The Latest Breaking News from Thames

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

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

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

The areas with the hottest sellers’ markets are in a cluster around the river Thames

Investigators intercepted the shipment - which was bound for the Netherlands - on Tuesday

Ben Ainslie is sat on the rooftop of London’s Sea Containers building, a rather agricultural name which undersells what is these days a fairly swanky hotel and restaurant on the South Bank of the Thames.

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

Brian Sasu, 14, went missing on Monday afternoon after getting into the Thames to cool off during the record-breaking heatwave.

One Tube line closed and ‘severe delays’ on five others, and Thames cable car closed due to extreme heat

A swimmer is still missing after five others were pulled from the water after getting into difficult close to Clacton Pier on Tuesday - it comes as serious of people have died in heat-related issues as temperatures reach record-highs in the UK

Police are continuing to search for the body of a missing 14-year-old boy believed to have drowned in the Thames after going for a swim to cool off.