The Latest Breaking News from Chris Weston

Rise in sewage pollution from Thames Water’s ageing treatment works

Incidents from sites and pipe network increased by 19 last year to 350 amid delays in investment, company says

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024

Thames Water to tap investors for funds as it will run out of cash by next June

Company is laden with £15.2bn of debt, up £1.3bn on the previous year, most of which could be added to the public purse

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024

China new home prices fall at fastest rate in nearly 10 years; French political uncertainty weighs on markets – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution as a national disgrace ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge

NEW DELHI: The coach of Oxford's crew participating in the Boat Race has condemned the pollution in London's River Thames, labeling it a "national disgrace." Concerns arose after testing conducted by a campaign group revealed elevated levels of E.coli along a segment of the Thames in southwest London, where the…

The Times of India · Mar 28, 2024

The Umbrella Academy creator Gerard Way may have the remedy for superhero fatigue in surreal new comic Paranoid Gardens

The new series with Chris Weston and Shaun Simon has been dubbed "Derek meets Doctor Who"

GamesRadar · Mar 22, 2024

Few drops of comfort for new Thames Water boss

City Comment: The ex-military man will surely have no illusions about the scale of the challenge in front of him

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2024

Thames Water appoints Chris Weston as boss with up to £2.3m package

Former British Gas executive tasked with leading turnaround in face of debts and controversy over sewage

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

Thames Water appoints Chris Weston as £850,000 a year CEO

Former boss of FTSE 250 power company Aggreko will run London's 15 million customer utility from 8 January

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023

Sterling slides back towards record low as Bank of England and Treasury fail to reassure markets – as it happened

Bank of England says it ‘will not hesitate’ to change interest rate but appears to be trying to squash expectations of an emergency rise

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022

Pound hits all-time low against dollar after mini-budget rocks markets

Odds of sterling hitting parity with dollar jump, as analysts say UK bond market ‘getting smoked’ by giveaway

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022