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OPINION - Will the government be forced to hold its nose and nationalise Thames Water?

In his bestselling book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell repeatedly referenced the '10,000-Hour Rule', based on research by Swedish psychologist Anders Ericsson. Despite its subsequent controversy, the rule's premise is in someways fairly pedestrian: achieving greatness in any skill requires time and effort.

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OPINION - The Standard View: Thames Water's sewage failings leave a nasty smell

It is a rudimentary lesson of statistics that correlation does not necessarily equal causation. Otherwise, Thames Water customers might reasonably conclude that the higher their bills rise, the more sewage the company pumps into London’s rivers.

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London's great stink: Sewage flowed into capital's rivers for almost 10,000 hours last year

Thames Water customers will see a huge rise in bills this week despite sewage being pumped into London rivers for more than 9,773 hours in 2023

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Thames Water 'dumped raw sewage into river for 53 days in a row killing everything', residents claim

Residents in an Oxfordshire village have claimed the sewage has blighted their lives

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Metropolitan Police officer wades into London river to save boy, 9, from drowning

Quick-thinking officers respond to crisis just days after Thames tragedy

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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

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Oxford captain says ‘too much poo in water’ after boat race loss

Research earlier this week found high levels of E. coli were in the part of the river used for the annual race

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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

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The Boat Races 2024: Cambridge do the double over Oxford, again – as it happened

Cambridge dominate both races to claim victory as the light blues win the Boat Race double for a second year in a row

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Do not enter the water: how dirty Boat Race has captured world’s attention

Sewage scandal has brought extra focus on the race and forced more caution from the rowers but enthusiasm is undimmed with Oxford favourites this year

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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

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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...

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'Bully and a liar' houseboats tycoon jailed over £3.5 million Thames marina fraud

Myck Djurberg was dubbed a bully and a liar as he was jailed for 12 years for a £3.5 million luxury houseboats fraud

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Construction of Thames £5bn 'super sewer' almost complete after eight year project

The new pipe will mean less sewage overflowing into the Thames

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Samaria Ayanle: Body found in Thames three weeks ago believed to be missing SOAS university student

Police have been searching for Samaria Ayanle, 19, but it is thought her body was found weeks ago

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Thames Water refuses to contribute to £180million anti-pollution fund

The Government is reportedly ‘dissapointed’ in the company’s decision

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‘We want to talk about ideas’: how Margate’s Crab Museum is trying to get people to think differently

Eccentric attraction on Kent Thames estuary highlights intelligence of decapods while depicting crabs as 1920s fascists and trade unionists

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The Marlow Murder Club star Samantha Bond: 'The twists and turns are fabulous!'

Samantha Bond interview about The Marlow Murder Club

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Porpoise spotted in River Thames at Twickenham in west London

It was seen swimming around 50km inland, days after dolphins were spotted in the Thames in east London

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Thames streets and pubs placed on flood alert amid high spring tides

Londoners have been told to prepare for flooding along the River Thames

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‘It looked like we were at sea’: UK River and Rowing Museum faces up to climate threat

Near flooding of Henley-on-Thames building prompts decision to tell the story of climate crisis

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Video captures pod of dolphins swimming in the Thames at Canary Wharf

Amazed Londoners have spotted the creatures by Canary Wharf and Greenwich

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Body found on bank of the River Thames in south-west London

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) attempted CPR but the man was pronounced dead at the scene

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Abdul Ezedi: Body of Clapham chemical attack suspect 'found by passing boat crew in Thames', say police

The crew of a passing boat spotted the body in the water at Tower Pier around 4pm on Monday

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