Leeds United fan's 'stupid' dare goes horribly wrong as he is left in 'absolute agony' Johnnie Matthews, 36, stripped to his undies and jumped into the water - and now cannot work Leeds Live · May 27, 2022
Man jumped into Thames after Leeds win and shattered foot as river only 3ft deep Johnnie Matthews' wife is picking up extra shifts as he will be off work for six weeks Wales Online · May 27, 2022
A riverside walk to a famous old London pub: the Prospect of Whitby From the green expanses of Greenwich to the ancient nooks of dockland, stories lurk around every corner of this Thames walk to a historic pub The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022
A sweet spot on the banks of the Thames Brief letters: An ode to Three Men in a Boat | Ditch the duvet | Mike Davis obituary | Just the ticket The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022
A year on the River Thames, part one – in pictures The first in a series of photo essays looking at a year in the life of the great River Thames. Jill Mead, a longtime London resident and urban photographer, takes a look at the many sides and seasons of the waterway The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022
Henrietta Howard’s historic Georgian villa to open to public after restoration Decades of disrepair reversed at Marble Hill, home built on the Thames for king’s mistress and court society figure The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022
Greenpeace protesters arrested after blocking oil tanker from Russia in Thames Activists hold banners saying ‘fossil fuel war’ at British port The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
Fake views of Shot Tower in Constable’s painting of Waterloo Bridge Letters: Nick Rampley on the anachronistic appearance of a former South Bank landmark in the artist’s 1817 Thames skyline The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022
Let me introduce you to the plan for London’s latest eyesore – the slab For 15 years outsize developments have been making a mess of the Thames – and this South Bank scheme is among the worst, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022
How did the Thames become one of the world’s cleanest city rivers? From the Great Stink to being declared biologically dead, the Thames has always been polluted. So why is it considered one of the cleanest rivers, asks Veronica Edmonds-Brown The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022
Extraordinary floating home on private island in River Thames listed for sale for £545,000 The floating home on Taggs Island has tropical gardens and a large roof terrace. Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2022
From 'biologically dead' to chart-toppingly clean: how the Thames made an extraordinary recovery over 60 years It might surprise you to know that the River Thames is considered one of the world’s cleanest rivers running through a city. What’s even more surprising is that it reached that status just 60 years after being declared “biologically dead” by scientists at London’s Natural History Museum. Yet despite this… The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022
Thames Water dumped raw sewage into rivers 5,028 times in 2021 Campaigners say utility firm’s investment plan to remedy situation is ‘completely inadequate’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022
Best hotels in Reading 2022: Where to stay for Thames views and cosy vibes The best places to bed down in Reading The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2022 The most expensive home for sale in every London borough - from mega mansions to skyscraper penthouses From a £54 million Mayfair mansion with a “dirty kitchen” to a penthouse in Battersea Power Station, here are the most expensive homes in each London borough
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022 Thames at Oxford to get bathing status in effort to clean up English rivers Campaigners hope encouraging wild swimming will press water companies to reduce discharge of raw sewage
Wales Online · Apr 3, 2022 River Thames stretch could become first place to get alerts on whether water is safe to bathe Port Meadow in Oxford could become the first area to have the alerts
Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2022 Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race 2022: How to watch this year’s clash Thousands of eager spectators are expected to line the banks of the Thames for the annual Oxford vs Cambridge boat race on Sunday.
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 Future of the Boat Race is at risk because of Thames pier plan, warns MP The annual event was cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic, and was held under restrictions in Cambridgeshire in 2021.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022 Rollercoasters v water voles: ‘Disney-on-Thames’ plan could devastate wildlife Proposed theme park the size of 136 Wembleys will threaten protected species and local jobs, say campaigners
Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022 £25m events ‘superyacht’ to host dinners and galas on the Thames A £25 million events “superyacht” with space for up to 1,500 guests is to start hosting dinners, receptions and product launches on the Thames from this autumn.
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022 ‘My husband drowned after white men threw him in River Thames’ Exclusive: ‘In the seventies, it didn't matter if you were black,’ Jamaican businesswoman and philanthropist Theresa Roberts tells The Independent
Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022 The Crystal: Shiny new City Hall can turbocharge our East End Set against a backdrop of derelict Thames riverfronts, classic Eighties gangster flick The Long Good Friday saw Bob Hoskins play crook-trying-to-go-straight Harold Shand and his grand plan to regenerate London’s docks.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2022 The future of the River Thames, 1967 Hovercraft buses were on their way, apparently. By Chris Hall
The Conversation · Mar 7, 2022 The original climate crisis – how the little ice age devastated early modern Europe Just as the UK was recovering from storms Eunice and Franklin, scientists of UN’s the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report warning of a future with spiralling weather extremes, fiercer storms, flash flooding and wildfires.