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The Umbrella Academy is the story of seven adopted superhuman misfits and their super-rich father, Sir Reginald Hargreeves (AKA the Monocle). If you have watched the television adaptation, which is barrelling into its last season, you will already be fans of the mix of conspiracy, US ephemera and choreographed ultraviolence…

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

The company has warned that it could run out of money by next May if it is not allowed to put up bills by 59%

Firm under fire as it admits huge increase in pollution as it pushes for 59 per cent bill hike and pays out £195million to shareholders

Incidents from sites and pipe network increased by 19 last year to 350 amid delays in investment, company says

Company is laden with £15.2bn of debt, up £1.3bn on the previous year, most of which could be added to the public purse

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Thames Water requested a bill increase of up to 59 per cent as it faces £15billion of debt, according to reports

It took a sewage-plagued Boat Race to do it, but people can now see the appalling state of England’s water industry and waterways, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

After regulator resists 40% increase in bills, shareholders deny request for more money – raising prospect of nationalisation

The Communities Secretary branded the water company’s leaders ‘a disgrace’ and claimed the firm had acted in an ‘arrogant way’ towards its customers