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Safety messaging is vital for Sadiq Khan's 'swimmable rivers' plan, City Hall warned

Swimming in the Thames anywhere east of Putney Bridge is prohibited due to strong tides and other dangers

Evening Standard

Watch: London welcomes 2025 with stunning firework spectacle

London greeted the new year with a gigantic 12,000 firework ceremony on the banks of the Thames.

The Independent UK

Jordan North hailed as 'hero' after Thames dog rescue but RNLI warns public against similar actions

The I’m a Celeb star, 34, was out on a run when he spotted a struggling Labrador near Hammersmith Bridge at 5pm on Monday

Evening Standard

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I’m a Celeb star Jordan North rescued by lifeboat from Thames after saving drowning dog

Capital radio DJ rescued by RNLI near Hammersmith Bridge after member of public raises alarm

Evening Standard

Cost of average UK Christmas dinner rises by 6.5%, says Kantar; Ashtead to move listing to US – as it happened

Christmas dinner for four costs £32.57 as price of turkey and vegetables rises; wider grocery inflation climbs to 2.6%

The Guardian - UK

As floodwaters rise, toxic contaminants released from old landfills pose more of a hazard to nature and to us

Extensive flooding of the River Thames and its tributaries across south-east England in February 2014 was caused by extraordinary weather conditions. Very heavy rain had fallen on ground already saturated by multiple storms since the previous December. Hundreds of residents were evacuated and the flooding damaged thousands of homes and…

The Conversation

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce to reopen the key link across the Thames is being reconvened

Any Government funding decision is likely to be made in the Spending Review next spring, the Public Accounts Committee was told

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Increased Thames seal sightings could be 'new normal' says expert, as warning issued to Londoners

Dog owners have been asked to keep their pets on leashes

Evening Standard

I’m obsessed with a historic shipwreck: it’s murky and dangerous but diving in the Thames, I feel like a detective

When exploring wrecked warship the London I can barely see six inches ahead, but I’ve dived 500 times to document and save the secrets of this vessel built by Oliver Cromwell

The Guardian - UK

Housing developments in London flushing raw sewage directly into rivers

Seven housing developments in north and west London are found to be flushing sewage directly into rivers that flow into the Thames

Evening Standard

Hidden London: Crossness Pumping Station, the cathedral of sewage

Sir Joseph Bazalgette was the Willy Wonka of this particular chocolate factory, explains Steven Elliot James

Evening Standard

New £1bn heat network could provide low carbon heating for London landmarks

A heat network for Westminster which could draw on heat from the Tube and Thames has been unveiled.

Evening Standard

New insights from Shakespeare’s England reveal striking parallels to contemporary climate change

Unprecedented storms and devastating drought. Flash floods and wildfires ignited by the air’s dry heat. This is the experience for many in our modern world. But it was also the experience for those living amid England’s Little Ice Age.

The Conversation

Top architects Foster + Partners face court over death after window pane fell from luxury Thames flats

Mick Ferris died when he was struck by a falling window pane on Albert Embankment

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London bridges chaos: Motorists face delays as FOUR Thames crossings hit with closures or road works

Albert, Battersea, Putney and Hammersmith bridges all affected - but major safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians

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Dartford Tunnel closures spark fresh demands for new Lower Thames Crossing to get green light

One tunnel was shut all day on Monday after a spillage, leaving drivers stuck in hours-long queues of traffic

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Dramatic video shows collapsed Thames towpath near Kew Gardens as torrent of water rages past

Section of the Thames towpath between Richmond Lock and Kew Gardens was washed into the river amid a torrent of water

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Water companies raise bonuses to £9.1m despite record sewage discharges

Third of total comprises bonuses at Severn Trent as indebted Thames nearly doubles payouts to executives

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Cars stranded after 'supermoon' tide sparks west London flooding

Cars on a road in Chiswick near the Thames were left stranded as flood warnings from Storm Ashley threaten to cause further chaos

The Conversation

Five surprising ways that trees help prevent flooding

Think of flood prevention and you might imagine huge concrete dams, levees or the shiny Thames barrier. But some of the most powerful tools for reducing flood risk are far more natural and widely recognisable: woodlands and green spaces. Trees offer much more than beauty and oxygen. Here’s how trees…

Evening Standard

House on 'extremely sought-after' Thames Island for sale for £1.275m

Thames Ditton Island’s 48 houses are home to a close-knit community of water-loving residents

The Guardian - UK

Water firms ‘laying groundwork’ to appeal against Ofwat bill rise cap, says Moody’s

Credit rating agency expects English and Welsh companies to challenge regulator’s ruling with CMA watchdog

Evening Standard

Super sewer: Thames Water customers will pay £25 annual levy for another two decades to fund £4.5bn project

Seven new riverside piers, cycle superhighway reinstated - but tunnel boss won’t be swimming in the Thames, despite Sadiq Khan’s vision

Evening Standard

London's new £4.5bn super sewer opens, but will it clean the Thames?

Four of the tunnel’s 21 sites have now opened, kicking off the Thames’ clean-up operation

Evening Standard

Thames clean-up under way as London’s £4.5bn super sewer opens with filthy spills already being stopped

The first valves at four of a total of 21 sites, which operate like giant gates, have opened along the seven metre-wide tunnel

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