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. Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2022
From 'biologically dead' to chart-toppingly clean: how the Thames made an extraordinary recovery over 60 years It might surprise you to know that the River Thames is considered one of the world’s cleanest rivers running through a city. What’s even more surprising is that it reached that status just 60 years after being declared “biologically dead” by scientists at London’s Natural History Museum. Yet despite this… The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022
Police search River Thames for woman who fell off Vauxhall Bridge Specialist officers launched hunt after dark on Thursday The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022
Oxford stretch of River Thames to get bathing water status Move comes amid concern quality of England’s waterways could pose risk to wild swimmers The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022
River Thames stretch could become first place to get alerts on whether water is safe to bathe Port Meadow in Oxford could become the first area to have the alerts Wales Online · Apr 3, 2022
Oxford win men’s Boat Race for first time since 2017 while Cambridge triumph in women’s event A victory apiece as the famous race returned to the River Thames The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022
Boat Race returns to River Thames with Cambridge bidding to continue dominance over Oxford The Boat Race returns to the River Thames on Sunday after a two-year hiatus. Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022
‘My husband drowned after white men threw him in River Thames’ Exclusive: ‘In the seventies, it didn't matter if you were black,’ Jamaican businesswoman and philanthropist Theresa Roberts tells The Independent The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022
Tom George believes it is ‘massive’ for the Boat Race to return to the Thames More than 250,000 spectators are expected to line the banks of the River Thames. The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022
Newcastle United fans take over the River Thames on a party boat before Brentford clash Newcastle United fans were spotted sailing down the River Thames before the club's clash at Brentford Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2022
Storm Eunice tears London O2 Arena roof to pieces as UK experiences record-breaking winds On the banks of the River Thames, the winds have taken out a significant chunk of the venue's white covering, made of a material known as Sheerfill. Daily Record · Feb 18, 2022
Frantic search of River Thames called off after CCTV captures moment man falls in The search was called off without finding the man who fell into the River Thames Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2022
London bridges closed in major security alert as mile-long area locked down by police A mile-long stretch of the River Thames waterside on London's South Bank was locked down - including Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and the Hungerford and Golden Jubilee footbridges Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2022
5,000-year-old human bone found in River Thames Experts estimate it belonged to a person who lived somewhere between 3516 and 3365 BC The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022 River Thames could get first designated wild swimming site Local pressure group applies for bathing water status for stretch of Thames through Oxford
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022 Historian warns of sunken WW2 ship packed with tons of TNT in Thames A historian says he is a “nervous wreck” about plans to cut off the masts of a sunken WW2 cargo ship laden with explosives jutting out of the River Thames.
Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2022 Swans and geese found dead near Oxford University as cases of bird flu spread across UK The bodies of the swans and geese were discovered at Iffley Lock and nearby Port Meadow where Oxford University students stroll and relax beside the River Thames
Wales Online · Jan 31, 2022 Welsh band's River Thames fundraising gig cancelled because of 'Boris Johnson' banner Scarlet Rebels had been due to launch their new album - but a boat company objected to their 'political agenda'
Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022 Controlled explosion of WWII grenade found on Wapping Beach Police carried out a controlled explosion on a hand grenade discovered on a River Thames beach in central London.
Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022 Two billion litres of sewage dumped into River Thames in just two days, report finds More than two billion litres of raw sewage were dumped in the River Thames in just two days, according to a report.
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Queen’s swans struck down with bird flu with vets having to cull 26 at Windsor Government officials were called along with a vet to exterminate 26 of the majestic birds at a swan rescue centre and six other swans have been pulled lifeless from the River Thames