The survival plan for Thames Water needs to be agreed upon by the end of the month

Thames Water has six weeks to agree survival plan with Ofwat. The company believes it has cash to last 15 months. But it will have to move fast to stave off insolvency if it is to avoid collapse. Ofwat says it has 'cash to last' for 15 months and has 'no debt' to keep afloat.

Thames Water dumped raw sewage into a brook in a picture postcard Oxfordshire village for 1,275 hours straight. The leak has 'killed everything in the river', locals claim. Thames Water said the leak has killed 'everything' in the brook, Oxfordshire, for 53 days.