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Capital faces hosepipe ban within days as fire brigade ‘is stretched to the limit’

Thames Water is to ban 15 million customers from watering gardens or washing cars

Evening Standard

Man's body recovered from River Thames near Hampton Court

He was aged in his early 20s

Wales Online

Man’s body found in River Thames after swimmer got into difficulty near Hampton Court

Divers recover body six hours after police were called

The Independent UK

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Source of Britain's River Thames driest ever as drought nears

(This August 11 story corrects spelling of last name of engagement officer in paragraphs 5 and 7)

Reuters

Thames Water to introduce hosepipe ban ‘in coming weeks’

Ban will hit 15 million people in London and south-east England and could last until October

The Guardian - UK

Tragic student, 24, left eerie note on calendar before she drowned in River Thames

Lull Fanus's body was found several days after she left her home in Fulham and travelled to Putney Bridge where she entered the Thames around 5.15am on March 17, an inquest into her death heard

Daily Mirror

Source of the River Thames moves fives miles for first time in its history

Experts said it was a worrying sign

Wales Online

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What will be the future of the Thames Estuary settlements?

Residents of Eastchurch fear rising sea levels and flooding risk after a landslide caused a family to lose their home.

Al Jazeera

River Thames now five miles shorter as source dries up due to drought

Thames Water have warned of hosepipe bans, with other water providers already putting bans into effect

The Independent UK

Source of River Thames ‘dries up’ as hosepipe ban looms for London

It comes as Thames Water warned on Thursday that it may need to implement a hosepipe ban to protect water supplies

Evening Standard

River Thames source completely dries up 'for first time' as parts of UK hit by drought

Pictures from the mouth of the spot in the Cotswold reveal the exposed river bed once filled with water, as Thames Water announces its desalination plant is out of service

Daily Mirror

Source of River Thames dries out ‘for first time’ during drought

Head of the Thames is now more than 5 miles downstream as forecasters warn of further high temperatures to come

The Guardian - UK

Where to buy in London: hottest sellers’ markets are all in regeneration zones to east or south of capital

The areas with the hottest sellers’ markets are in a cluster around the river Thames

Evening Standard

Colombian cocaine worth £40 million discovered in banana shipment on Thames port

Investigators intercepted the shipment - which was bound for the Netherlands - on Tuesday

Evening Standard

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Ben Ainslie interview: GB sailing legend talks Mo Farah, London 2012 legacy, new race approach and more

Ben Ainslie is sat on the rooftop of London’s Sea Containers building, a rather agricultural name which undersells what is these days a fairly swanky hotel and restaurant on the South Bank of the Thames.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 14, who drowned in River Thames heatwave tragedy 'unable to swim and hated water'

Brian Sasu went missing from Tagg's Island on Monday afternoon after getting in the water to cool off during the heatwave

Daily Record

Dad of teen who drowned in river during heatwave says boy ‘hated being in water’ and ‘couldn't swim’

Brian Sasu, 14, went missing on Monday afternoon after getting into the Thames to cool off during the record-breaking heatwave.

Evening Standard

The Melt line: 1.5m Londoners brave the Tube and bus as heatwave hits new record

One Tube line closed and ‘severe delays’ on five others, and Thames cable car closed due to extreme heat

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UK heatwave: Man's body pulled from sea and swimmer missing as 14 dead in UK heatwave

A swimmer is still missing after five others were pulled from the water after getting into difficult close to Clacton Pier on Tuesday - it comes as serious of people have died in heat-related issues as temperatures reach record-highs in the UK

Evening Standard

Huge search continues for 14-year-old boy feared drowned in the Thames

Police are continuing to search for the body of a missing 14-year-old boy believed to have drowned in the Thames after going for a swim to cool off.

Evening Standard

UK heatwave: Brian Sasu, 14, who drowned in the Thames ‘could not swim’, say family

The teenager is believed to have entered the water to cool off during the heatwave on Monday

The Independent UK

Boy, 14, missing and believed to have drowned in Thames in west London

Police were alerted to reports that a child had entered the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton on Monday afternoon.

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Rigorous origins

On July 8, 1952, members of the British North Greenland Expedition left Deptford, an area on the banks of the Thames in London, for a scientific mission to study the vast ice sheet on the world's largest island.

The Independent UK

Heatwave: Youths leap off Tower Bridge into Thames in ‘extremely dangerous’ stunt

‘Extremely dangerous’ stunt drew criticism online

Evening Standard

Daredevils backflip from Tower Bridge into Thames during heatwave prompting fire brigade warning

The fire brigade said anyone repeating the stunt would be at risk of cold water shock whatever their fitness

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