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Tens of thousands of people line up to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON — With a short pennant strapped to the back of his fluorescent orange vest, Kofi Frimpong walked along the south bank of the River Thames to mark the end of the already mile-long queue of mourners waiting to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

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'Bubbly' young man, 23, drowned in River Thames while being arrested by police

Liam Allan's family say they have lost someone with a 'heart of gold' who would 'do anything for anyone' after the labourer was pulled from the River Thames over the weekend

Daily Mirror

Man dies after falling into River Thames during arrest by police

The man in his 20s was found following a long search by emergency services

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Young man dies after falling into River Thames during police arrest

Cops attempted to detain the man after an allegation of theft was made against him, at which point he "entered" the water.

Daily Record

Young man dies after falling into River Thames while being arrested by police

Metropolitan Police were flagged down by officers on a bridge over River Thames in Kingston-upon-Thames, southwest London, and were called to a verbal altercation

Daily Mirror

Fury as sewage dump leaves parts of River Thames 'black and disgusting'

Shocking pictures showed the polluted water spreading from the mouth of Deptford Creek, south-east London, into the Thames yesterday

Daily Mirror

Enormous snake skin found on River Thames bank could be escaped boa constrictor

Jason Sandy, a London-based mudlarker, could not believe his eyes when he was searching for items along the river and spotted the five-foot long skin flattened into the shore

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Tragedy as body of missing man who got into trouble in River Thames pulled from water

The Met and Surrey Police, as well as London Fire Brigade and RNLI were part of a major search before the man's body was recovered from the water in the River Thames near Hampton Court

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Man's body recovered from River Thames near Hampton Court

He was aged in his early 20s

Wales Online

Man’s body found in River Thames after swimmer got into difficulty near Hampton Court

Divers recover body six hours after police were called

The Independent UK

Tragedy as body of missing man found in Thames by Hampton Court

Police divers have pulled a body out of the River Thames after reports a swimmer was calling for help after getting into difficulty by Hampton Court Bridge.

Evening Standard

Major search for man who disappeared after getting into difficulty in River Thames

One man is missing and another is in a serious condition in hospital after two separate reports of swimmers getting into difficulty during the latest heatwave which has seen temperatures search to the mid-thirties

Daily Mirror

Source of Britain's River Thames driest ever as drought nears

(This August 11 story corrects spelling of last name of engagement officer in paragraphs 5 and 7)

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Source of the River Thames moves fives miles for first time in its history

Experts said it was a worrying sign

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The Independent UK

River Thames now five miles shorter as source dries up due to drought

Thames Water have warned of hosepipe bans, with other water providers already putting bans into effect

Evening Standard

Source of River Thames ‘dries up’ as hosepipe ban looms for London

It comes as Thames Water warned on Thursday that it may need to implement a hosepipe ban to protect water supplies

Daily Mirror

River Thames source completely dries up 'for first time' as parts of UK hit by drought

Pictures from the mouth of the spot in the Cotswold reveal the exposed river bed once filled with water, as Thames Water announces its desalination plant is out of service

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Source of River Thames dries out ‘for first time’ during drought

Head of the Thames is now more than 5 miles downstream as forecasters warn of further high temperatures to come

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Daily Mirror

Boy, 14, who drowned in River Thames heatwave tragedy 'unable to swim and hated water'

Brian Sasu went missing from Tagg's Island on Monday afternoon after getting in the water to cool off during the heatwave

Daily Mirror

Body found in hunt for missing boy, 14, last seen in River Thames during heatwave

The Metropolitan Police said the body recovered at around 3.30pm on Tuesday was believed to be that of a teenage boy who was seen entering the water on Monday afternoon

The Independent UK

Body of missing 14-year-old swimmer found in River Thames

Search for teen lasted almost a day before body recovered

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Boy, 14, believed to have drowned in River Thames is sixth to die in UK heatwave

Metropolitan Police reported that a child had been seen entering the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton, South West London this afternoon

The Independent UK

Boy, 14, believed to have drowned in Thames in Richmond

The teenager got into difficulty while in the River Thames

Daily Mirror

Boy, 14, missing believed drowned in River Thames - sixth to die in UK heatwave

Metropolitan Police were called to reports at 4.43pm by the London Ambulance Service to reports that a child had been seen entering the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton in South West London

The Independent UK

Man showed ‘courage and determination’ to try to save woman in River Thames

Coroner praises Folajimi ‘Jimi’ Olubunmi-Adewole, 20, who died on April 24 last year after jumping into the River Thames near London Bridge.

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