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Thames Water announced today (Monday 31 March) it had moved forward into the Phase 2 stage of equity raise with global investment firm KKR. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Debt-riddled UK water firm selects 'preferred' bidder

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A sewage activist is set to take on a third leg of her marathon swimming challenge to rescue the River Thames. (Photo: Alex Robertson)

Activist takes on marathon swimming challenge to rescue River Thames

Debt-riddled Thames Water has apologised to customers as thousands are left without water. (Photo: Thames Water)

UK water firm 'sorry' as thousands left with no water

Thames Water is being investigated by the industry regulator Ofwat over late delivery of environmental improvement schemes. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

UK water firm faces investigation over environmental clean-up delays

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Water bills to rise by £123 on average - some households hit harder

Troubled Thames Water has threatened to increase the salaries of its executives if Ofwat goes through with plans to limit bonuses. (Photo: Getty Images)

Water firm says it will hike bosses salaries if Ofwat limits bonuses

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Water bills to rise amid 'unjustified' pay outs - it is sickening Isabella Boneham

Fierce sewage campaigner, Feargal Sharkey, has challenged the CEO of Thames Water to drink a glass of water from the River Brent. (Photo: Getty Images)

Feargal Sharkey challenges Thames Water CEO to drink river water

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Thames Water boss defends staff bonuses

Thames Water has reported a 40% increase in pollution incidents - while also warning it will run out of money by next March. (Photo: Getty Images)

Debt-riddled UK water firm warns it will run out of cash by March

Nine water companies have been blocked from using customer cash to award bonuses worth £6.8m to executive.

Water companies blocked from using customer cash for £6.5m bonuses

A consortium of Thames Water's bondholders has put forward a £3bn debt proposal to the debt-riddled water company to save it from collapse. (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

£3bn rescue plan proposed to save UK water firm from collapse

Thames Water has unveiled a plan to secure up to £3 billion in new cash from creditors to avoid the threat of nationalisation. (Photo: Getty Images)

UK water firm launches plan to raise £3bn to avoid nationalisation

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We are paying for pollution and getting fleeced - it is disgusting Isabella Boneham

Debt-riddled Thames Water has warned it may run out of cash by December as its lenders race to plan emergency funding. (Photo: Getty Images)

UK water firm warns it may run out of cash by Christmas
Debt-riddled Thames Water has warned it may run out of cash by December as its lenders race to plan emergency funding.
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A water dispenser full of what appears to be polluted water and condoms was left outside Thames Water's HQ in Reading. (Photo: @TheJimMurray on X)

Polluted water dispenser full of condoms left outside UK water firm HQ

Thames Water is looking to strike a £3.3bn emergency fundraising deal to help pay off some of the struggling utility’s large debt pile. (Photo: Getty Images)

Debt-riddled UK water firm hunts for emergency fundraising deal

Thames Water has proposed hiking average customer bills by as much as 59% by 2030 in a new business plan for the coming years. (Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

Troubled Thames Water proposes to hike bills up to 59% by 2030

Activists are calling on the public to email Ofwat and demand that Thames Water “loses its licence”. (Photo: Getty Images)

Public urged to call on Ofwat to 'terminate' Thames Water's contract

Ofwat has announced that it will appoint an independent monitor for Thames Water to supervise the company’s turnaround plan. (Photo: Getty Images)

New action taken against debt-riddled UK water firm

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Water companies face £168m fine over sewage pollution

The Environment Agency has slammed the culture of water companies - saying it has led to pollution problems

Four UK water firms responsible for 90% of serious pollution incidents

Discharge is seen flowing into the River Thames at Crossness sewage treatment works in March 2024 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ofwat investigating every England and Wales water firm over pollution

Ofwat has revealed by how much water bills could rise in the coming years - as the companies are instructed to clean up their act by the new government

How much your water bill could rise by

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Water bills are going up across the UK - what it means for you

Water bills are set to increase by an average of 21% across England and Wales over the next five years. (Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire)

Water bills to rise by 21%
Water bills are set to increase by an average of 21% across England and Wales over the next five years.
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Thames Water has been slammed as “disgraceful” as school trips and lessons have been “cancelled” due to sewage pollution. (Photo: Getty Images)

Thames Water ‘after our kids’ as school trips and lessons ‘cancelled’

Thames Water’s chief executive, Chris Weston, has taken home a £195,000 bonus despite the water firm’s debt swelling to more than £15 billion. This is disgusting. (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Thames Water)

Boss of debt-riddled Thames Water receiving £195k bonus is disgusting Isabella Boneham

As Thames Water warns it will run out of money by next June we take a look at who owns the water company - and how it ended up riddled in debt. (Photo: Getty Images)

Explainer Who owns Thames Water - and how did the firm get in so much debt

It is time to give power back to the people and bring debt-riddled Thames Water back under public ownership. (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Plug the leak - bring Thames Water back into public ownership Isabella Boneham

The clock is ticking on debt-ridden Thames Water as the water company warns it will run out of money by next June. (Photo: Getty Images)

UK water firm warns it will run out of money by next June

An "alarmingly high" level of the E.coli bacteria has been found in the section of the River Thames which is to be used for the Henley Royal Regatta. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

E.coli warning ahead of UK's historic rowing race

At least 35 triathletes have fallen seriously ill after swimming in the River Thames with one competitor “throwing up blood”. (Photo: Getty Images)

Triathletes rushed to hospital after swimming in UK river

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Boulter’s Bray Swim, a historic annual swimming race dating back to 1890, has been cancelled after sewage has been discharged into the River Thames. (Photo: Getty Images)

Historic swimming race cancelled over sewage

The iconic Thames has long been plagued by pollution problems (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Sadiq Khan plans to make Thames 'so clean you can swim in it'

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Outrage as water bills to rise despite company failings

Thames Water “has weeks” to agree on a turnaround strategy with Ofwat to avoid collapsing after it has racked up a debt pile worth at least £14.7bn. (Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

UK water firm 'has weeks' to agree on plan to avoid collapse

Debt-ridden Thames Water has continuously pumped raw sewage into a rare chalk stream for over 1,000 hours since February. Picture: Getty Images

Water firm pumps sewage into rare chalk stream for over 1,000 hours

Thames Water is reportedly exploring restructuring plans as it scrambles to avoid collapse amid a debt pile worth at least £14.7bn. (Photo: Getty Images)

UK water firm scrambles to avoid collapse

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Boat Race hit by polluted water

Thames Water has dumped sewage into London rivers for over 1,900 hours since the start of this year - while it seeks to hike bills by 40% to avoid a bailout. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Water firm has dumped sewage for over 1,900 hours so far this year

Water companies are to invest £180m to prevent sewage spills as part of a fast-tracked investment - but troubled Thames Water is absent from the list. (Photo: Getty Images)

Water firm absent from £180m investment to prevent sewage spills

Fears are mounting that the collapse of Thames Water, the UK's largest water company, will cost taxpayers billions of pounds. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Collapse of UK water firm could cost taxpayers billions

Thames Water has "complained" after the CEO of charity River Action used the word 's***' in a speech to the "sewage industry". (Photo: Getty Images)

Water firm 'complains' over campaigner using word 's***'

Thames Water is lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40% to avoid a potential multi billion-pound bailout. (Photo: Getty Images)

Water firm seeks to hike bills

Thames Water has been slammed for allowing sewage to spill into the River Misbourne in Buckinghamshrie, a rare chalk stream, for "over 300 hours". (Credit: NW/Katy Hogarth)

Sewage seeps into rare chalk stream for 'over 300 hours'

Latest figures have revealed that the amount of raw sewage dumped in the River Thames quadrupled last year. (Photo: Getty Images)

'Appalling': Raw sewage in River Thames quadruples

Thames Water customers in Reading are outraged after being left without water for three days running. (Photo: Getty Images)

Outrage as homes without water for days

Thames Water has announced that hundreds of homes in West London will be heated by sewage sludge "early this year". (Photo: Getty Images)

'Poo power' to heat homes

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Eurostar trains run again after tunnel is reopened

Thames Water bosses have warned it will "take time" to turn the company around as its debt pile rises to £14.7bn. (Photo: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire)

Water firm warns 'radical action' needed as debt swells to £14.7bn

Thames Water is warning its customers over a "scam letter" claiming customer's are eligible for "a reduced bill'. (Photo: Getty Images)

UK water firm warns over 'scam letter' containing 'fake QR code'

Thames Water's auditors have warned there is “material uncertainty” about the company's future - and it could run out of money. (Photo: Getty Images)

'Further concerns' raised that UK water company could run out of money