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Familiar concerns over bosses’ pay, prices and borrowing emerged in the utilities’ early years in private hands, with UK dubbed the ‘dirty man of Europe’

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

Keir Starmer’s Labour party has won the UK general election in a landslide. Its huge majority should, in theory, give Starmer the clout to see through most of his political agenda. But in reality, the victory celebrations might prove short-lived, given the size of the challenges in front of him.

Privatised water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and the sea around England and Wales for 3.6 million hours in 2023 – double the previous year’s total. For a sense of how bad the problem is today, check this map of the south-east of the UK which shows how much…

Debt-laden utility urged to show greater transparency as it faces investigation by industry regulator Ofwat

The crisis-hit utilities company could quickly spoil the post-election mood for whichever party wins next week

Exclusive: Ofwat to investigate circumstances around payment of dividend to intermediate parent company

Britain has become notorious as a place where a casual swim could lead to an extended visit to the toilet, if not the hospital

Lawsuit could see payout against Thames Water of £159.1m if successful