Back then, water standards were even worse than they are today. You couldn’t even trust the drinking water, which would regularly fail European standards, let alone Britain’s beaches or rivers.

Thames Water’s latest design proposals for SESRO have received more than 150 public ... This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's ...

Britain's Thames Water is on a more stable financial footing after investors this week pledged a huge cash injection to help manage a debt and environmental crisis, but big improvements are still ...

Last November, Ofwat blocked three water firms - including Thames, Yorkshire Water and Dwr Cymru Welsh Water - from using customer money to fund a total of £1.6m in bosses' bonuses.

In July, Thames Water was fined £3.3m for pumping “millions of litres” of undiluted sewage into rivers near Gatwick in 2017, killing several thousand fish.

Thames Water faces potential nationalisation after shareholders reneged on a promise to plough in new equity, ... Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab. Suggested Topics: ...

Many UK water companies have large debts, but Thames Water's problems are the worst. When Thames was privatised in 1989, it had no debt. But over the years it borrowed heavily and its total debt ...

Thames Water and other water companies could be prevented by the industry regulator from paying any bonuses under rules due to come into effect next month. ... fail to meet acceptable standards".