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Tide of disapproval awaits new round of UK water companies’ price rises

News of the increases, due by the end of the month, comes amid rising anger over companies’ environmental records

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water bypassing local opposition in attempt to launch water recycling project

Company faced public backlash over scheme, which campaigners say threatens to increase river pollution

The Guardian - UK

Residents evacuated from flood-hit village outside London as rising Thames river water levels hits properties

Residents have been forced to evacuate from a riverside village just outside London days after the deluge from Storm Henk.

Evening Standard

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Arctic air to bring big freeze as Met Office reveals when snow will hit UK next

The Met Office said a ‘more northerly wind’ and ‘Arctic influence’ is expected to descend over the UK soon

The Independent UK

Eton mess: College's pupils forced to stay at home for start of term after toilets back up due to floods

Pupils at prestigious boarding school have started the new school term online after issues with sewage in the area

Evening Standard

Eton College pupils forced to stay away at start of term as flooding blocks sewers

Thames Water apologises to staff and pupils as college forced to bring back remote learning

The Independent UK

Eton mess: start of school term delayed as flooding causes toilets to back up

Problems with Thames Water-run sewers from recent rains force pupils at £46,000-a-year school to learn remotely

The Guardian - UK

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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

Storm Henk: Raw sewage spills onto public path in Surrey after treatment works flooded

The Horley treatment works near Gatwick Airport has flooded four times since October

Evening Standard

Thames Water’s owners only have themselves to blame for the writedowns

It looks as if USS simply overpaid and underestimated the effort and catch-up investment required

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water’s second largest investor slashes value of its stake

USS’s write-down of almost two-thirds comes after utility admitted it cannot afford debt repayments

The Guardian - UK

A Farage farrago, crypto crime and rivers of cash: the 2023 Observer business awards

Bank boss Alison Rose, Binance’s Changpeng Zhao, Sarah Bentley of Thames Water and OpenAI’s Sam Altman feature highly on this year’s prestigious honours list

The Guardian - UK

Gales threaten New Year’s Eve travel chaos in England and Wales

Bad weather in southern England, the West Country and south Wales likely to cause further disruption

The Guardian - UK

Eurostar Channel services restarting on Sunday as flooding is cleared

Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather but burst pipe, with Southeastern railway also affected

The Guardian - AU

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The Independent UK

New Year’s travel chaos as Eurostar and Southeastern trains cancelled over Thames tunnel flooding

Cross-Channel train operator apologises for mass cancellations on final weekend of year - but says services will resume on Sunday

Evening Standard

New Year plans ruined for thousands of travellers after Eurostar tunnel flooding chaos

Passengers tell of upset after New Year's plans thrown into disarray over Eurostar cancellations

Evening Standard

Homes in Jeremy Hunt's constituency hit by Boxing Day water shortage, Thames Water confirms

The Chancellor called the supply issues 'hugely inconvenient'

The Guardian - UK

Water firms use up to 28% of bill payments to service debt in areas of England

As English water companies plan to hike bills, the Guardian reveals customers are paying a high price for combined debts of £60bn

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The Guardian - UK

Thames Water owner hit by second credit rating downgrade in six months

Moody’s move comes as it warns of ‘materially’ increased risks that regulators will block dividend flow

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

If Thames Water has to be nationalised, so be it. Ofwat should not be bullied

MPs should demand shareholders invest on fair terms for customers. If they refuse, they should be wiped out

International Business Times

Thames Water Says Needs More Time For Financial Turnaround

Struggling UK utility firm Thames Firm needs more time to turn around its fortunes after announcing a slump in profits and mounting debt, one of its bosses said Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water apologises to MPs for ‘confusion’ over £500m loan

Labour MP calls firm’s finances an ‘absolute shambles’ as Ofwat vows it is prepared to put it into administration

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water apologises after 200 tankers of raw sewage left in Surrey town

Raw sewage held in open tanks in Camberley for six months during hottest summer on record

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