It's was crunch time for the UK's biggest water provider Thames Water as its fate was announced on Tuesday morning. Thames Water finances hung in the balance with debts of £16bn and existing ...

By Alexander Nazaryan The banks of the Thames River have hosted human settlements for thousands of years, from Neolithic huts to the soaring skyscrapers of London. Evidence of bygone civilizations ...

However, it turns out you can look a lot closer to home for some island action. The River Thames is home to tiny little pockets of land called eyots or aits (basically fancy words for river islands).

The litany of problems at Thames Water include a near £20bn debt pile, persistent sewage leaks and ageing infrastructure. KKR has offered £4bn for a majority stake in the crisis-hit utility ...

As Thames Water scrambles to stave off financial collapse, its customers have said they “feel exploited” by rising bills and that their “blood is boiling” over sewage being dumped into ...

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Thames Water, with 16 million customers, already has debts of £19 billion, as ITV News reporter Aisha Zahid explains Thames Water has won approval to borrow £3 billion to prevent imminent ...

Thames Water has secured court approval for a £3billion debt lifeline, warding off nationalisation in the short term and giving it time to sort out its finances. The debt lifeline, provided by ...

Thames Water, which was due to run out of money, has been given a lifeline after a £3bn loan was approved by the High Court. The loan gives the UK's biggest water provider time to sort out its ...

The new funding is designed to stop Thames Water going bust in the short term. Thames Water has been at the centre of a growing scandal in the wider water industry. Bills will climb steeply over ...

This is the shocking moment a foul-mouthed boater caused mayhem on the River Thames and narrowly avoided collision with a group of rowers. Scott Keen steered his boat into a closed-off section ...