Has London’s £5bn ‘super sewer’ improved water quality in the Thames?

Financial Times16 October 2026, 04:00 UTCUnited Kingdom

Ministers pledged the 25km-long sewer would mitigate health risks, encourage recreational river use and restore wildlife

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