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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)

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

Experts said it was a worrying sign

Wales Online

River Thames now five miles shorter as source dries up due to drought

Thames Water have warned of hosepipe bans, with other water providers already putting bans into effect

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Source of River Thames ‘dries up’ as hosepipe ban looms for London

It comes as Thames Water warned on Thursday that it may need to implement a hosepipe ban to protect water supplies

Evening Standard

River Thames source completely dries up 'for first time' as parts of UK hit by drought

Pictures from the mouth of the spot in the Cotswold reveal the exposed river bed once filled with water, as Thames Water announces its desalination plant is out of service

Daily Mirror

Source of River Thames dries out ‘for first time’ during drought

Head of the Thames is now more than 5 miles downstream as forecasters warn of further high temperatures to come

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 14, who drowned in River Thames heatwave tragedy 'unable to swim and hated water'

Brian Sasu went missing from Tagg's Island on Monday afternoon after getting in the water to cool off during the heatwave

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Body found in hunt for missing boy, 14, last seen in River Thames during heatwave

The Metropolitan Police said the body recovered at around 3.30pm on Tuesday was believed to be that of a teenage boy who was seen entering the water on Monday afternoon

Daily Mirror

Body of missing 14-year-old swimmer found in River Thames

Search for teen lasted almost a day before body recovered

The Independent UK

Boy, 14, believed to have drowned in River Thames is sixth to die in UK heatwave

Metropolitan Police reported that a child had been seen entering the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton, South West London this afternoon

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Boy, 14, believed to have drowned in Thames in Richmond

The teenager got into difficulty while in the River Thames

The Independent UK

Boy, 14, missing believed drowned in River Thames - sixth to die in UK heatwave

Metropolitan Police were called to reports at 4.43pm by the London Ambulance Service to reports that a child had been seen entering the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton in South West London

Daily Mirror

Man showed ‘courage and determination’ to try to save woman in River Thames

Coroner praises Folajimi ‘Jimi’ Olubunmi-Adewole, 20, who died on April 24 last year after jumping into the River Thames near London Bridge.

The Independent UK

Wet wipe island the size of two tennis courts has ‘changed flow of River Thames’

Labour MP Fleur Anderson has called on the government to ban the use of plastic in wet wipes

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What is the wet wipe ban? Government plans to tackle water pollution

A ‘wet wipe island’ the size of two tennis courts appeared on London’s Thames river last year

Daily Mirror

Man who died after tasered by police and jumping into Thames was carrying firelighter

Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore, 41, was tasered by police before running over to the side of the Chelsea Bridge and jumping over the barrier into the River Thames

Wales Online

Man dies a day after police fired a Taser and he ended up in River Thames

Police had been called to Chelsea Bridge Road in London after reports a man was armed with a screwdriver and shouting

The Independent UK

Man who fell into River Thames after being Tasered by police dies

Police watchdog says the man in his early 40s died in hospital

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Man armed with screwdriver dies after being Tasered by police and falling into Thames

Metropolitan Police officers attended the scene on Saturday following reports of a man armed with a screwdriver who was shouting before he was Tasered and fell into the Thames

The Independent UK

Man Tasered by police rescued after falling from Chelsea Bridge into River Thames

Officers were called to reports a man, in his 40s, was armed with a screwdriver and shouting at Chelsea Bridge

Birmingham Post

Harland & Wolff's Belfast yard wins £8.5M barge contract with Cory Group

The 11 barges will be used to transport waste from central London on the River Thames

The Guardian - UK

A year on the River Thames, part one – in pictures

The first in a series of photo essays looking at a year in the life of the great River Thames. Jill Mead, a longtime London resident and urban photographer, takes a look at the many sides and seasons of the waterway

Evening Standard

Greenpeace activists arrested after blocking Russian tanker in Thames

Eight Greenpeace activists who blocked a Russian oil tanker in the River Thames have been arrested.

The Independent UK

Radio 1Xtra airs posthumous track by ‘hero’ who tried to rescue woman

It is one year since Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, who was known as Jimi, died after jumping into the River Thames to save a woman.

Evening Standard

Extraordinary floating home on private island in River Thames listed for sale for £545,000

The floating home on Taggs Island has tropical gardens and a large roof terrace.

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