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Regulators

11 July 2024

  • Two Thames Water vans attending an incident parked on a street

    Ofwat accused of showing ‘contempt’ to customers over water bill price rises

    Politicians and campaigners condemn charging proposals, as regulator puts Thames Water into special measures
  • Close-up of a Thames Water banner on fencing by some waterworks saying 'Thank you for your patience'

    Water bills in England and Wales: how much more might you be paying?

    The regulator is allowing different companies to put up prices by different amounts. Here’s what it will mean in your area

    • Thames Water placed in special measures due to ‘significant issues’

    • London stock market rules shaken up in attempt to stop firms moving overseas

    • Debt, sewage and dividends: the rising tide of Thames Water’s troubles

10 July 2024

  • A builder on a ladder repairing a roof

    Trader recommendation websites must vet firms, says watchdog

    CMA draft guidance says platforms must also tackle fake reviews and sanction rogue traders
  • OpenAI logo on a phone, with a keyboard in the background

    Microsoft drops observer seat on OpenAI board amid regulator scrutiny

    Startup’s new approach means Apple will no longer be able to appoint executive to similar role
  • Margaret Thatcher and water treatment plants overlaid with archive Guardian stories

    Cheap sales, debt and foreign takeovers: how privatisation changed the water industry

    Familiar concerns over bosses’ pay, prices and borrowing emerged in the utilities’ early years in private hands, with UK dubbed the ‘dirty man of Europe’

8 July 2024

  • Thames Water’s Deephams sewage treatment works. Whitehall briefings termed the company a ‘critical risk’.

    Poor state of Thames Water a ‘critical risk’ to UK, Starmer and Reeves told

  • A running tap

    Keir Starmer urged to act on water bill rises in England and Wales

2 July 2024

  • Bridge over river in urban area with couple walking along bank

    Ruling paves way for businesses and public to sue water firms over sewage

    Decision by supreme court means water companies could be sued for damage caused by dumping of human waste

1 July 2024

  • A blue Thames Water sign saying, 'We're making improvements', on a grassy bank next to water against blue sky

    Thames Water accused of ‘chicanery’ over £150m dividend payment

    Debt-laden utility urged to show greater transparency as it faces investigation by industry regulator Ofwat

June 2024

  • Thames Water sign at its HQ

    Thames Water board approved £150m payout hours before funding U-turn

  • The seal of the SEC.

    Supreme court rules that the SEC’s in-house rulings violate US constitution

  • A large illuminated display reading 'Shein' with clothes rails in the background

    Human rights group urges UK financial regulator to block Shein’s LSE flotation

  • Nolotil faces inquiry by European Medicines Agency.

    EU drugs watchdog probes painkiller linked to deaths

  • Scandinavia ‘way ahead’ of UK in telecoms infrastructure, says BT boss

  • Owner of UK national lottery operator to sever ties with Gazprom

  • Only three water company prosecutions in England and Wales for unfit drinking supply

  • Tories accused of ‘colonising’ state by granting public roles to allies

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