The Papers: '£123m down the drain' and 'Better than a slap'
Thames Water faces a major fine and France's president cosies up with his wife on Thursday's front pages.
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Why is Thames Water in so much trouble?
Thames Water faces a record fine, mounting debts, and crumbling infrastructure. How did it get to this point?
Thames Water is hit with £122.7m record fine for breaking rules on wastewater and dividend payments
Ofwat said Thames Water would pay £104.5 million for wastewater breaches - the largest fine imposed by the watchdog - and a further £18.2 million for breaking rules relating to dividend payments.
Thames Water fined £122.7m in biggest ever penalty
The company has been fined for breaching rules on wastewater and dividend payments.
19 days ago
Anglian Water fined record £1.42m for contaminating water supply
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Firm prosecuted after unapproved material in tanks led to flakes and powder entering drinking water of 1.3m people
Anglian Water has been fined a record £1.42m for contaminating the water supply.
The c…
Kristen Stewart says Donald Trump’s effect on the film industry is ‘terrifying’
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The actor who is making her directorial debut with The Chronology of Water at the Cannes film festival says ‘we should expect the worst and fight for the best’
Kristen Stewart has described President…
26 days ago
Career change: Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Stewart and Harris Dickinson to premiere directorial debuts at Cannes
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Eleanor the Great, The Chronology of Water and Urchin are all in the festival’s prestigious Un Certain Regard sidebar. A first step to being the next Clint Eastwood?
First-time directors with films pr…
That’s me in the spotlight: Michael Shannon on swapping Hollywood for an REM covers band
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The two-time Oscar nominee has teamed with indie rocker Jason Narducy to reconstruct REM albums in full. But can Shannon compete with Michael Stipe, who he calls rock’s most ‘efficient and direct’ fr…
45 days ago
Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues
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Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union says
Scottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a …
46 days ago
Gregory Porter: ‘My worst job? Shovelling exterminated rats’
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The singer on a precious photograph of his mother, losing his brother and the wonders of cooking with butter
Born in California, Gregory Porter, 53, released his Grammy-nominated debut album, Water, i…