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The Latest Breaking News from Thames Water

Is gold still a good investment after price hits all-time high?

The price per ounce has recently hit $3500 before pulling back - what’s next for the investment safe haven?

The Independent UK

Thames Water boss issues water restrictions warning amid drought risk

Thames Water has warned its 16 million customers there is potential for water restrictions if the weather stays dry

Evening Standard

Thames Water warns customers of potential restrictions as drought risk looms

Chief executive Chris Weston said the company is doing ‘all we need to’ to prepare for potential water shortages.

Evening Standard

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Thames Water chairman apologises to customers but defends bonuses for bosses

Sir Adrian Montague revealed to MPs how close the company had come to running out of money in the last year, calling the situation ‘hair-raising’.

Evening Standard

MPs should not accept any murky answers from Thames Water chair on potential sale

Sir Adrian Montague’s appearance on Tuesday offers perhaps the last chance to scrutinise utility’s dealings

The Guardian - UK

Meet Hydropol, the plastic that dissolves in water — and could solve London's fatberg crisis

Wipes made from this new technology dissolve before they flush — and won’t even form microplastics

Evening Standard

London takeaway fined £13,000 after dumping grease in sewers for seven years

Fats, oils and grease were repeatedly dumped into sewers by Chinese takeaway China Panda over a seven year period

Evening Standard

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Treasury threatens Defra with £4bn bill if Thames Water nationalised

Exclusive: Treasury threat an example of ‘scare tactics’ to help force through private sector deal, sources suggest

The Guardian - UK

Macquarie ‘very proud’ of Thames Water ownership despite loading it with debt

Some analysts claim investment bank set supplier on course for collapse before selling it in 2017

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water preferred buyer ‘would multiply problems’, Lords told

The company is hoping to finalise terms of a possible deal.

Evening Standard

Ofwat investigating ‘rip-off’ cost of water firms’ infrastructure works

Watchdog for England and Wales looking into claims refurbishment costs are ‘breathtakingly high’ compared with other countries

The Guardian - UK

A Boat Race ritual that would bring me joy

Brief letters: Thames Water | Scilly Isles Gigs | Bromley FC | Spring photo | Liz Truss’s network

The Guardian - UK

Team GB could face lengthy train journey to Winter Olympics after sustainability initiative

UK Sport has stressed the importance of sustainability as the climate crisis continues to threaten the future of sport

The Independent UK

Sewage and e.coli found in stretch of Thames set to stage Boat Race

Samples collected between March 10 and April 7 showed 29.5 per cent exceeded safe limits for entering the water

Evening Standard

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Campaigners find sewage pollution and E coli in Boat Race water

Tests ahead of Sunday’s race revealed E coli levels three times above the threshold for poor bathing water

Evening Standard

OPINION - Feargal Sharkey: Selling Thames Water to private equity sounds like a sick joke to me

It’s a story of betrayal, of backstabbing and greed, of Wall Street excess and of junk bonds, of corporate decimation and countless lives shattered by sackings, of asset stripping and exploitation and it epitomises the very worst of global corporate finance. It is also a story coming to a water…

The Independent UK

Thames Water appoints new finance boss

Former Pennon CFO Steve Buck will join Thames Water next week at a ‘pivotal’ moment for the heavily indebted utility.

Evening Standard

How much does the average water bill cost from each company and which regions do they represent?

Southern Water customers are set to see a large increase in their bills from April on

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The Guardian - UK

The barbarians are at the gates of the sewage works

Choosing KKR as the preferred bidder for the UK’s biggest water company may not fill Thames Water’s workers with joy

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water names US private equity group KKR as preferred bidder

KKR expected to acquire stake worth £4bn as UK’s biggest water supplier tries to stave off nationalisation

Evening Standard

Thames Water picks KKR as preferred bidder in equity rescue

The supplier is hoping to finalise terms of a possible deal with KKR in the second quarter, with aims to complete in the second half of the year.

The Guardian - UK

Chief finance officer of under-fire Thames Water quits £1.3m-a-year role

Alastair Cochran’s successor to be appointed ‘in due course’ at critical time for cash-strapped company

Evening Standard

Thames Water’s finance chief quits as firm continues trying to find a buyer

Alastair Cochran, Thames Water’s chief financial officer, told the firm that he is stepping down on Friday morning, PA news agency understands.

Evening Standard

Thames Water's finance chief departs at crucial stage of survival battle

Alastair Cochran steps down next week after more than three years with the utility

Evening Standard

MP calls to nationalise water firms that repeatedly pollute rivers and seas

Clive Lewis says his Water Bill would operate a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy for private water companies.

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