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Where to buy in London: hottest sellers’ markets are all in regeneration zones to east or south of capital

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

Evening Standard

Colombian cocaine worth £40 million discovered in banana shipment on Thames port

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

Evening Standard

Ben Ainslie interview: GB sailing legend talks Mo Farah, London 2012 legacy, new race approach and more

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.

Evening Standard

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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

Dad of teen who drowned in river during heatwave says boy ‘hated being in water’ and ‘couldn't swim’

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

Daily Record

The Melt line: 1.5m Londoners brave the Tube and bus as heatwave hits new record

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

Evening Standard

UK heatwave: Man's body pulled from sea and swimmer missing as 14 dead in UK heatwave

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

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Huge search continues for 14-year-old boy feared drowned in the Thames

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.

Evening Standard

UK heatwave: Brian Sasu, 14, who drowned in the Thames ‘could not swim’, say family

The teenager is believed to have entered the water to cool off during the heatwave on Monday

Evening Standard

Boy, 14, missing and believed to have drowned in Thames in west London

Police were alerted to reports that a child had entered the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton on Monday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Rigorous origins

On July 8, 1952, members of the British North Greenland Expedition left Deptford, an area on the banks of the Thames in London, for a scientific mission to study the vast ice sheet on the world's largest island.

Bangkok Post

Heatwave: Youths leap off Tower Bridge into Thames in ‘extremely dangerous’ stunt

‘Extremely dangerous’ stunt drew criticism online

The Independent UK

Daredevils backflip from Tower Bridge into Thames during heatwave prompting fire brigade warning

The fire brigade said anyone repeating the stunt would be at risk of cold water shock whatever their fitness

Evening Standard

Horrible Histories: Terrible Thames review – behold the poop deck!

Tower Bridge Quay, LondonA teacher and his unruly student host a family tour of the capital’s river with scatological gags and gory stories aplenty

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Hoist the sails – if you feel like it: a Thames barge break

Guests can join Snark, a barge built to 1898 plans, on chunks of its voyage to all four UK capitals – doing as many sailing tasks or as few as they please

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London Landmarks Half Marathon 2024: Route, Tips And More

Everything you need to know about this central London race, including how to enter and get to the start on time

The Independent UK

Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole: Last words of hero who died saving woman drowning in Thames

Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, 20, was found dead six hours after going into the water near London Bridge in what police described as a “sheer act of bravery”

Daily Mirror

Man who jumped into River Thames to save woman died in 'sheer act of bravery'

Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole was found dead six hours after going into the water near London Bridge in what police described as a 'sheer act of bravery'

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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.

Evening Standard

Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole: Inquest hears of ‘sheer act of bravery’ of Thames hero who died in rescue of woman

The “courage and determination” of a young man who died after jumping into the River Thames to save a woman has been commended by a coroner.

Evening Standard

What is the wet wipe ban? Government plans to tackle water pollution

A ‘wet wipe island’ the size of two tennis courts appeared on London’s Thames river last year

Evening Standard

London’s newest green spaces — from bee-friendly gardens in Hyde Park to floating east London wetlands

From bee-friendly planting by algorithm to a floating Thames estuary park, George Hudson finds the capital’s newest green spaces

Daily Mirror

Man who died after tasered by police and jumping into Thames was carrying firelighter

Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore, 41, was tasered by police before running over to the side of the Chelsea Bridge and jumping over the barrier into the River Thames

Daily Mirror

The UK's most beautiful river swimming spots to cool off during heatwaves

The River Thames, River Dart and River Trent all have points of real beauty that are perfect for a serious swim or leisurely paddle as the weather heats up over the weekend

Evening Standard

Rare, historic ‘shipbuilder’s mansion’ in Rotherhithe listed for sale for £4.7 million

Overlooking the Thames, the carefully restored Georgian home with an octagonal glazed cupola is the only shipbuilder’s house and dry dock left in the area

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