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London New Year 2026 fireworks: Millions thrilled by 'world's greatest' show hailing capital a 'city of hope'

Around 100,000 ticketholders gathered along the Thames to watch the display

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New Year 2026 LIVE: London counts down to midnight as the world celebrates the arrival of the New Year

In London, tens of thousands will flock to the banks of the Thames to watch the mayor's annual fireworks display

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What a 6-metre sea-level rise would do to London's most iconic landmarks, as imagined by AI

These haunting images visualise London where climate change has raised the Thames by six metres, transforming the city’s historic heart into a serene, yet catastrophic, new Venice

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Ravneet Gill: London chef forced to deny David Blaine booked to spend month locked in new glass box

The US magician once spent 44 days in a transparent box over the Thames. He’s not now in Chingford, reports Josh Barrie

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Londoners 'face overpriced ferry tickets' after Thames cycle bridge scrapped

In 2019, Transport for London discarded plans for a walking and cycling bridge between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe

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From concrete walls to living edges, here’s how riverside habitats are being restored along the Thames

The Thames estuary in southeast England — the tidal stretch of the river — once supported extensive saltmarshes, seagrass meadows and oyster beds. These shallow areas, which flood and drain with the tides, provided vital feeding and nursery grounds for fish. But centuries of urban development have replaced them with…

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Ride on time! New 'green' ferry can transport 100 cyclists across River Thames every 10 minutes

But campaigners say the Orbit Clipper, which will link Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf, is ‘unacceptably expensive’ at £4.10 per crossing

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Conchological delight and a return to real life. Remember that?

A change of heart on the search for a GHS down by the Thames before discovering the growing trend for ‘posting zero’

The Guardian - UK

What Is the German Hairy Snail: Everything to About the 'Charming' Species and Why It's Now a Conservation Priority

The German hairy snail, a fingernail-sized ice-age species found along the River Thames, is now a top conservation concern. Here's why it matters and how scientists are racing to protect it.

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A Dickensian feast at Fortnum & Mason and Christmas at Kew: top festive treats

Enjoy exclusive access to sparkling Priceless Experiences with Mastercard. From sought-after theatre tickets to ice skating by the Thames, ’tis the season for making memories to treasure

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Ricky Gervais warned £5m mega-mansion on banks of River Thames at risk of 'life-threatening' floods

The comedian, 64, has already faced delays to the project due to the huge number of bats in the area

Evening Standard

Search is on for the German hairy snail in London

Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River Thames

The Guardian - UK

DLR extension explained: Where will it go, when will it be built - and is Bakerloo line extension dead?

Full details of new link to Thamesmead, new stations and when it will open - as Chancellor fails to spell out exactly how much she will contribute

Evening Standard

Huge London transport project gets green light as Rachel Reeves backs £1.7bn DLR extension to Thamesmead

London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan hails the announcement - which paves the way for a ‘new town’ in Thamesmead - as a massive vote of confidence in London

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Precipice review – horror on the Thames in a baffling musical dystopia

Two stories, centuries apart, are used to chart climate disaster in this ambitious musical with bitty scenes and cumbersome lyrics

Evening Standard

Commute to work from your own boathouse? Riverside house in Berkshire for auction for £3.8 million

Doannee House sits on the Thames and is due to be auctioned on 24 November

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Private island on River Thames up for auction with no reserve price

The island on the Berkshire-Oxfordshire border is a blank canvas for a brave buyer

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How hospital staff failed mentally-ill Londoner who jumped to his death into the Thames

Coroner raises concerns over lack of help for man who had warned he was planning to take his own life

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UK ministers take control of £10bn Lower Thames Crossing

Exclusive: National Highways Agency stripped of oversight with project handed to DfT amid Labour government drive for growth

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Mysterious 'floating' 1920s thatched commuter home next to the River Thames in Berkshire on sale for £2.45m

The thatched home in Berkshire is under an hour from London yet has sweeping views of the Thames and beyond

Evening Standard

The 14 rivers set to be cleaned up with funding from £3.3 million of Thames Water fines

More than £3.3 million of penalties handed to the capital’s water company between April 2022 and October 2023 are now funding river schemes across the city

The Guardian - UK

US company hiring plans weakest since 2009; Thames Water creditors propose new rescue plan – as it happened

UK companies’ hiring plans also weaken; European shares hit record high

The Guardian - UK

Sir Terry Farrell obituary

Influential postmodern British architect best known for the MI6 building on the Thames

Evening Standard

Victory for London pub loved by Charles Dickens against council in battle to keep riverside tables

The two century-old Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich, once a favourite spot of The Christmas Carol author, is known for its outdoor seating overlooking the River Thames

Evening Standard

London needs more new towns such as Thamesmead to hit its housing targets

In the first three months of the year, 23 out of London’s 33 boroughs recorded zero housing starts

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