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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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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