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The Latest Breaking News from the River Thames

Bear Grylls defends attending Russell Brand's baptism amid sexual assault allegations

Grylls, 50, supported Brand, 49, during his baptism in the River Thames in May 2024

Evening Standard

Lifeboat Crew Saves Radio DJ Who Got Stranded in River After Jumping In to Save Drowning Dog

Radio DJ Jordan North was rescued by an RNLI lifeboat crew after jumping into the River Thames to save a drowning dog.

Latin Times

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…

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Call to review ‘cancel culture’ in universities after ‘ostracised’ Oxford student takes own life

Alexander Rogers’s body was recovered from the River Thames in January

The Independent UK

Search for man missing from capsized Thames rowing boat enters third day

Five people were rescued when a boat on the River Thames capsized on Friday but a man in his 60s still remains missing

Evening Standard

A German warship blasted the Darth Vader theme on the Thames. 'No deeper message,' Navy says.

Germany’s Navy says there was "no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader’s theme song in the “Star Wars” films — from one of its warships as it cruised down the River Thames through London

The Independent UK

Watch: the terrifying moment a shark is spotted in the River Thames in London

TikTok users fear the recently released Netflix horror film Under Paris is coming to life

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City of London police officer quits after calling 999 while high on magic mushrooms

Emergency services were deployed after the officer - high on magic mushrooms - called 999 to report a belief that his friend had jumped into the River Thames

Evening Standard

DS Penske targets strong Formula E season finish in London

With 16 races (in 10 different countries) scheduled between 13 January and 21 July, the 2024 Formula E world championship season is very dense. To bring it to a close, it will be taking on a relatively short - less than 2.1km for 20 corners - but very special track.…

Autosport

E.coli Warning Before UK's Henley Regatta

UK water quality campaigners warned on Friday of "very high E.coli" levels in the River Thames west of London, just days before rowers were due to take part in the Henley Royal Regatta.

International Business Times

Japanese emperor to be finally reunited with his British love: The Thames Barrier

Emperor Naruhito forged a special fondness for Britain and even wrote about his experience on a great British pub crawl

The Independent UK

‘A national disgrace’: Oxford rail at River Thames pollution ahead of Boat Race

The University of Oxford’s rowing coach has labelled the pollution levels in the River Thames as a ‘national disgrace’ ahead of the Boat Race

The Guardian - UK

Fulham unveil designs for long-awaited new Riverside Stand with SWIMMING POOL and two Michelin Star restaurants

Fulham have shown off plans for a rooftop swimming pool as part of their new Riverside Stand development

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Thames streets and pubs placed on flood alert amid high spring tides

Londoners have been told to prepare for flooding along the River Thames

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London Police Confirm Body Found In Thames Is Wanted Man

Abdul Ezedi, wanted for a chemical attack, found dead in the River Thames. Victim recovering in hospital.

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Abdul Ezedi: Body recovered from River Thames formally identified and cause of death confirmed

A 31-year-old woman lost sight in one eye after the attack in Clapham

Evening Standard

Body found on bank of the River Thames in south-west London

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) attempted CPR but the man was pronounced dead at the scene

Evening Standard

Rare 'Secret Garden' style Twickenham plot hidden behind a brick wall for sale for £2 million

A Victorian cottage on the site once served Orleans House, a long-demolished Palladian mansion next to the River Thames

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The Independent UK

Eurostar cancels trains due to flooding, stranding hundreds of travelers in Paris and London

Eurostar services to and from London have been canceled after a tunnel under the River Thames became flooded, disrupting festive travel plans for scores of people

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners warn against Thames Water’s £250m effluent ‘recycling’ scheme

Scheme would involve abstracting water from the River Thames at Teddington and replacing it with treated sewage

The Conversation

Straw bale hung from London's Millennium Bridge to comply with ancient law – just part of the River Thames' long, legal history

Maintenance workers on London’s Millenium Bridge – which spans the River Thames – have hung a bale of straw from the bridge’s undercarriage.

Newcastle Herald

Daniel Scott's postcard from England: narrowboating on the River Thames

'It all happened in slow motion, as these things often do.'

The Conversation

Why are those lost to COVID not formally memorialised? How politics shapes what we remember

Every Friday, volunteers gather on the Albert Embankment at the River Thames in London to lovingly retouch thousands of red hearts inscribed on a Portland stone wall directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. Each heart is dedicated to a British victim of COVID. It is a deeply social space –…

Evening Standard

Police appeal to identify body found in River Thames 10 years ago

Police have appealed for information to help identify a man whose body was recovered from the River Thames ten years ago.

Evening Standard

Arrest after two stabbed near refugee hotel in Surrey

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a hotel being used to house Afghan refugees.

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