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  "id": 440846,
  "title": "UK's biggest water company risks fresh storm over £1m payment to finance chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/uks-biggest-water-company-risks-fresh-storm-over-1m-payment-to",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-10T04:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/thames-water-risks-fresh-storm-over-1m-payment-to-finance-chief-13571530"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Thames Water risks igniting a fresh storm over boardroom pay after handing a £1m signing-on fee to its finance chief even as it teeters on the brink of collapse.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}