Two London rowing clubs were forced to cancel training last week ahead of Henley after pools of human excrement were found in the River Thames. It comes after the Oxford captain Leonard Jenkins spoke out about “poo in the water” following March’s
An annual open-water swimming event first held in the River Thames in 1890 has been cancelled this year because of fears about sewage in the water. The Boulter’s to Bray Swim in Maidenhead, Berkshire, involves competitors completing a 5km (3.1 mile), 2.8km
Campaigners have accused Thames Water of making the “public pay for its failures” following proposals to raise customers’ bills by more than £50 a month. The water company warned bills could surge by 44% because it wants to increase spending by £1.1
Residents have erected a ‘sh*t show’ sign mocking a water company. (Image: ) Angry residents have erected a ‘sh*t show’ sign mocking a water company – after a village made famous by The Great British Bake Off was flooded with human waste.
A little boy has died after being found in the River Thames. An urgent hunt was launched after Daniel Alaby, five, went missing from his home in Bexley, south east London at 5.30pm yesterday (Friday, March 29). He had last been seen
A teenage rower received an intravenous drip when her open blisters became infected by sewage water from the Thames, her aunt has said. Professional violinist Lisa Rollin’s 16-year-old niece, who wishes to remain anonymous, went to A&E after she became unwell just
Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he has “no sympathy” for Thames Water shareholders as the company heads towards collapse. Thames Water is facing collapse after investors pulled £500m of emergency funding amid a standoff with the industry regulator over water bill increases. This
Michael Gove blasts Thames Water bosses (Image: Getty) Michael Gove has branded Thames Water bosses a “disgrace” for their refusal to rule out bill increases of up to 40% Taxpayers could pick up the debt-laden companies’ bill after its nine shareholders –
Campaigners have found “alarmingly high” levels of dangerous bacteria along the stretch of the river used for the weekend’s boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities. The tests of the Thames by River Action revealed levels of E.coli up to 10 times
Campaigners have blasted Thames Water for dumping human waste into the River Thames for a staggering 1,914 hours so far this year– equivalent to 79 days. The data from 40 sites between Kingston Upon Thames, in south-west London, and the mouth of