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  "id": 502862,
  "title": "Thames muddies the water: Utility giant is fighting a rising tide of debt and sewage, says ALEX BRUMMER",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/thames-muddies-the-water-utility-giant-is-fighting-a-rising-tide-of",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-10T21:03:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16042443/Thames-muddies-water-Utility-giant-fighting-rising-tide-debt-sewage-says-ALEX-BRUMMER.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The very mention of Thames Water, as Britain battles through drought with seaside resorts infested with E. coli, provokes an apoplectic reaction.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}