The Latest Breaking News from Thames Water

We have long since got used to our corporate crown jewels being raided by foreign buyers: Roll-Royce Motors, Land Rover, Harrods, Heathrow, even Weetabix and Polos are all in the stewardship of overseas owners. Vital public services such as Thames Water are also not excluded from the list.

Stretch of river in West Yorkshire was first to get bathing status in 2020 but has since recorded poor water quality

Environment secretary argues increase needed to fix UK’s sewage system ‘broken’ by Tories

Regulator poised to reveal steep price rises as campaigners in England and Wales fear water will become unaffordable

Chris Weston’s comments come ahead of a crunch Ofwat decision next week on whether Thames Water can increase consumer bills by 59%

Chris Weston’s comments come ahead of a crunch Ofwat decision next week on whether Thames Water can increase consumer bills by 59%.

The crisis-hit utility reported a jump in pollution incidents and said a ruling by Ofwat later this month will be fundamental to its future

Christmas dinner for four costs £32.57 as price of turkey and vegetables rises; wider grocery inflation climbs to 2.6%

Britain’s biggest water supplier reports 40% increase in pollution incidents, blaming a wet spring and summer

The company blamed an especially wet spring and summer as it reported 359 pollution incidents during the period.

The FTSE 100 moved 40.77 points lower, or 0.49%, to close at 8,308.61.