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A lorry driver found himself the unfortunate victim of rising water levels on the Thames this week, when he seemingly misjudged where the river ended and began and ended up himself semi-submerged in the rising tides.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2022

Skip lorry driver trapped after vehicle slips into the Thames

The lorry driver was trapped in the vehicle for more than 30 minutes

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2022

Newcastle United fans take over the River Thames on a party boat before Brentford clash

Newcastle United fans were spotted sailing down the River Thames before the club's clash at Brentford

Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2022

5,000-year-old human bone found in River Thames

Experts estimate it belonged to a person who lived somewhere between 3516 and 3365 BC

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2022

River Thames could get first designated wild swimming site

Local pressure group applies for bathing water status for stretch of Thames through Oxford

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022

Historian warns of sunken WW2 ship packed with tons of TNT in Thames

A historian says he is a “nervous wreck” about plans to cut off the masts of a sunken WW2 cargo ship laden with explosives jutting out of the River Thames.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd 'cashes in on tragedy with twisted memoir'

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has reportedly written a twisted account of the tragic drunken Thames crash that killed his date Charlotte Brown, from his prison cell

Daily Mirror · Jan 29, 2022

Sir Mo Farah: ‘I would have loved to play for Arsenal’

The athlete, 38, tells Rich Pelley about winning the Olympics in London, jogging down the Thames, his strict training regime and how often he shaves his head

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2022

Two billion litres of sewage dumped into River Thames in just two days, report finds

More than two billion litres of raw sewage were dumped in the River Thames in just two days, according to a report.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022

UK’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferries being built

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers announced it will operate two vessels being built at the Wight Shipyard on the Isle of Wight.

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022