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Full list of 17 UK areas impacted by Thames Water outage amid heatwave

Thames Water has confirmed that multiple areas of London were struck by water supply problems on the first night of Britain's third heatwave of the year

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What happened Thames Water has confirmed two separate incidents affecting the capital, as multiple areas of London report water supply issues on the first night of Britain's third heatwave of the year.
The headline split The left frames it as "Full list of 17 UK areas impacted by Thames Water outage amid heatwave". The right frames it as "Thames Water confirms loss of water supply to 17 UK areas during heatwave - full list".
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Left / center-leftFull list of 17 UK areas impacted by Thames Water outage amid heatwave

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Right / center-rightThames Water confirms loss of water supply to 17 UK areas during heatwave - full list

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Daily ExpressNews report · Jul 9, 2:28 AM

Thames Water confirms loss of water supply to 17 UK areas during heatwave - full list

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Thames Water has confirmed that multiple areas of London were struck by water supply problems on the first night of Britain's third heatwave of the year

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jul 9, 2:06 AM

Full list of 17 UK areas impacted by Thames Water outage amid heatwave

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Thames Water has confirmed two separate incidents affecting the capital, as multiple areas of London report water supply issues on the first night of Britain's third heatwave of the year

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