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Thames Water hires restructuring advisers amid fears of collapse

Crunch talks expected after investors refuse to secure short-term cashflow and parent company due to repay £190m loan

The Guardian - UK

Making an April fool of AI and Tory leaders

Brief letters: Search for perfection | Clean living | Thames Water’s woes | Tory donors

The Guardian - UK

Oxford confirm illnesses before Boat Race but stop short of blaming pollution

The River Thames was shown to have high levels of E coli in the race buildup but Oxford ‘cannot definitively’ identify the cause of the stomach bug that affected three members of their team

The Guardian - UK

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‘You wouldn’t put your dog in this river’: Boat Race exposes Thames Water failings

Participants in Oxford v Cambridge competition were warned to cover wounds due to risks from E coli-polluted waterway

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: there is still a way to save Thames Water from financial oblivion

The formation of a company solely dedicated to providing cheap, clean water is the best way out of this debacle

The Guardian - UK

What now for Thames Water as investors turn off the taps?

With £500m of emergency funding withdrawn, calls are growing for the stricken company to be taken into public ownership

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: One year on from the Guardian’s look at its historic connections to slavery

In today’s newsletter: What the Legacies of Engagement programme has achieved in its first year – and what’s still to do

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Thames Water on road to state rescue amid investor standoff with Ofwat

After regulator resists 40% increase in bills, shareholders deny request for more money – raising prospect of nationalisation

The Guardian - UK

What my parents didn’t do in the war

Brief letters: Bletchley Park’s Fusion Room | Queen’s Park Rangers | A new Boat Race tradition | Thames Water | One-way ticket to Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

UK's Biggest Water Supplier Plunges Into Deeper Financial Crisis

Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed Thursday, blaming industry regulations that made its rescue plan "uninvestable".

International Business Times

Thames Water boss under fire as he says bills have to go up by 40%

The Communities Secretary branded the water company’s leaders ‘a disgrace’ and claimed the firm had acted in an ‘arrogant way’ towards its customers

Evening Standard

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

Financial Crisis At UK's Biggest Water Supplier Worsens

Debt-plagued Thames Water revealed Thursday that it failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, blaming industry regulations that made its rescue plan "uninvestable".

International Business Times

Who will win in standoff between Thames Water’s investors and watchdog?

Ofwat denies shareholder demands for higher bills and looser environmental regulation

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OPINION - The Standard View: Failing Thames Water has been rinsing us all

Thames Water, like other water companies, had no debt at the time of privatisation. But since 1989, these utility firms have borrowed vast sums to pay out more than £65 billion in dividends. Privatisation was of course supposed to drive investment. Instead it has fallen. Taxpayers and bill payers have been…

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Oxford Coach Decries Thames Pollution Ahead Of Boat Race

Oxford Boat Race coach criticizes Thames pollution, raising health concerns and calls for action. E.coli contamination and sewage spills prompt worries for...

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water investors pull plug on £500m of funding amid standoff with regulator

Decision increases concerns about financial future of UK’s biggest water firm and increases prospect of nationalisation

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove has ‘zero sympathy’ for ‘arrogant’ Thames Water in funding crisis – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as minister says water company’s leadership has been a ‘disgrace’

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Thames Water 'teetering on the brink of collapse' as shareholders pull survival funding

An MP called for the firm to be put into special administration

The Guardian - UK

Regulators urged to act over water companies’ record sewage discharge

Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential illegal discharging of raw sewage

The Guardian - UK

Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage discharges

Call for environmental emergency to be declared after data reveals 105% rise in raw sewage discharges over past 12 months

Evening Standard

The Boat Race 2024: E.coli outbreak leads to safety advice from organisers

Traditional celebration by some winning crews could be a thing of the past

The Guardian - UK

Boat Race organisers warn rowers not to enter water after E coli discovery

Boat Race organisers have issued new safety guidance for the race on Saturday, warning rowers not to enter the water and to cover any open wounds

The Guardian - UK

The fate of Thames Water hangs in the balance. So what are its options?

Troubled utilities firm at risk of running out of money by end of April or of cash crunch

The Guardian - UK

Put Thames Water into special administration, Lib Dems tell ministers

Party calls for firm to be wound up as it seeks shareholder bailout, higher bills and lower fines

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