Calls for failing English water firms to be taken over using special administration
Government urged to use power to control companies such as Thames Water and reform the industry
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Thames Water could be blocked from new debt financing next week
Troubled firm has until 7 October to agree to extension, according to holding company accounts
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Southern Water considers shipping supplies from Norwegian fjords to UK
Contingency plan using sea tankers to deal with future shortages would be paid for from customers’ bills
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Thames Water says without steep bill increase it’s ‘neither financeable nor investible’
Debt-laden company tells Ofwat if it cannot charge customers 59% more, it ‘would prevent company turnaround and recovery’
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UK water companies to warn bill cap will drive away investors for overhaul
Ofwat’s tighter spending targets would ‘hamper sector’s ability to deliver improvements’, study will say
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Paisley Abbey awarded 'much needed' grant funding to fight against water damage
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Compensation for water customers in England and Wales to double
Government sets out measures to help households and businesses as it cracks down on failing utilities firms
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How will we solve the world’s water wars? An ancient Spanish court offers one answer
From Los Angeles to Cairo, the global water crisis is escalating – but Valencia’s Tribunal de les Aigües could inspire a solution, says author Roman Krznaric
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Thames Water breaches licence as part of its debt downgraded to junk
Move by ratings company Moody’s puts Thames in breach its operating licence but Ofwat likely to hold off on large fine
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Yorkshire Water bosses get hefty bonuses after company failed customers
CEO and CFO given total of £616,000 for a year in which some residents struggled to go about daily lives
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