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Thames Water owner to liquidate solar energy unit amid debt crisis
Solar developer Trinzic to voluntarily shut down as holding company seeks to recoup more than £25m
1030
Schools and homes told tap water is unsafe to drink after petrol station leak
Hundreds of homes and several schools have been told not to drink tap water in Bramley, Surrey, after an underground leak from a petrol station may have leaked hydrocarbons
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Even more Brits warned to avoid drinking tapwater over 'contamination'
More than 600 homes in Surrey have been told not to drink tap water due to a "possible deterioration in quality" and tests are now being carried to check if it is safe
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Thames Water urged to test supply ‘urgently’ after reported illnesses
Syreeta who called the company and couldn’t get through used their WhatsApp service but was told her water supply in her property wouldn’t be tested after initial tests on one property in the area being fine
680
Couple's £1million home 'destroyed' by sewage flooding nightmare
Buster and Patricia Price have been left traumatised after masses of untreated waste emerged from their toilet last Wednesday - and say their home has been left completely uninhabitable
1117
MP calls for 'sewage tax' and freeze to water bills in BBC Question Time faceoff
Daisy Cooper MP, LD, joined Mark Spencer, the Conservative MP for Sherwood, Bridget Phillipson, the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South and Timothy Montgomerie, a British political activist, blogger and columnist in some tough questions from BBC presenter Fiona Bruce
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Water company set to increase bills by 91% in blow for struggling households
Southern Water is asking for the biggest jump, to an average £915 a year, while South Staffordshire and Cambridge Water are asking for the lowest rise of 24%, to £221 a year, but that is for water only
1205
Thousands of Thames Water customers can now get up to 50% off their bill
You may be eligible for help through this Thames Water scheme if your bill is more than 5% of your net income, and also depending on how many people live in your home
1000
Grim moment sewage overflows from toilet - leaving mum with a £30,000 bill
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Horrific images show the carnage left after sewage spewed from the toilet in the home in London, leaving the mother of five with an extremely hefty bill
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Thames Waters wants to hike up bills by 60% in bid to stave off financial strife
Average bills for customers of the embattled utilities provider Thames Water could soar by 44% in the next six years as the company struggles to clear its billions in debt
598
Thames Water warns customers of 44% increase in bills under new business plans
The utility giant - Britain's biggest water firm, with 16 million customers in London and the Thames Valley region - said its new business plan for the five years to 2030 would see spending rise to £19.8billion
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Angry locals mock up 'Poo-nami' signs to highlight sewage flowing in streets
The group of anonymous residents - dubbed the 'Berkshire Banksys' - are taking action over polluted water in Hampstead Norreys. The signs have been praised as a typically British method of protest
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Thames Water 'to borrow more' as it scrambles to stay afloat amid funding crisis
The UK's biggest water firm, which serves 16 million customers, is reportedly drawing up a revised five-year spending plan
800
'Filthy rich' water bosses a 'farce' after giving nearly £80bn to investors
Since Tory leader Margaret Thatcher opened the way for privitisation of water and sewage companies in 1989 many have been swamped in debt, yet industry bosses are raking it in
775
Villagers mock water company with rude sign after sewage leak floods street
The village of Lambourn, Berkshire, has been flooded with human waste after raw sewage began spewing out of manholes - with locals now erecting a sign expressing their anger
1203
UK could be hit with hosepipe bans despite wettest 12 months on record
The UK's 'creaking' infrastructure and lack of investment means the country could be heading for hosepipe bans this summer despite record rainfall, an expert has warned
712
'Tories must not delay on Martyn's Law while threat of terror attacks runs high'
The UK has already seen 14 terrorist attacks since the tragic 2017 bombing at Manchester Arena - now new security proposals named after victim Martyn Hett are in danger of not being passed before the next General Election
1004
Water firm's shareholders 'trying to blackmail' Ofwat into agreeing price hikes
Thames Water shareholders have been accused by GMB of trying to blackmail the watchdog into giving the green light for major price hikes as the firm faces a huge funding gap
916
Thames Water crisis explained as company faces nationalisation
Thames Water has been left racing to secure cash once again after its investors withdrew a huge £500 million funding lifeline that was due at the end of this month
736
High levels of E.coli found in River Thames ahead of world famous boat race
High levels of E.coli have been found along a stretch of the River Thames that will be used for the historic Oxbridge Boat Race this weekend, researchers said
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Woman's Thames Water receipt shows she owes £2 million - and people are baffled
A woman was stunned when she received a staggering water bill from Thames Water for two million quid and leaves people baffled as to why it was so much - and cooly asked how everyone elses's week was going
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Woman in 'despair' after Thames Water charged her for 'one million cups of tea'
The Thames Water customer lived in a two-bedroom flat with her husband and baby and couldn't believe it when she received a bill of £800 - which only covered five months leading to September
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Water companies face hefty fines if they fail to improve customer service
The water regulator for England and Wales has been given new powers to fine suppliers up to a 10th of their turnover for poor customer service
1140
Eton College forced to close after sewer flood as £50k-a-year school delays term
Eton schoolboys were supposed to return to class after the winter break on Tuesday, but an overloaded local sewer system scuppered plans, with boys now being moved to remote learning
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Eurostar chaos as trains restart after huge flood leaves families stranded
Eurostar passengers have been left stranded for a second day after a flood in a tunnel cancelled all services in and out of London, with more delays expected on New Years Eve as trains finally restart
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