The Latest Breaking News from the River Thames

Designer turns mussel shells and Thames sand into award-winning glass

London designer Lulu Harrison has won the 2025 Ralph Saltzman Prize from the Design Museum for Thames Glass, a project that turns locally sourced and waste materials into glass. Harrison's recipes use materials including sand from around the River Thames, wood ash and waste quagga mussel shells supplied by Thames…

The Times of India · Sep 26

Chef took magic mushrooms before launching himself into the Thames, inquest hears

Joe Emanuel Cuaspa Vargas, 21, was seen struggling to stay afloat by passers-by after he jumped into the river near to the London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park

Evening Standard · Sep 22

'A ceremony of light': First-ever Ganga Aarti held on River Thames in London - video

Thousands of people gathered on the banks of the River Thames on Sunday for the first-ever Ganga Aarti in London, a traditional Hindu ceremony of light and thanksgiving.

The Times of India · Sep 14

Can a £12.99 changing robe replace my DryRobe? I tested both after a River Thames swim

For cold-water swimming in the warmer months, this is the budget buy you need

Evening Standard · Aug 4

Witnesses describe police boat crash after high-speed ‘pursuit’

Witnesses who were nearby when a police boat carrying armed officers crashed into Westminster Bridge on the River Thames describe what they saw.

Evening Standard · Jul 24

11-year-old girl dies in River Thames after asking dad if she could ‘dip her toes’

In a tragic incident, an 11-year-old girl lost her life after she innocently asked to dip her toes in the River Thames. Two weeks of extensive searching led to the recovery of her body. The inquest determined her death was accidental, resulting from immersion in frigid waters, with no signs…

The Times of India · Jul 22

The Tower of London will open 25,000 architectural drawings to the public for the first time after nearly 1,000 years

The Tower of London, a fortress standing on the banks of the River Thames for close to a thousand years, is preparing for one of the biggest changes in its recent history. Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that manages the site, has launched a new initiative called Tomorrow's Tower, aimed…

The Times of India · Jul 21

King’s Swan Upping on the Thames shows healthy cygnets but rising litter

Traditional skiffs glided along the River Thames during Swan Upping as crews counted and weighed cygnets, reporting encouraging numbers while warning about the growing threat of river litter.

Euronews · Jul 14

I ran the Thames from source to sea – here’s what I discovered

In 2021, as the UK began to emerge from the third COVID lockdown, I embarked on a slow, long-distance run from the source of the River Thames to the sea.

The Conversation · Jun 10

Meet Mudlarks: The treasure hunters uncovering centuries-old secrets from the River Thames

Just after midnight, while much of London sleeps, figures carrying headlamps and small shovels quietly descend the slippery banks of the River Thames. Kneeling in thick mud beneath bridges and beside ancient embankments, they sift through silt searching for fragments of forgotten history. Some discover Roman coins. Others uncover medieval…

The Times of India · May 25