Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general election Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial …
Missed interim payment raises prospect of collapse or restructure of troubled company Business live – latest updates The parent company of troubled Thames Water has …
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as minister says water company’s leadership has been a ‘disgrace’ The UK government has said it …
Decision raises concerns about financial future of UK’s biggest water company Investors at Thames Water have pulled the plug on £500m of emergency funding, raising …
Ministers disappointed by decision of one of worst sewage dumpers not to join England-wide initiative Thames Water has risked a fresh backlash over its commitment …
Rishi Sunak failure to commit to HS2’s northern leg has raised concerns about the future of several large-scale transport projects The future of several prestige …
Money follows £1.5bn injection secured in 2022 but troubled utility warns much more future funding needed Thames Water has secured £750m from its shareholders but …
Concerns raised after tests found stretch of river used for world-famous event had dangerous bacteria The Henley Royal Regatta was marred by sewage pollution from …
Campaigner says firm should be brought under public control using powers in original privatisation legislation Crisis ridden Thames Water must not receive a penny of …
Minister tells Guardian government has ‘no grasp’ of cost involved in preventing possible collapse The government has “no true grasp on the costs” involved in …
UK government and Ofwat holding discussions amid fears firm cannot survive because of its huge debt pile Business live – latest updates Contingency plans for …
Water company to have regular meetings with environment secretary after failing to meet promised targets to fix leakage rates The leakage rate from Thames Water …
Seventeen-year-old boy had gone missing in the water near Lechlade-on-Thames in Gloucestershire on Sunday A body has been found in the search for a teenager …
Environment Agency tells supplier to rethink plans to tackle droughts by pumping water from Thames and Severn Thames Water has been told by the Environment …
Thames Water proposal to deal with droughts in capital draws ire of river users and environmentalists Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition against proposals …
Effluent in Gloucestershire river pinpointed by digital map as water companies accused of routinely pumping out waste to rivers The market town of Fairford, nestling …
Data reveals hundreds of hours of discharges via storm overflows in some locations The scale of raw sewage discharges into rivers by England’s biggest privatised …
Also under fire for sewage discharges and executive pay, company makes first-half profits of almost £500m Thames Water has reported a boom in first-half profits …
Measure will come into force from 24 August, affecting 15m customers in Thames Valley and London Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban across the …
Andy Mitchell received bonuses on top of £489,000 salary last year as forecast tunnel cost rose to £4.3bn The executive overseeing construction of London’s “super …
Lib Dem councillor calls for company to be fined over the incident Thames Water has been accused of repeatedly ignoring warnings about cuts to supplies …
Leroy Junior Medford died in 2017 after ingesting drugs in cell, in incident force says was ‘tragic and avoidable’ Thames Valley police have apologised to …
Local pressure group applies for bathing water status for stretch of Thames through Oxford The Thames could get its first designated bathing site for wild …
Student last seen before Christmas leaving nightclub near Charing Cross station A body believed to be the missing student 20-year-old Harvey Parker has been recovered …
Officers say CCTV suggests the 20-year old man who went missing last week may have entered the water Police investigating the disappearance of a 20-year-old …
Zoological Society of London carries out most comprehensive survey since 1950s Seahorses, eels, seals and sharks are living in the tidal Thames, according to the …