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What's gone wrong with Thames Water?

The future of the UK's biggest water company looks uncertain if it can't raise more funds. Our business reporter Ben King looks at what went wrong - and what might happen next.

Water leaks, hosepipe bans, sewage discharged into our seas and rivers - the water industry has problems. And now a question hangs over the survival of the UK's biggest water company, Thames Water. Could the firm be nationalised? What might that mean for supplies and bills? And why does it seem that we are all going to have to pay more for our water, whatever happens? Our business reporter Ben King answer 5 Questions On - What's Gone Wrong With Thames Water?

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