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Thames Water crisis puts privatised industry’s future in doubt

Thames Water insiders blame “decades of neglect” by previous owners and management teams for the poor performance

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Sadiq Khan is beatable — why won’t the Tories offer Londoners an upgrade?

The London Tories keep making the same mistake every four years and expecting a different result. Since the re-election of Boris Johnson as Mayor in 2012, no Conservative candidate has even achieved more than 35.3 per cent in the first round of voting. Looking at the current crop of mayoral…

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Government on alert amid fears Thames Water ‘could collapse’

The future of Thames Water was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after its boss dramatically quit amid reports the Government is drawing up contingency plans for its collapse.

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Who is Sarah Bentley and why is she stepping down from Thames Water?

Troubled company announces chief will continue in post until a replacement is found

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Thames Water 'emergency plans being drawn up' for its collapse - what it means for you

Ministers are reported to be in talks about bringing Thames Water back into temporary public ownership under a special administration regime (SAR) - the same process previously used on energy supplier Bulb

Daily Mirror

Daniel Korski pulls out of race to be Tory candidate for London mayor, blaming ‘false’ groping claim – as it happened

TV producer Daisy Goodwin accused Tory hopeful of groping her a decade ago

The Guardian - UK

Emergency plans ‘drawn up for Thames Water collapse’ as water firm racks up £14bn debt

Contingency plans reportedly being considered in event Thames Water is unable to service debts

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Contingency plans being drawn up for Thames Water collapse

UK government and Ofwat holding discussions amid fears firm cannot survive because of huge debt pile

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water boss quits after giving up bonus over sewage spills

Even after giving up the bonus Bentley managed to double her pay, raking in £1.5m

The Independent UK

UK business minister says Thames Water must survive; Bank of England governor understands criticism over rate hike – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as government begins drawing up contingency plans for the collapse of Thames Water

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley quits after giving up bonus over sewage spills

Even after giving up the bonus Bentley managed to double her pay, raking in £1.5m

The Independent UK

Thames Water boss steps down amid backlash over environmental record

Sarah Bentley had revealed she would forgo her bonus after criticism of utility’s discharge of raw sewage

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water boss Sarah Bentley resigns with immediate effect after three years in the job

Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley has announced she is quitting her job with immediate effect after three years in the role.

Evening Standard

Thames Water pipe leaks at highest level in five years, FoI reveals

Firm having regular meetings with environment minister after failing to meet targets to fix leakage rates

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Yorkshire Water boss’s decision to forgo bonus labelled ‘hollow’ by union

Nicola Shaw, who made the announcement due to public anger over sewage in rivers, is in line for a windfall of more than £1m from her previous role

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water accused of ‘flimsy PR stunt’ over bonus as boss’s pay swells

Sarah Bentley lands £1.5m despite saying she would shun bonus amid criticism of water companies

Daily Mirror

Cops 'lock down' site where Levi Bellfield claims body is buried amid ghoul fears

Access codes for the site have been changed after serial killer Bellfield confessed to murdering Elizabeth Chau in 1999 and burying her body there

Wales Online

Mum paid out £14k to 'cowboy builders' as she battled cancer

Georgina Schwan said she wanted to give her son a better home following her diagnosis. But she claims she has been left £14,000 out of pocket

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Single mum with cancer charged £14k by 'cowboy builders' and left with huge hole in wall

Georgina Schwan, 41, hoped to give her son a better home after being diagnosed with cancer during the Covid pandemic - but says cowboy builders left her £14,000 poorer

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water has failed us for four months after a flood

A burst pipe in our street damaged our flat but we are still waiting for a repair

The Guardian - UK

Water chiefs not taking their mini bonuses? Hurrah for small mercies

Relying on a boss’s embarrassment is a bad way to structure performance pay at utilities

The Guardian - UK

Three UK water bosses give up bonuses after anger over sewage

Chief executives of Yorkshire Water and Thames Water and owner of South West Water decline payouts

Evening Standard

Thames Water bosses give up their bonuses after storm over sewage leaks

Thames Water’s chief executive says bonuses wouldn’t be right amid ‘unacceptable standards of service for our customers’

Daily Mirror

England's 'most beautiful village' seen in all UK passports ruined by raw sewage

The picturesque town of Bibury in the Cotswolds is one of the most iconic images in the UK and features on the inside cover of all UK passports - but Thames Water has been pumping sewage into the water

The Guardian - UK

River pollution becomes key issue in English local elections

Discharge of raw sewage is mainstream concern in first local elections since Guardian revealed scale of problem

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