Water regulator Ofwat told Britain's biggest water company last month that it would have to pay a penalty for breaching rules on dividend payments, according to Sky News .
Britain's biggest water company has been told it faces a fine of more than £40m over the payment of a shareholder dividend in spite of its poor performance.
Locals in Bramley have urged Thames Water to pay back customers after the water company issued a 'do not drink notice' over fears that the water supply has been contaminated.
Thames Water customers in Bramley, near Guildford, Surrey have been told not to use their tap water supply for drinking, cooking or brushing their teeth in a new scare
Thames Water have issued a notice to residents in Surrey, warning them not to drink tap water after a fuel leak in Bramley Village, with 616 households affected.