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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

Evening Standard

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…

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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

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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

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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

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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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Man in his 60s missing after Thames boat capsizes in Surrey

Three people taken to hospital and missing man believed still in the water after incident near Wheatleys Eyot

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Lower Thames Crossing: Transport Secretary Louise Haigh slams £1billion planning process bill

She confirmed the paperwork for the project had spiralled to 360,000 pages

Evening Standard

Silvertown tunnel 'bike bus': New details emerge of cyclists-only shuttle service under Thames

TfL also announces upgrade for two Superloop express bus routes

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Thames mudlarking permits to be issued again but capped to protect site

Port of London authority to reopen scheme with waiting list, after surge in popularity of exploring riverbank for treasure

Evening Standard

Mudlarks find Boat Race medal from 1872 in River Thames

The medal is believed to have been a souvenir sold to spectators

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Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls 'will be announced in December', says TfL

Sadiq Khan’s new road tunnel under Thames in east London is due to open in first three months of 2025

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