The Latest Breaking News from Thames Water

Company faces scramble for funds after Ofwat says deficit is for managers and shareholders alone to deal with

The warning comes as water companies face harsher punishments for sewage leaks

The recent announcement of £168 million in sewage pollution fines issued to three water companies has renewed hope that the regulator for England and Wales, Ofwat, is finally taking action in line with public opinion.

The Thames is often treated badly: pumped with effluent by water companies and viewed as just a geographical gap or dividing line. It is worth remembering its magic, writes Nell Frizzell

Ofwat says monitor will have access to company’s financial information and report back to regulator

Campaigners have welcomed the proposed fines but warned the penalties highlight the ‘sheer state of disrepair’ of the water and sewage industry

Damning Ofwat report underlines multiple operational failings at the beleaguered company

The penalties reflect the failings of the Environment Agency and Ofwat as much as the water companies

As police officers come under attack in Plymouth, Darlington and Belfast, and as reports circulate that far-Right thugs are planning protests in four London boroughs, it is vital that justice urgently takes its course.

London’s water company among three firms facing combined £168m in fines for ‘catalogue of failure’ on sewage pollution

Water firms ‘causing extensive environmental damage’ by routinely releasing sewage into rivers and seas, regulator Ofwat says