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Households in England and Wales must splash out more as water bills to rise by 5.4%

Average bills to go up again in April, with Ofwat approving record spending plans amid outrage over sewage spills

The Guardian - UK

Customer complaints over water bills surge by 50% in England and Wales

Number of households complaining rises to 16,000 in 2025, with Southern Water the biggest target

The Guardian - UK

Water winners: who will gain from the industry’s spending spree in England and Wales?

As Labour shakes up regulation, suppliers are finally investing – but face problems such as contractor shortages and inflation

The Guardian - UK

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Thousands of Kent residents still dealing with water supply issues

South East Water treatment works fault, power outage and burst mains leave homes with no water or low pressure

The Guardian - UK

South East Water boss lasting weeks in post would be a surprise

David Hinton looks unlikely to claim five-year retention award but why did the board feel a need to offer it?

The Guardian - UK

South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages

Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030

The Guardian - UK

South East Water could lose operating licence after outages in Kent and Sussex

Fine of 10% of annual turnover among other potential penalties as environment secretary calls for Ofwat review

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‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again

South East Water blames bad weather as pubs are forced to close, toilets overflow and people go without showers

The Guardian - UK

'Resign!' Leader of Kent Council urges water boss to quit after supply crisis in London's commuter belt

Linden Kemkaran, Reform UK Leader of Kent County Council, said South East Water’s chief executive David Hinton should consider his position

Evening Standard

South East Water outage - everything you need to know as thousands impacted

Residents in Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone are among those affected by disruptions to their water supply

Evening Standard

Major incident declared as 30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex

South East Water blames cold weather and Storm Goretti for problems, with schools and libraries closed for day

The Guardian - UK

Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay

Company owners say bonus was unrelated to water business and complied with ban after pollution conviction

The Guardian - UK

Fatberg weighing 100 tonnes discovered in east London sewer

Mass of congealed fat, oil and grease 100 metres in length found blocking sewers in Whitechapel area of capital

The Guardian - UK

Water boss should not resign as problem ‘far wider than individual people’

Douglas Whitfield, water supply director of South East Water, has defended the firm’s chief executive officer.

Evening Standard

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Complaints from Thames Water customers rocket more than 70% after bill hikes

Higher bills allowed Thames Water to return to profit and boost investment

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water faces collapse as crisis talks take ‘longer than expected’

Debt-ridden utility company warns of ‘material uncertainty’ despite seeing profits rise to more than £400m

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water profits surge on higher bills; Prada buys Versace for $1.4bn – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds

Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects

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Evening Standard

Thames Water lifts hosepipe ban following 'above average rainfall'

The ban was introduced in July when UK experienced the warmest summer on record

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour

Exclusive: Charlie Maynard accuses the utility of ‘retaliation’ over his push for government to gain control of company

The Guardian - UK

Bosses at six water firms had £4m in bonuses blocked under new rules, Ofwat says

Regulator also considers forcing companies to report pay received from parent firms after Guardian investigation

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s canals and rivers face lack of funds amid climate pressures, campaigners warn

Many waterways vulnerable to breaches and closures and face mounting maintenance costs, charity says

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water removes 100-tonne fatberg from west London sewer

Toxic mass chiselled out of Feltham pipes amid campaign to stop people tipping harmful substances down drains

The Guardian - UK

Water bills: millions of households in England could face even bigger rises

CMA poised to give verdict after appeal by five firms for permission to increase bills higher than allowed by Ofwat

The Guardian - UK

There are no good options at Thames Water. But temporary renationalisation is cleaner

Creditors may well succeed in their plea for lower standards, but at this point customers deserve to see some proper detail

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