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22.07.26 - 15:36
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Former Southern Water employees to face trial over alleged cover-up in wastewater testing (The Guardian)
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Ex-chief executive Matthew Wright among those named in criminal proceedings by Environment AgencyBritain's Environment Agency (EA) is bringing a fraud case against four former Southern Water employees, including the former chief executive Matthew Wright, over allegations they manipulated wastewater testing results.The regulator said the four had allegedly conspired to defraud the Environment Agency and water regulator Ofwat between 2012 and 2017 by creating artificial “no-flow” events at wastewater treatment works to influence compliance checks. Continue reading......
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21.07.26 - 19:30
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Burnham has forced greater clarity at Thames Water. Now he must choose (The Guardian)
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Bondholders are suddenly showing flexibility after 18 wasted months at ailing utility companyThames Water investors offer 'golden share' in bid to head off nationalisationWhat a difference a credible political threat of special administration at Thames Water can make. Suddenly, the bondholders are volunteering all manner of new ideas in their attempt to take over the ailing utility. Would you like the state to have a “golden share”, Mr Burnham? Here is a menu of “supervisory structures” that may meet your definition of “greater public control”. And please note that other “material improvements” to our last offer are on the way. Tell us what you want.The bondholders' sudden flexibility demonstrates the weakness in the government's approach under Keir Starmer. The Treasury never hid its preference for a “market-based solution”, in the jargon. The result was a series of weak proposals from the bondholders – starting a year ago with an inadequate 20% haircut for them – that didn't...
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21.07.26 - 18:00
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′No electricity, no water, no fuel′: Ukrainian drone strikes bring darkness to Crimea′s summer (The Guardian)
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Interviews with residents of Russian-held region point to frustration with Moscow as Ukrainian campaign to isolate it takes toll on daily lifeFirst, the guests stopped coming. As Ukrainian drones and missiles pounded Crimea throughout the spring and into the summer, Russian tourists began cancelling their bookings at the small guesthouse Marina runs in Yevpatoria, a resort town on the peninsula's Black Sea coast.Then petrol became scarce, making it harder to stock the business with food and other essentials. Now, electricity and running water are cut off for much of the day, just as the summer heat sets in. Continue reading......
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21.07.26 - 10:30
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Thames Water investors offer ′golden share′ in bid to head off nationalisation (The Guardian)
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Move would give government veto over big decisions and hostile takeovers, after Andy Burnham's demand for greater public controlBusiness live – latest updatesThe group of investors pursuing a rescue bid for Thames Water have offered the government a “golden share” in a last-ditch attempt to convince Andy Burnham not to nationalise Britain's biggest water company.London & Valley Water (L&VW), a consortium of 100 institutional investors that hold £17bn of the company's £21bn debt, said it recognised the new prime minister wanted greater public control and to strengthen the accountability of the water company. Continue reading......
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21.07.26 - 08:00
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Not enough water for UK′s datacentre plans, trade body says (The Guardian)
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Industry says government's failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are 'fatally flawed'The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres, the water industry has said in stark criticism of the government's AI growth plans.Datacentres rely on large amounts of water to manage the heat generated by densely packed servers. Cooling towers, chillers and humidification systems make direct use of this water, with large volumes also consumed indirectly through high electrical power needs. Continue reading......
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20.07.26 - 09:54
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Water firms in England and Wales ′leak five times what hosepipe ban would save′ (The Guardian)
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Greenpeace UK says 2.87bn litres lost daily, a fifth of all water pumped through networkWater companies are wasting five times more water through leaky pipes than even a nationwide hosepipe ban could save, environmental campaigners say.Research by Greenpeace UK found that 2.87bn litres of water a day seep from leaky pipes in England and Wales. That is enough to fill 1,150 Olympic-sized swimming pools and amounts to a fifth of all water pumped through the network. Continue reading......
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