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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…

The Times of India

Silent crowds file past the coffin of the only British monarch most have known

Emotional moment for those who have queued for hours along the Thames to pay their final respects to the Queen.

The Independent UK

Queue snakes through London as people wait to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state

If you want to pay your final, personal respects to the Queen, you have to join an hours-long queue.

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Meet The People First In Line To View The Queen’s Coffin

The Queen is the greatest monarch the world has ever seen and I could not pass up a chance to honour her life," said David Carlson. The 75-year-old army veteran, from Wandsworth, was among the thousands queuing on Wednesday morning to visit the Queen's coffin as it lies in state.…

Evening Standard

BBC to livestream The Queen's lying in state for those unable to travel to London

Thousands of people are expected to brave a wait on the bank of the Thames to pay their respects to the Queen

Liverpool Echo

A right royal queue: Thousands brave long wait for Queen’s lying in state

The line is expected to stretch four miles up the Thames before the doors of Westminster Hall open at 5pm on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

'Waiting 48 hours isn't a big deal': Life in queue to see the Queen's coffin

A handful of mourners this afternoon waited on the bank of the Thames ahead of the Queen's lying-in-state, which will start at 5pm on Wednesday in Westminster

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My London: Krishnan Guru-Murthy

The Channel 4 News anchor splashes out at Otto’s, wants to be cremated along the banks of the Thames and would turn Hammersmith Bridge into a home... with drop-down boat

Evening Standard

Huw Edwards on sewers, bridges and ‘magnificent’ garden ahead of PM’s arrival

The BBC presenter won praise for his ability to fill time as Liz Truss moved towards Downing Street.

The Independent UK

London Fire Brigade unveils new fire fighting boats to patrol Thames

London Fire Brigade on Thursday welcomed two brand-new “state of the art” fire and rescue river boats into its fleet as part of a £40 million investment from City Hall.

Evening Standard

Mayor welcomes new fire boats on the Thames as part of £40m Brigade transformation

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has welcomed London Fire Brigade’s new fire boats to the Thames as part of a £40 million investment made by City Hall to expand the Brigade’s fleet of equipment and vehicles.The Mayor has committed to modernising and transforming the Brigade’s rescue resources, so they…

Evening Standard

'Bubbly' young man, 23, drowned in River Thames while being arrested by police

Liam Allan's family say they have lost someone with a 'heart of gold' who would 'do anything for anyone' after the labourer was pulled from the River Thames over the weekend

Daily Mirror

Man dies after falling into the Thames during arrest

A man has died after falling into the Thames while being arrested in south west London, the Met has said.

Evening Standard

Fury as sewage dump leaves parts of River Thames 'black and disgusting'

Shocking pictures showed the polluted water spreading from the mouth of Deptford Creek, south-east London, into the Thames yesterday

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Watch: Horrified woman finds Mitcham stream full of sewage

A local resident has hit out at the “putrid” sewage which has been released into a Thames tributary.A resident of a south west London borough expressed her concern following apparent regular sewage outfalls in the River Wandle, one of two urban chalk streams in London.Just this week, pictures showed the…

Evening Standard

Local resident hits out at ‘putrid’ sewage outfalls turning Thames tributary brown

Sutton resident Amie Battams said she had seen ‘fatbergs the size of rugby balls’ floating through the River Wandle

Evening Standard

Thames tributary runs brown after ‘sewage outfall’

A Thames tributary has become the latest to suffer from sewage outfalls following an apparent storm discharge.

Wales Online

Sewage leak kills thousands of fish in Thames tributary after pipe bursts

The burst pipe in Swindon has led to a near-total wipeout of fish populations in the stretch of river. A similar leak caused fish to be killed in the same area in 2003.

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Enormous snake skin found on River Thames bank could be escaped boa constrictor

Jason Sandy, a London-based mudlarker, could not believe his eyes when he was searching for items along the river and spotted the five-foot long skin flattened into the shore

Glasgow Live

Glasgow star Darius Danesh faced two tough health battles prior to his death

The former Pop Idol contestant was pronounced dead at his US apartment on Tuesday, August 16 2022, as his family announced the tragic news in a public statement.

Evening Standard

Thames Water hosepipe ban to start on Wednesday hitting 15 million customers

The ban follows the driest July on record and record-breaking heatwaves

The Guardian - UK

Tideway boss paid nearly £1m despite Thames ‘super-sewer’ project delays

Andy Mitchell received bonuses on top of £489,000 salary last year as forecast tunnel cost rose to £4.3bn

Daily Mirror

London wants to take water from another region's reservoir to solve capital's drought

The GMB Union thinks a Victorian plan to move water via the river Severn, the Cotswold canals into the river Thames to deal with predictable and expected periodic droughts in London and the South East

Wales Online

Plan outlined to take water from Welsh reservoir and send it to London to solve drought

GMB London has called on Thames Water and the UK Government to implement the Victorian-era idea

Daily Mirror

Tragedy as body of missing man who got into trouble in River Thames pulled from water

The Met and Surrey Police, as well as London Fire Brigade and RNLI were part of a major search before the man's body was recovered from the water in the River Thames near Hampton Court

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