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The Latest Breaking News from Thames Water

Many questions unanswered over death of student hit by train, parents say

Connor Marron, 19, was found dead in north London at the start of the year.

The Independent UK

Only one bathing river spot around Oxford has bacteria within safe levels, study finds

Other seven locations popular with locals have high concentrations of harmful bacteria due to sewage and livestock

The Guardian - UK

Little-known way to clear or write off water bill debt and it could save you hundreds

All water companies should offer you a repayment or “restart” plan which is designed to help you clear your debt quicker - or even write it off completely. We explain how they work and who may be eligible

Daily Mirror

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Dad who's 'hardly ever home' gets £4,000 water bill for using 5,000 litres a day

Varun, 35, from Croydon, London, claims he has been slapped with a £4,000 water bill even though his family spend most of their day outside the house

Daily Mirror

Thames Water dumped raw sewage into rivers 5,028 times in 2021

Campaigners say utility firm’s investment plan to remedy situation is ‘completely inadequate’

The Guardian - UK

Oil-soaked heron dies after fishing in polluted south London river

A heron photographed covered in oil after fishing in a polluted south London river was found dead on a golf course a few days later, according to locals.

Evening Standard

Warning to dog walkers as oil spill pollutes brook near Richmond Park

Thames Water believe the spill was created by ‘a third-party’ after they began investigations on Sunday morning

Evening Standard

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City comment: As Energy Security Strategy gets stuck in purgatory, overseas investors buy up British power

So, where’s that Energy Security Strategy, eh?

Evening Standard

'Fat cat' water firm bosses earn £15m as amount of raw sewage dumped in rivers rockets

The average wage for bosses at the water and sewage companies in England was nearly £1.7m and their standard salary rise was 27%, a Mirror probe has revealed

Daily Mirror

Sink or swim: Macquarie plunges back into crisis-hit UK water industry

Bank, described as a ‘kangaroo vampire’ over its handling of Thames Water, cleared by regulator to run Southern

The Guardian - UK

Two billion litres of sewage dumped into River Thames in just two days, report finds

More than two billion litres of raw sewage were dumped in the River Thames in just two days, according to a report.

Evening Standard

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