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Tuesday, May 7

11

Rowing clubs cancel training after Boat Race as 'pool of human excrement' in the Thames

www.express.co.uk

Rowing clubs have been forced to cancel training sessions because of human waste in the water.

10

How Britain's big water firms are drowning in sea of debt

www.dailymail.co.uk

The sheer amount of borrowing already threatens to engulf Thames Water, the UK's largest supplier, which is scrambling to agree a fresh rescue plan.

Monday, May 6

09

'It's an oil slick of excrement': Vile video shows raw sewage floating in the Thames - as two rowing clubs are forced to axe Henley training sessions over health and safety fears

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Sources from Furnivall Sculling Club and Vesta Rowing Club, two long-established institutions in London, confirmed training sessions were cancelled because of the poor water quality in the area

07

Thames Water causes Redrow legal stink over damaged sewer

www.ft.com

Utility accuses housebuilder of ‘negligence’ after sewer blocked with concrete

Sunday, May 5

09

Millions facing 44% water bill price hike - expert shares tips to save up to £410 off cost

Some water companies have issued warnings of increased prices including Thames Water which says they could leap by 44% as they look to fix leaks

Millions facing 44% water bill price hike - expert shares tips to save up to £410 off cost

Some water companies have issued warnings of increased prices including Thames Water which says they could leap by 44% as they look to fix leaks

Friday, May 3

18

Open-water race held since 1890 is cancelled after sewage is pumped into the Thames for more than 10 hours

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Swimmers in a prestigious open-water race in the River Thames were told the event had to be cancelled because sewage was pumped into it for ten hours.

12

Thousands of Thames Water customers can now get up to 50% off their bill

www.mirror.co.uk

You may be eligible for help through this Thames Water scheme if your bill is more than 5% of your net income, and also depending on how many people live in your home

05

Annual River Thames open-water swimming event cancelled over pollution fears

www.express.co.uk

The event, started in 1890, has been cancelled this year after high levels of norovirus and E.coli were found in the water.

Thursday, May 2

20

UK households to have water bill cut by '50 per cent' after April rule change

Thames Water, which serves 16million customers, has enhanced its social water tariff offer to help struggling households cut their bills amid the Cost of Living crisis.

13

Munira meets with Thames Water CEO

www.munira.org.uk

Raises residents’ concerns about the controversial Teddington Direct River Abstraction proposals and calls for them to be scrapped.

Tuesday, Apr 30

09

I paid my Thames Water bill when I moved - now it says I owe more and marked my credit file

www.dailymail.co.uk

When Andrew moved house last November, he was told to settle the £5.24 balance on his Thames Water account and close the account, but instead he has been chased for months.

07

Risks of Thames Water crisis contagion look overdone | Nils Pratley

www.theguardian.com

Ministers should hold their nerve as it is not yet clear what the regulator, Ofwat, will propose

Sunday, Apr 28

22

Thames Water collapse could trigger Truss-style borrowing crisis, Whitehall officials fear

www.theguardian.com

Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general election

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Saturday, Apr 27

19

Friday, Apr 26

Thames Water customers will have paid £540mn for London’s ‘Super Sewer’

www.ft.com

Breakdown of accounts comes as testing on Tideway tunnel set to begin and UK’s biggest water provider faces debt crisis

13

Thames Water bondholders demand emergency summit with troubled group

www.ft.com

Creditors holding £5bn of debt have been spooked by default of parent company this month

07

Thames Water Debt Insurer Taps Advisers as Crisis Deepens

A US insurance firm with at least $2 billion in exposure to Thames Water Utilities Finance Plc is working with bondholders and advisers to protect their interests ahead of potential debt talks, according to people familiar with the matter.…