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Burst water main floods London streets as temperatures soar

Around 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines responded to the scene on Galsworthy Road in Kingston Upon Thames on Monday morning.

The Independent UK

Unprecedented peak demand for water as UK swelters

Water UK said that the ‘most intense demand’ is across the south of England but that ‘pretty much all companies are seeing elevated demand’.

The Independent UK

Major incident as water main BURSTS in ferocious heatwave and forces schools to close

Dramatic footage shows streets completely flooded with gushing brown, murky water making the roads impassible as 70 firefighters deal with the incident

Daily Mirror

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Jail water firm bosses over ‘appalling’ pollution, says Environment Agency

Report shows English water and sewage firms’ performance on pollution has declined to worst in years

The Guardian - UK

The Hackney Riviera and London’s wild swimming shame

The River Lea at Hackney Marshes is one of the most polluted in the country, and campaigners warn other spots are just as bad. Hattie Crisell investigates

Evening Standard

Met Office extends amber warning for extreme heat as London set to be hotter than 35C

Temperatures are expected to peak in excess of 35C in London into the start of next week

Evening Standard

Wet wipe island the size of two tennis courts has ‘changed flow of River Thames’

Labour MP Fleur Anderson has called on the government to ban the use of plastic in wet wipes

The Independent UK

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Sinkhole spanning breadth of whole street opens up in London

Police cordon off site in Bexleyheath where hole emerged on Tuesday evening as road began to crack

The Guardian - UK

People are cutting back on how much water they use because of cost of living

56% of us say we are using less water in a bid to reduce our bills

Wales Online

Connor Marron: 'Many questions unanswered' over death of NI student hit by train, parents say

Connor Marron, 19, was found “soaked from the waist down” and without shoes in north London

Belfast Live

'Many questions unanswered' over death of Irish student hit by train, parents say

Connor Marron, 19, was found “soaked from the waist down” and without shoes near Hornsey station in north London in the early hours of January 2

Irish Mirror

Many questions unanswered over death of student hit by train, parents say

Connor Marron, 19, was found dead in north London at the start of the year.

The Independent UK

Only one bathing river spot around Oxford has bacteria within safe levels, study finds

Other seven locations popular with locals have high concentrations of harmful bacteria due to sewage and livestock

The Guardian - UK

Little-known way to clear or write off water bill debt and it could save you hundreds

All water companies should offer you a repayment or “restart” plan which is designed to help you clear your debt quicker - or even write it off completely. We explain how they work and who may be eligible

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Dad who's 'hardly ever home' gets £4,000 water bill for using 5,000 litres a day

Varun, 35, from Croydon, London, claims he has been slapped with a £4,000 water bill even though his family spend most of their day outside the house

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water dumped raw sewage into rivers 5,028 times in 2021

Campaigners say utility firm’s investment plan to remedy situation is ‘completely inadequate’

Evening Standard

Oil-soaked heron dies after fishing in polluted south London river

A heron photographed covered in oil after fishing in a polluted south London river was found dead on a golf course a few days later, according to locals.

Evening Standard

Warning to dog walkers as oil spill pollutes brook near Richmond Park

Thames Water believe the spill was created by ‘a third-party’ after they began investigations on Sunday morning

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Evening Standard

City comment: As Energy Security Strategy gets stuck in purgatory, overseas investors buy up British power

So, where’s that Energy Security Strategy, eh?

Daily Mirror

'Fat cat' water firm bosses earn £15m as amount of raw sewage dumped in rivers rockets

The average wage for bosses at the water and sewage companies in England was nearly £1.7m and their standard salary rise was 27%, a Mirror probe has revealed

The Guardian - UK

Sink or swim: Macquarie plunges back into crisis-hit UK water industry

Bank, described as a ‘kangaroo vampire’ over its handling of Thames Water, cleared by regulator to run Southern

Evening Standard

Two billion litres of sewage dumped into River Thames in just two days, report finds

More than two billion litres of raw sewage were dumped in the River Thames in just two days, according to a report.

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