Thames Water

Thames Water, battling to avoid administration, agrees to fine payment plan

Under the deal, almost £100 million of what Thames Water owes could be delayed until 2030

Symbolising the failure of the sector, Thames Water, the country’s biggest water supplier with 16 million customers and US$23 billion of debt, is teetering on the brink of nationalisation.

UK to create new water regulator in plan that gives hope for stricken Thames Water

British water companies will get more than £100 billion of investment in the next five years

The UK is experiencing drier and hotter periods with hosepipe bans becoming more common, as global warming drives up temperatures and impacts rainfall patterns across the country.

Londoners could face water limits due to dry weather

Met Office forecasts see London reaching 32 degrees Centigrade by Friday

Thames is accused of pumping sewage into rivers and seas while paying out dividends and allowing its debt pile to balloon to £18 billion.

UK's Thames Water fined £122.7 million over sewage and dividend breaches

The company also has to take steps to rectify identified breaches relating to its wastewater operations