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OPINION - I'm doing sober Christmas and frankly, unless you have to, it's the worst thing ever

I’m sober-not-by-choice this year (I'm pregnant) and here to offer a rebuttal to all those who evangelise on the joys of sobriety at Christmas. It might work at other times of year but like most people, prior to this one, I’d long consigned alcohol-free Christmases to the same dustbin as…

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‘Green’ ferry service across Thames proposed to improve north-south London connections

Three potential routes could be operated on a ‘turn up and go’ basis by 2026

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More good intentions from Thames Water but where’s the owners’ new capital?

Shareholders promise more capital for investment but customers will believe it when they see it

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Thames Water investigated by regulator Ofwat over dividend payment

Regulator asks if £37.5 million payment breached embattled supplier’s licence requirements

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Twickenham: Eel Pie Island residents fight to save car park under threat from £20million development

Richmond Council is planning a £20million Thameside development which island residents claim will reduce the value of their homes

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Body of missing student, 23, found in the Thames by the Isle of Dogs

A fundraiser has been launched to help send Mitkumar Patel's body back to his family in India

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Victorian boathouse in Teddington for sale for the first time in 24 years

Aldous Boathouse, on the banks of the Thames in Teddington, was built in 1874 and restored in 1999

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Thames flood alert for west London as tides rise and Storm Debi unleashes torrent of rain

Londoners warned of flooding to Thames paths amid high tides

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A year on the River Thames, part four – in pictures

The fourth instalment in a series of photo essays looking at the life on the Thames. From dawn sculls to a duck derby and container barges, Jill Mead, a longtime London resident and urban photographer, shares the stories of the many characters working on and enjoying the river

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'Environmental crimes': Thames Water pumps 72bn litres of sewage into Thames since 2020

The Government is accused of 'standing idly by' while rivers are 'poisoned'

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Thames Water pumped at least 72bn litres of sewage into Thames since 2020

Exclusive: Lib Dems call for water companies to be more transparent with their data on sewage spills

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London's busiest Tube stations soon to be explorable on Google Street View

Google's Street View feature currently covers almost every road in London, along with a section of the Thames stretching from Richmond to Woolwich

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Country diary: A riverside roam back in time

Thames path, Berkshire/Oxfordshire: Much has changed, with high fences now surrounding an estate and the heartening victory of the ‘Hartley steps’

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Stanley Spencer’s ‘village in heaven’: an arty weekend in Cookham, Berkshire

The bucolic banks of the Thames, dotted with fine pubs and historic locations, make a picturesque setting for exploring the life and times of one of England’s greatest artists

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Straw bale hung from London's Millennium Bridge to comply with ancient law – just part of the River Thames' long, legal history

Maintenance workers on London’s Millenium Bridge – which spans the River Thames – have hung a bale of straw from the bridge’s undercarriage.

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Millennium Bridge workers hang straw bale to abide by ancient bylaw

A team will work on the bridge for 24 hours a day to try to complete repairs quickly

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Millennium Bridge workers hang straw bales after ancient bylaw triggered

Repairs to footbridge mean straw must be dangled to warn oncoming shipping of work going on beneath

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London’s Millennium Bridge closes for three weeks for repairs and cleaning

Originally dubbed the ‘wobbly bridge’ thee Millennium Thames Crossing needs a makeover

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Richmond Council calls for Government to step in over plan to pour treated waste water into Thames

Thames Water says plan is needed to combat droughts for London but Richmond Council has raised environmental concerns

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London photographer wins award for recreating historic Thames images

The Association of Photographers have chosen the winners of the 38th AOP Photography Awards

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£9bn Thames tunnel faces axe amid fears over Tory infrastructure plans

Rishi Sunak failure to commit to HS2’s northern leg has raised concerns about the future of several large-scale transport projects

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Revealed: how Silvertown tunnel could be transformed into Thames crossing for cyclists and pedestrians

A radical transformation of the Silvertown tunnel that would turn it into a “car-free crossing” was proposed on Friday.

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OPINION - The Palace of Westminster is falling apart and we’ve decided to do... nothing

When I meet a parliamentarian my first question is always: do you know where your nearest fire exit is? Because the Palace of Westminster, built on Thorney Island, an eyot in Thames, is falling apart. Not falling down (though the Victoria Tower leans 22mm to the north-west) but apart.

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Car drivers face £4 toll to use Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels, TfL draft road signs suggest

Draft TfL sign indicates the toll for car crossings from 2025, although TfL insists no final decision has been made on the new levies

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‘Half-baked’ Greggs confuses Richmond, Yorkshire with Richmond Upon Thames in pictures in bakery

Greggs has apparently confused Richmond, North Yorkshire with Richmond-Upon-Thames in pictures of the London borough displayed in their Yorkshire bakery.

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