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Labour urged to scrap UK road schemes such as £9bn Lower Thames Crossing

Suggestion would allow government to divert money earmarked for new roads to rail and other public transport

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024

Monet at the Courtauld Gallery review: this groundbreaking show comes to London at last

For the first time in a century, the great artist’s studies of the capital are on display as they were meant to be seen

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024

Monet and London review – genius lurks behind the capital’s filthy light

Between 1899 and 1901, this passionate painter of beauty came to Britain’s polluted capital to experiment with ugliness. Through the smog emerged a great modernist

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024

OPINION - March of the zero charisma brigade: where have all the good TV presenters gone?

If you thought the era of on-screen rogues was at risk, think again. Yesterday — and I don’t wish to alarm you — Good Morning Britain bad boy Adil Ray stormed off on live telly after Kate Garraway lightly ribbed him (correctly) for referring to the Thames as “the river…

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

Splashing in the Seine, diving in the Danube: the drive to make cities swimmable

Campaigners and architects around the world are turning previously polluted rivers and harbours into the perfect places for a refreshing dip. So will we soon be swimming to work?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

London's best waterside pubs and bars: from canalside spots in Hackney to old-time boozers on the Thames

London is without the sea, but there are plenty of pubs and bars close to water, whether river, canal or boatyard

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2024

Rachel Reeves ponders private finance to help fund £9bn Lower Thames Crossing

Chancellor looks at handing income from tunnel tolls to investors in UK’s largest infrastructure project

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024

I swam in the Thames last week. Yes, it is full of sewage – but it is also a beautiful river

The Thames is often treated badly: pumped with effluent by water companies and viewed as just a geographical gap or dividing line. It is worth remembering its magic, writes Nell Frizzell

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

The 10 best wild swimming spots within an hour of London, from the Thames to local lakes

As London gains its first official bathing area in the Thames, here are the best swimming spots within easy reach of the capital by train, tube and car

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2024

Shakespeare's Globe evacuated after firework plunges into venue from 'football fans display' on bridge

Videos on social media show dozens of pyrotechnics illuminating the sky above the Thames

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2024