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Unresolved water complaints in England and Wales rise to near-decade high

Customer disputes over sewage spills, billing mistakes and water meters soar in past year

The Guardian - UK

Small firms face near-30% rise in water bills, Ofwat letter reveals

Businesses in England and Wales say they are paying for ‘historic errors’ by water suppliers

The Guardian - UK

Calls for failing English water firms to be taken over using special administration

Government urged to use power to control companies such as Thames Water and reform the industry

The Guardian - UK

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Thames Water could be blocked from new debt financing next week

Troubled firm has until 7 October to agree to extension, according to holding company accounts

The Guardian - UK

Southern Water considers shipping supplies from Norwegian fjords to UK

Contingency plan using sea tankers to deal with future shortages would be paid for from customers’ bills

The Guardian - UK

Farage says Tory brand is ‘bust’ as other Reform UK speeches target immigrants, drag queens, vegans and more – as it happened

Lee Anderson, Richard Tice and Nigel Farage give speeches at Reform party conference

The Guardian - UK

Sir Keir Starmer 'could allow water bill rises across country' to pay for Thames Water bailout

New laws would give the government the power to raise bills to prop up Thames Water if a buyer cannot be found

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Water firms in England and Wales lost more than 1tn litres from leaks last year

Hundreds of millions of litres were wasted every day, with Thames Water revealed as the worst offender

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water lobbied Whitehall to press Ofwat on allowing higher bills

Exclusive: Debt-ridden company also warned officials of ‘chilling effect’ of any renationalisation

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water says without steep bill increase it’s ‘neither financeable nor investible’

Debt-laden company tells Ofwat if it cannot charge customers 59% more, it ‘would prevent company turnaround and recovery’

The Guardian - UK

UK water companies to warn bill cap will drive away investors for overhaul

Ofwat’s tighter spending targets would ‘hamper sector’s ability to deliver improvements’, study will say

The Guardian - UK

Paisley Abbey awarded 'much needed' grant funding to fight against water damage

A SCOTTISH heritage site has received "much-needed" grant funding to fight water damage ...

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Compensation for water customers in England and Wales to double

Government sets out measures to help households and businesses as it cracks down on failing utilities firms

The Guardian - UK

How will we solve the world’s water wars? An ancient Spanish court offers one answer

From Los Angeles to Cairo, the global water crisis is escalating – but Valencia’s Tribunal de les Aigües could inspire a solution, says author Roman Krznaric

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Thames Water breaches licence as part of its debt downgraded to junk

Move by ratings company Moody’s puts Thames in breach its operating licence but Ofwat likely to hold off on large fine

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire Water bosses get hefty bonuses after company failed customers

CEO and CFO given total of £616,000 for a year in which some residents struggled to go about daily lives

Evening Standard

Thames Water slapped with £500,000 in fines over 320 late-finishing roadworks

More than 320 Thames Water roadworks took longer than agreed in just over two years

The Guardian - UK

Southern Water boss handed £183,000 bonus despite huge rise in bills

Award for Lawrence Gosden comes after criticism of business plan and attempts to increase bills by 73%

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The Guardian - UK

Thames Water hit with £39m of penalties after missing regulatory targets

Performance report shows debt-laden company missed 21 targets in areas from pollution to supply interruption

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Ofwat accused of showing ‘contempt’ to customers over water bill price rises

Politicians and campaigners condemn charging proposals, as regulator puts Thames Water into special measures

The Guardian - UK

Water bills in England and Wales: how much more might you be paying?

The regulator is allowing different companies to put up prices by different amounts. Here’s what it will mean in your area

The Independent UK

Water bills increase announced as some set to pay hundreds more – check the rise in your area

Some customers could face bills of over £600 a year by 2029 – check how your area is affected

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water placed in special measures due to ‘significant issues’

Ofwat says UK’s biggest water company will come under extra scrutiny as it faces prospect of restructuring or temporary renationalisation

The Independent UK

Water bills to rise by average of £94 over next five years in England and Wales

However, some regions will see greater increases – with Southern Water bills rising by £183, or 44 per cent

The Guardian - UK

Environment secretary says water bill rises ‘result of years of failure,’ utilities sign up to reforms – as it happened

Clean water campaigner Feargal Sharkey accuses Ofwat of ‘utter disregard for customers and environment;’ US inflation falls more than expected to 3%

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