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Sir Nicholas Serota: We are spreading Arts Council funding across the country

London is internationally renowned for the breadth and depth of its cultural offering. Its galleries, theatres, museums, libraries and music venues are as integral a part of this city as the River Thames that flows through its heart. The city is a global powerhouse of the creative industries. At Arts…

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Horrified girlfriend watches man fall to his death over FaceTime while on night out

James East sat on a walled area of a bridge in Kingston, London, but misjudged his seating position and fell backwards. He hit his head and fell in the River Thames while on the phone with his girlfriend

Daily Mirror

Welshman dies after falling into the River Thames while facetiming his girlfriend on family birthday night out

The tragic accident happened when James East was on a night out and he had sat down for a rest

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'My son died after a racist attack 25 years ago - I'm still having to fight for justice'

Ricky Reel, from West London, was 20 years old when he went out with friends on October 14, 1997 - he was found at the bottom of the River Thames following a racial attack and no one has ever been arrested or charged in relation to his death

Daily Mirror

London's Battersea Power Station opens after huge revamp

A former power station on the bank of the River Thames that was left derelict for decades is opening Friday after a 9 billion-pound ($10 billion) redevelopment turning the south London site into a new attraction complete with shops, bars and hundreds of apartments

The Independent UK

London’s spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration to return after Covid hiatus

More than 100,000 tickets to go on sale later this month

Evening Standard

Prince Andrew seen for the first time since Queen's funeral as his royal future looks bleak

The royal was seen riding his horse along the River Thames on Saturday as he sported a blue jumper and tie

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Leaders Head to UK for Queen's Funeral as Public Pays Tribute

World leaders begin gathering in London from Saturday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as princes William and Harry are set to lead a vigil of her grandchildren at her coffin. The queen's death on September 8 aged 96, after a record-breaking 70 years on the throne, has sparked…

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Two women allegedly sexually assaulted in queue to see Queen's coffin

The 19-year-old, who had been queuing to see the Queen too, is said to have leapt into the River Thames in an attempt to escape police officers

Irish Mirror

Women ‘sexually assaulted in queue to see Queen's coffin’

Adio Adeshine allegedly tried to enter the River Thames to escape from police but was arrested

Wales Online

Elderly mourners suffer dehydration and falls in queue to see Queen's coffin

With the enormous queue snaking along three miles of the River Thames, up to 400,000 people are believed to be flocking to see Her Majesty - with St John's Ambulance responding to 232 incidents in the queue so far

Daily Mirror

Tens of thousands of people line up to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON — With a short pennant strapped to the back of his fluorescent orange vest, Kofi Frimpong walked along the south bank of the River Thames to mark the end of the already mile-long queue of mourners waiting to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

Los Angeles Times

'Bubbly' young man, 23, drowned in River Thames while being arrested by police

Liam Allan's family say they have lost someone with a 'heart of gold' who would 'do anything for anyone' after the labourer was pulled from the River Thames over the weekend

Daily Mirror

Man dies after falling into River Thames during arrest by police

The man in his 20s was found following a long search by emergency services

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Young man dies after falling into River Thames during police arrest

Cops attempted to detain the man after an allegation of theft was made against him, at which point he "entered" the water.

Daily Mirror

Young man dies after falling into River Thames while being arrested by police

Metropolitan Police were flagged down by officers on a bridge over River Thames in Kingston-upon-Thames, southwest London, and were called to a verbal altercation

Daily Mirror

Fury as sewage dump leaves parts of River Thames 'black and disgusting'

Shocking pictures showed the polluted water spreading from the mouth of Deptford Creek, south-east London, into the Thames yesterday

Daily Mirror

Enormous snake skin found on River Thames bank could be escaped boa constrictor

Jason Sandy, a London-based mudlarker, could not believe his eyes when he was searching for items along the river and spotted the five-foot long skin flattened into the shore

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Tragedy as body of missing man who got into trouble in River Thames pulled from water

The Met and Surrey Police, as well as London Fire Brigade and RNLI were part of a major search before the man's body was recovered from the water in the River Thames near Hampton Court

Wales Online

Man's body recovered from River Thames near Hampton Court

He was aged in his early 20s

The Independent UK

Man’s body found in River Thames after swimmer got into difficulty near Hampton Court

Divers recover body six hours after police were called

Evening Standard

Tragedy as body of missing man found in Thames by Hampton Court

Police divers have pulled a body out of the River Thames after reports a swimmer was calling for help after getting into difficulty by Hampton Court Bridge.

Daily Mirror

Major search for man who disappeared after getting into difficulty in River Thames

One man is missing and another is in a serious condition in hospital after two separate reports of swimmers getting into difficulty during the latest heatwave which has seen temperatures search to the mid-thirties

Reuters

Source of Britain's River Thames driest ever as drought nears

(This August 11 story corrects spelling of last name of engagement officer in paragraphs 5 and 7)

Wales Online

Source of the River Thames moves fives miles for first time in its history

Experts said it was a worrying sign

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