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The environment secretary, Steve Reed, has said the government is stepping up preparations for temporary nationalisation of Thames Water, indicating it will reject pleas from the…

The environment secretary has been asked if he will claw back controversial bonus payments to Thames Water senior executives after it emerged some bonuses had already…

People wade in the shallow waters of the Virgin River in St. George, Utah. The river provides the desert community with water, but climate change and…

Kabul could become the first modern city to completely run out of water, experts have warned.Water levels within Kabul’s aquifers have dropped by up to 30…

A number of water companies have been banned from paying “unfair” bonuses to some of their senior executives under new rules, the government has announced.The measures…

Bonuses for 10 water company executives in England, including the boss of Thames Water, will be banned with immediate effect over serious sewage pollution, as part…

The Hajj pilgrimage began on Wednesday. Some 1.8 million Muslims from across the globe are expected to gather in the Saudi holy city of Mecca for…

Call yourself barbarians at the gate? Actually, KKR hates the decades-old description, but the US private equity firm is still meant to have a fearsome reputation…

Thames Water has suffered a major setback in its attempt to secure its future after US private equity giant KKR pulled out of plans to buy…

Hospitality venues in France such as hotels, restaurants and campsites that do not admit children could face prosecution under proposals for a crackdown that emerged this…