The Latest Breaking News from Thames

Construction of Thames £5bn 'super sewer' almost complete after eight year project

The new pipe will mean less sewage overflowing into the Thames

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2024

Samaria Ayanle: Body found in Thames three weeks ago believed to be missing SOAS university student

Police have been searching for Samaria Ayanle, 19, but it is thought her body was found weeks ago

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2024

Thames Water refuses to contribute to £180million anti-pollution fund

The Government is reportedly ‘dissapointed’ in the company’s decision

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2024

‘It looked like we were at sea’: UK River and Rowing Museum faces up to climate threat

Near flooding of Henley-on-Thames building prompts decision to tell the story of climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

Video captures pod of dolphins swimming in the Thames at Canary Wharf

Amazed Londoners have spotted the creatures by Canary Wharf and Greenwich

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2024

Body found on bank of the River Thames in south-west London

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) attempted CPR but the man was pronounced dead at the scene

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2024

Abdul Ezedi: Body of Clapham chemical attack suspect 'found by passing boat crew in Thames', say police

The crew of a passing boat spotted the body in the water at Tower Pier around 4pm on Monday

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024

The cruel Thames: the job of pulling bodies from a dark, dangerous river

On average about 30 bodies are retrieved from its waters in London each year. Only a few ever make the headlines

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

Police searching Thames have recovered over 320 bodies since 2012, data shows

Figures come after shock discovery of two bodies within minutes by police searching for chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2024

Police resume Thames search for alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi after finding two other bodies

Ezedi, 35, was seen on CCTV leaning over the railings of Chelsea Bridge in west London

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2024