{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/66267ee35dd0140012bca3fb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Water bills warning...and why you should never swim the Thames","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1713798639959-74fb96d796cd1a5efda64713cbc7d9ed.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Mayor Sadiq Khan started the week in hot water over river safety - after his manifesto stated he planned to make the capital’s waterways, including the Thames, so clean they would be “swimmable” within a decade.</p><p>At the same time, Thames Water, which is battling a budget black hole, warns customer bills could rocket by almost half.</p><p>The Standard podcast is joined by Evening Standard business editor Jonathan Prynn and former lifeguard Brendon Prince, founder of <a href=\"https://www.abovewater.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Above Water</a>, a water safety and drowning awareness charity.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}