

It’s a story of betrayal, of backstabbing and greed, of Wall Street excess and of junk bonds, of corporate decimation and countless lives shattered by sackings, of asset stripping and exploitation and it epitomises the very worst of global corporate finance. It is also a story coming to a water…

Evening Standard

Thames Water appoints new finance boss

Former Pennon CFO Steve Buck will join Thames Water next week at a ‘pivotal’ moment for the heavily indebted utility.

The Independent UK

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How much does the average water bill cost from each company and which regions do they represent?

Southern Water customers are set to see a large increase in their bills from April on

Evening Standard

The barbarians are at the gates of the sewage works

Choosing KKR as the preferred bidder for the UK’s biggest water company may not fill Thames Water’s workers with joy

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water names US private equity group KKR as preferred bidder

KKR expected to acquire stake worth £4bn as UK’s biggest water supplier tries to stave off nationalisation

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water picks KKR as preferred bidder in equity rescue

The supplier is hoping to finalise terms of a possible deal with KKR in the second quarter, with aims to complete in the second half of the year.

Evening Standard

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Chief finance officer of under-fire Thames Water quits £1.3m-a-year role

Alastair Cochran’s successor to be appointed ‘in due course’ at critical time for cash-strapped company

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water’s finance chief quits as firm continues trying to find a buyer

Alastair Cochran, Thames Water’s chief financial officer, told the firm that he is stepping down on Friday morning, PA news agency understands.

Evening Standard

Thames Water's finance chief departs at crucial stage of survival battle

Alastair Cochran steps down next week after more than three years with the utility

Evening Standard

MP calls to nationalise water firms that repeatedly pollute rivers and seas

Clive Lewis says his Water Bill would operate a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy for private water companies.

Evening Standard

"We won’t sit quietly while this catastrophe continues" - Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave calls for clean up of UK rivers

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'The Thames is in trouble': Sir Steve Redgrave says river needs urgent action on pollution

Retired Olympic rowing champion demands action to end ‘pollution for profit’ by water companies

Evening Standard

Sir Steve Redgrave urges Thames clean-up as young rowers take to the river

The retired Olympic rower is taking a letter to the Environment Department calling for action as a major rowing event for schools takes place.

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The Guardian - UK

Regulators must not go soft on Thames Water now

With six bids on the table, the company’s reference to ‘support and accommodations’ sounds like a plea for special treatment

The Guardian - UK

Green campaigners attempt citizen’s arrests of Thames Water executives

Chris Weston and Alastair Cochran targeted by group who accuse them of causing a public nuisance

The Guardian - UK

Happiness is inertia and two bathrooms

Brief letters: Marriage advice | Pity Thames Water customers | The slimming effect of greyhounds | Growing to love art | Bored by bridge

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water hopes to agree deal with one of six bidders by end of June

Debt-laden company agrees with Ofwat that review of bill rises can be delayed as it seeks buyer

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Thames Water hopes to agree takeover by end of June as it mulls six approaches

The debt-laden water company recently won court approval for a £3 billion loan deal designed to keep it running into 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water data reveals raw sewage discharges in rivers rose 50% in 2024

Exclusive: Almost 300,000 hours of raw effluent poured into waterways, figures show, up from 196,000 in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water: Inside the Crisis review – the public needs to see this foul mess

Why on earth were cameras invited inside this huge, hated company known for pumping sewage into our waterways? Customers can see the horrors of a dreadful situation they’re paying the price for

Evening Standard

What does Thames Water’s latest court decision mean for customers?

After a court decision moved Thames Water closer to a £3 billion rescue loan, the PA news agency explains why it needs money and what happens next.

The Independent UK

Thames Water has secured a £3bn rescue deal. Here’s what it means for customers

A loan deal designed to prevent the utility company from going bust looks set to go ahead

The Independent UK

Thames Water can continue with £3 billion restructure plan after winning court battle

An appeal against the restructure plan has been dismissed

The Guardian - UK

Appeal court rules in favour of £3bn bailout for Thames Water

Judges dismiss appeal from campaigners who argued ‘eye-watering’ cost of loan was not in public interest

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