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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 22 Mar 2017

    Thames Water fined record £20m for polluting River Thames with nearly 1.5 billion litres of sewage in 2013 and 2014http://bbc.in/2nB7bTk 

    4:40 AM - 22 Mar 2017
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      2. Duncan Hughes‏ @DuncanHughes62 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        make the fine $2Bn maybe then it won't happen again

        2 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
      3. Chrisanthrope the Nullifidian‏ @2ManyOfUs 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @DuncanHughes62

        Fine those that led the company during the pollution incident 25% of their total wealth @DuncanHughes62 @VisualPersist @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Matt‏ @VisualPersist 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @2ManyOfUs

        #worldwaterday @2ManyOfUs @DuncanHughes62 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews 1.3p per litre, I'm surprised were not shipping it into the UK...

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      2. La Tennant‏ @LinTennant12 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        and the customers will have to pay for that now 😳

        1 reply 1 retweet 19 likes
      3. Dan Harris‏ @DigitalMonkey1 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @LinTennant12 @BBCBreaking

        The shareholders will be paying. Richard Aylard confirmed customers unaffected

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      2. Compo‏ @_Compo 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        No wonder Londoners talk so much shit.

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      1. James David Roberts‏ @russellprose76 22 Mar 2017
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        75 liters of sewage per £1. That's quite a bargain.

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      1.  ⚒Rod ⚒‏ @bubblemaster3 22 Mar 2017
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        Thats all our water bills going up then!

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      2. Adrian Heywood‏ @AHenry57 22 Mar 2017
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        a Company gets fined. I wonder who will be paying that? Utterly pointless. @JonFray

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      2. Lib/Lab/Conned‏ @_ShadowBanned_ 22 Mar 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        There should be PRISON SENTENCES not fines (which will just be passed on to the customers) Disgraceful decision.

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      1. Farrukh‏ @implausibleblog 22 Mar 2017
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        @HKesvani @BBCNews Disgraceful. How about prosecuting those responsible.

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      1. Derrick Gray‏ @derrickg745 22 Mar 2017
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        @derrickg745 The top bosses will lose nothing, in the end Thames customers will pay.

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      1. Suz,C‏ @susiec1212 22 Mar 2017
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        what a shame, the punishment should be stiffer

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      1. george daniel harvey‏ @DanielGdh12003 22 Mar 2017
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        . Remarkably irresponsible and destructive in this day and age! How could this have occurred? Where was oversight??

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