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OPINION - John Darlington on great London monuments: the surprising story of London Bridge

The bridge has had many lives, once having several homes mid-river

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2024

Vigilance urged as ‘significant’ flooding expected on Thames, Environment Agency warns

A total of 190 flood warnings and 210 flood alerts were in place in the UK by 3.30pm on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2024

OPINION - Under the hornbeams review: A unique tale of two lives lived in Regent's Park

The wise hobo is a common trope in literature. In George Orwell’s classic Down and Out in Paris and London, the writer meets a street-dwelling artist named Bozo on the Embankment. As they cross the Thames, Bozo teaches him about the different constellations in the night sky, and shares what…

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2024

Eurostar Channel services restarting on Sunday as flooding is cleared

Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather but burst pipe, with Southeastern railway also affected

The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2023

‘Not what I had in mind’: Eurostar cancellations leave thousands stranded

Dismay at St Pancras International in London as services cancelled due to flooding of Thames tunnel

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2023

New Year’s travel chaos as Eurostar and Southeastern trains cancelled over Thames tunnel flooding

Cross-Channel train operator apologises for mass cancellations on final weekend of year - but says services will resume on Sunday

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2023

Charlotte Brown: Father urges daughter's killer to tell 'truth' about speedboat death ahead of prison release

Charlotte had met Shepherd on a dating app and he had taken her for a late-night ride along the Thames on his defective speedboat

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2023

Rotherhithe Tunnel could close for nine months for essential repairs, TfL confirms

The 115-year-old tunnel links Rotherhithe with Limehouse, north of the Thames

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2023

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…

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2023

‘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

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023