The Latest Breaking News from Thames

Thames Water wins court backing for £3bn debt package

Deal approved at high court gives company £1.5bn in upfront cash to stave off collapse

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2025

Woman without water for three days calls Thames Water bill hike proposal ‘greed’

Several Thames Water customers have been without water for days after a water pipe burst.

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

Thames Water launches appeal for permission to raise bills even higher

Struggling firm to appeal to competition watchdog to hike fees by more than Ofwat-approved 35% over next five years

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

Thames Water investigated over delayed river clean-up schemes

Regulator Ofwat’s enforcement case into whether company breached obligations follows Guardian investigation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

Watchdog opens new probe into Thames Water over delays to environmental work

The regulator said it would probe whether delays to the plans mean England’s largest water firm has breached its licence.

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

Thames Water facing new investigation over delays to environmental schemes

Of 812 customer-funded schemes, the company says it won’t be able to complete about 100

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

New blow for Thames Water as watch-dog threatens huge fines over environmental failings

Utility could face huge fines as a result of enforcement action by Ofwat

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

US inflation unexpectedly rises to 3% in January – as it happened

Surprise rise in inflation on the back of higher food prices makes Federal Reserve interest rate cuts less likely, in a blow to Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

Thames Water may get just £500m in usable cash by borrowing £1.5bn, court told

Struggling firm’s resources to be depleted due to expensive fees and interest costs in restructuring deal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

Thames Water ‘putting gun to head’ of court over £3bn debt, investors claim

Water company argues that its favoured offer should be approved or it will face temporary nationalisation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025