Matt Wilson, countryside manager for the National Trust, said: "The new island, located just off the eastern shore of Northey will provide a refuge for birds above the highest ...

Simon JackBusiness editorReutersA rescue proposal by lenders to Thames Water has been criticised by other potential bidders, frustrated to have been frozen out of talks on the future of ...

Thames Water's lenders have submitted a new rescue plan to prevent the UK's largest water company from collapsing.London & Valley Water, a consortium of large financial institutions and investors, ...

Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThames Water is "extremely stressed" and will take "at least a decade to turn around", its boss has said, as the struggling company posted ...

Lewis AdamsBBC News, EssexNational HighwaysAbout 2.6 miles (4.2km) of the Lower Thames Crossing is to run undergroundA project to build the UK's largest road tunnel has been granted £590m ...

Thames Water has suffered a major blow in its attempt to secure its future after US private equity giant KKR pulled out of a £4bn rescue deal for the ...

Vishala Sri-Pathma and Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporters, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThames Water has been fined £122.7m for breaching rules over sewage spills and shareholder payouts.The penalty is the biggest ever issued ...

Thames Water has decided to "pause" its scheme to pay out big bonuses to senior executives linked with securing its £3bn rescue loan.The decision comes after Downing Street said ...

Thames Water has picked US private equity giant KKR as its "preferred partner" to buy the troubled water utility firm.The planned investment by KKR would help it deal with ...

The largest road tunnel in the UK will be built after an £8.3bn plan was approved by the government.The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in ...

A filmmaker who spent months documenting Thames Water said the utility company felt "under siege".Barnaby Peel and his team were given exclusive access to staff, including chief executive Chris ...

Simon JackBusiness editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesTaxpayers and the pension schemes of Thames Water workers would both suffer if the UK's largest water company was temporarily nationalised, the water regulator ...