The Latest Breaking News from Thames Water

Regulator Ofwat said Thames had ‘let down its customers and failed to protect the environment’ as it issued the water industry’s biggest ever fine.

Thames Water has been hit with a record fine due “to a significant breach of the company’s legal obligations”

The new tech is proving successful in helping swimmers assess the risk of getting sick from bacteria-polluted water but campaigners say it isn't enough

Britain’s biggest water company has been fined almost 123 million pounds or $166 million for releasing sewage into rivers and streams while paying dividends to its shareholders

Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan

As Ofwat imposes record fine for environmental failing, minister says ‘era of profiting from failure is over’

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Ofwat issues largest ever penalty to water giant after two investigations into wastewater and dividend payments

Regulator Ofwat said the utility giant ‘failed to protect the environment’ and issued the combined penalty as part of two separate investigations.

Huge penalties relate to “systemic” wastewater failures and breaches of rules over dividend payments