I’d say it’s hard to believe it’s 10 days since I left Wantage, but it isn’t. It feels a lifetime ago – so many towns and villages have been and gone since then. I’ve now covered 124 miles. Tomorrow ...

The creditor group offering Britain's Thames Water a 1.5 billion pound ($1.95 billion) funding lifeline urged others to back its plan on Monday, a week before a participation deadline.