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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.

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London to get first wild swimming site as 13 new proposed spots introduced across UK

The Thames site in London marks a ‘vast transformation’ in the river's water quality

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River Thames site among 13 proposed new swimming spots

Designation would mean sites are subject to regular water quality testing.

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Westminster Bridge: Man taken to hospital after landmark closed for ‘police incident’

Dramatic images show empty River Thames crossing blocked by police cars and paramedics

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Swan numbers on River Thames show signs of recovery after years of decline, royal survey reveals

‘Swan upping’ data shows signs that the disappearance of the birds could be starting to be reversed

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Nine injured and rushed to hospital, including baby, after residential boat on River Thames ‘explodes’

A section of the river in Wiltshire was closed and inquiries were ongoing

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Body found in search for girl missing in River Thames

The girl went missing after entering the water in Gravesend, Kent, on Friday

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Body found in search for missing girl in River Thames as boy remains in hospital

Emergency services were called on Friday after reports that two children had got into difficulty in the water

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Body found in River Thames confirmed to be missing schoolgirl as family ‘heartbroken’

11-year-old Kaliyah Coa had attended a birthday party and never returned home

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Family of missing 11 year-old Kaliyah Coa told body found in the River Thames

Officers were alerted to a body in the River Thames in Maritime Quay in east London on Sunday at 9.03am, the Metropolitan Police said.

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River Thames pier renamed after criticism by anti-racism campaigners

Plantation Wharf Pier in west London is now called St Mary’s Wandsworth, says Uber Boat by Thames Clippers

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Stunning photographs of the River Thames captured for the Thames Lens competition 2025!

The beautiful and historic River Thames has been captured in all its glory in the Thames Lens 2025 competition

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

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

Newcastle Herald

Harland and Wolff's Belfast yard completes first barge destined for River Thames

The vessel is the first of 23 to be built for Cory Group

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Ricky Reel: Met Police to re-examine student’s 1997 river death

The Met Police is reinvestigating the death of a 20-year-old student whose body was found in the River Thames 25 years ago.

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Maya Jama responds to Laura Whitmore BRITs tension saying rumours are 'silly'

The Bristol star looked as glam as ever as she sashayed to her taxi following a successful night of partying on the River Thames

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Richmond: Aspiring footballer, 14, drowned after jumping into Thames and hurting neck, inquest finds

Brian Sasu tragically injured neck in accident after jumping from bridge into River Thames at Richmond

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Commuter accidentally drives onto ferry instead of bridge across the River Thames

Sophie Montague only realised she had boarded the ferry to Woolwich, south-east London, when she was met by a row of stationary cars. She filmed herself looking surprised

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Today's winter wonderlands have roots in Jacobean and Georgian frost fairs

Skating rinks, funfairs and booths serving hot food and drink spring up across many cities in December. But these festivities aren’t a modern phenomenon – they’re rooted in the frost fairs of our past, held on London’s River Thames from the 1600s until 1814.

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Man, 21, dies after falling into ‘freezing’ River Thames near London Bridge

The tragedy comes after three boys died falling through ice at Babbs Mill Lake, Solihull

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Man in 20s dies after plunging into River Thames in -3C cold near London Bridge

The man's death comes after a number of water-related fatalities in recent days as temperatures dip below freezing, including three boys who tragically fell through an icy lake in Solihull on Sunday

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Police looking for mystery man last seen clambering over River Thames pier nearly a month ago

Police are searching for a man last seen clambering over security gates onto a pier overhanging the River Thames.

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Mussels are disappearing from the Thames and growing smaller – and it's partly because the river is cleaner

Freshwater ecosystems, including rivers, are home to 10% of all known animal species. Yet at the same time, they are losing their species diversity faster than any other ecosystem type globally. Because species of animals respond to different threats in various ways, it makes it difficult to assess the health…

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King Charles 'deeply upset' as killer virus wipes out a third of his flock of swans

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Charities have spent almost a week fishing the floating bodies of more than 60 swans out of the River Thames as deadly bird flu returned with a vengeance

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Dad of man who was Tasered by police and died 'never thought this would happen to me'

Oladeji Omishore was believed to be suffering a mental health crisis when he was Tasered multiple times by Met Police before plunging into the River Thames. His father is calling for a criminal and disciplinary investigation.

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