BRITAIN-COURT-JUSTICE-WATER

A photograph taken on December 17, 2024 shows a board sign with the logo of the company at the entrance of Thames Water's Willingale Sewage Treatment Plant, in Willingale, north east of London. Britain's High Court in London is set to open hearings on December 17, 2024, over the dispute on how best to keep the British water supplier Thames Water afloat, as the utility will run out of money by March 2025 if restructuring is not approved. The utility, which is England's biggest water company with about 16 million customers, is in about £16 billion of debt and needs £3.3bn over the next five years to keep running. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)