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	Thames Water hit with biggest ever penalty over sewage and shareholder payouts BBCWorld - 28 May (BBCWorld) Thames Water must pay a £104.5m penalty for sewage breaches and £18.2m relating to shareholder dividends. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Suspects held longer after police officer injured BBCWorld - 27 May (BBCWorld) Thames Valley Police says two men remain in custody after a warrant of further detention was granted. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Thames Water halts bonus scheme as No 10 says rewarding failure 'not acceptable' BBCWorld - 21 May (BBCWorld) The company pauses its `retention scheme`, which pays out cash to top executives linked to its rescue loan. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Thames Water bonuses could be blocked by regulator BBCWorld - 17 May (BBCWorld) New rules mean Ofwat could step in to prevent under-performing water companies paying any bonuses. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Person found critically ill on Waikato highway RadioNZ - 16 May (RadioNZ) State Highway 25 near Thames is open again after a person was found on the road critically ill. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Person found seriously injured on Waikato highway, road closed RadioNZ - 16 May (RadioNZ) The person was found on State Highway 25 near Thames. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Police incident closes section of State highway 25 in Coromandel Peninsula Stuff.co.nz - 16 May (Stuff.co.nz) A short section of the highway between Kopu and Thames was shut, NZTA advised. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Please don't fine us, Thames Water asks regulator BBCWorld - 14 May (BBCWorld) Water firm boss tells MPs company`s survival depends on special treatment from the industry regulator. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General



	Country Life: Devcich Farm shines a light on Dalmatian pioneers RadioNZ - 9 May (RadioNZ) The story of a pioneering family of Dalmatian immigrants has been kept alive through a cluster of old sheds on the Devcich farm near Thames. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Body found in Thames confirmed as that of girl, 11 BBCWorld - 1 May (BBCWorld) Kaliyah Coa`s body was recovered at Maritime Quay on the Isle of Dogs on 13 April. Read... Newslink ©2025 to BBCWorld General