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Palace of Westminster: Possible remains of medieval wall found in Thames

The structure, thought to be the original medieval Thames River wall which ran under the Houses of Parliament, was unearthed during restoration work.

Evening Standard

Food wrappers make up ‘almost a quarter of lightweight plastic in Thames’

Data from the Zoological Society reveals that food wrappers comprise 20 per cent of the litter found scattering the foreshores of the 215-mile river

Evening Standard

Port of London suspends new ‘mudlarking’ permits to protect River Thames’ ‘historical integrity’

Suspension of permits comes amid ‘large rise’ in foreshore finds being sold, risking disappearance of treasures

Evening Standard

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Only official bathing spot on Thames fails tests for bacteria linked to sewage

Data shows E coli and intestinal enterococci at levels unsafe for swimming at Wolvercote Mill Stream, near Oxford

The Guardian - UK

The ruin of the rivers and seas of this country with sewage must stop now

Dark clouds come first, then thunderstorms, then flash floods. But what follows next? In Britain in 2022 it’s raw sewage polluting our waterways and our seas.

Evening Standard

Eau de Thames: Beckton desalination plant for drinking water comes back on stream

Desalination plant will be in use next year to help with London’s water supplies

Evening Standard

Girlfriend watches in horror as boyfriend plunges to death from bridge on Facetime call

James East had been on a night out in the Kingston area of London, when he attempted to sit on a walled area of a bridge, before plunging into the river Thames below

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Horrified girlfriend watches man fall to his death over FaceTime while on night out

James East sat on a walled area of a bridge in Kingston, London, but misjudged his seating position and fell backwards. He hit his head and fell in the River Thames while on the phone with his girlfriend

Daily Mirror

Welshman dies after falling into the River Thames while facetiming his girlfriend on family birthday night out

The tragic accident happened when James East was on a night out and he had sat down for a rest

Wales Online

Watchdog facing legal action over death of Black man tasered on Chelsea Bridge

Oladeji Omishore died in June after falling into River Thames

The Independent UK

Drivers face disruptions as key Silvertown Tunnel works begin

Drivers on Monday suffered rush hour misery as months-long road restrictions began near a key Thames crossing caused by the construction of the Silvertown tunnel.

Evening Standard

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

The second part of Jill Mead’s look at a year in the life of the great River Thames over the course of a hot dry summer takes in the Jubilee, Henley Regatta, Swan Upping and the passing of the Queen

The Guardian - UK

Man admits sexual assault of woman in queue for Queen’s lying in state

Adeshina Adio, 20, from south-east London, was arrested after jumping into Thames to evade police

The Guardian - UK

London’s spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration to return after Covid hiatus

More than 100,000 tickets to go on sale later this month

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Tour of UK's wettest roads includes waterlogged London street where cars float away

Holy Island Causeway, the Strood, Thames Embankment, Isle of Athelney and Bosham have all been featured in a run down of the best and most watery roads in the UK

Evening Standard

Self-driving ferries could be coming to the Thames soon

Stockholm has already signed up to bring the autonomous ferries to its waterways, while Paris has been eyeing them for the Olympics

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan accused of ‘greenwashing’ his policies with new ‘Clean Air’ podcast launch

Tunnelling work on the £2bn Silvertown tunnel under the Thames began earlier this month

Evening Standard

‘Lady in the Thames’: New picture may hold clue to solving 45-year-old mystery

Missing person’s charity Locate International worked with artist Hew Morrison to create the image from photographs taken at the scene

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Family of man who fell in Thames found out he was Tasered by seeing 'horrific' clip online

Oladeji Omishore's family say police had given the impression that he had entered the water on his own “volition", but they found out online that he had been Tasered by officers on a bridge

The Guardian - UK

The Gretchen Question – fantastic time-hopping cast deliver a climate cautionary tale

Exquisitely staged on the banks of the Thames, with a fantastic ensemble cast this ambitious and inquisitive production uses its natural surroundings to remind us of everything we stand to lose

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I found a human bone in the Thames

I didn’t know if it belonged to a murder victim. I had to report it

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The monarchy is Britain’s most successful (re)invention

All week, a river of mourners has queued for hours alongside the banks of the Thames in London to pay their respects to their longest-reigning monarch as she lies in state in Westminster Hall. Tens of thousands also lined the narrow streets of Edinburgh to gaze on the hearse bearing…

Irish Mirror

Two women allegedly sexually assaulted in queue to see Queen's coffin

The 19-year-old, who had been queuing to see the Queen too, is said to have leapt into the River Thames in an attempt to escape police officers

Wales Online

Women ‘sexually assaulted in queue to see Queen's coffin’

Adio Adeshine allegedly tried to enter the River Thames to escape from police but was arrested

The Times of India

Queen Elizabeth II: Queues run to 30 hours as people pay respects

In his essay on the English people, George Orwell remarked that any foreign observer would be struck by their orderly behavior and in particular “the willingness to form queues.” It’s one of those British stereotypes that’s come to mind in recent days, as the mother of all queues lengthens and…

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