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Metropolitan Police officer wades into London river to save boy, 9, from drowning

Quick-thinking officers respond to crisis just days after Thames tragedy

Evening Standard

‘You wouldn’t put your dog in this river’: Boat Race exposes Thames Water failings

Participants in Oxford v Cambridge competition were warned to cover wounds due to risks from E coli-polluted waterway

The Guardian - UK

Oxford captain says ‘too much poo in water’ after boat race loss

Research earlier this week found high levels of E. coli were in the part of the river used for the annual race

Evening Standard

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The Observer view: there is still a way to save Thames Water from financial oblivion

The formation of a company solely dedicated to providing cheap, clean water is the best way out of this debacle

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The Boat Races 2024: Cambridge do the double over Oxford, again – as it happened

Cambridge dominate both races to claim victory as the light blues win the Boat Race double for a second year in a row

The Guardian - UK

Do not enter the water: how dirty Boat Race has captured world’s attention

Sewage scandal has brought extra focus on the race and forced more caution from the rowers but enthusiasm is undimmed with Oxford favourites this year

The Guardian - UK

What my parents didn’t do in the war

Brief letters: Bletchley Park’s Fusion Room | Queen’s Park Rangers | A new Boat Race tradition | Thames Water | One-way ticket to Rwanda

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Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution as a national disgrace ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge

NEW DELHI: The coach of Oxford's crew participating in the Boat Race has condemned the pollution in London's River Thames, labeling it a "national disgrace." Concerns arose after testing conducted by a campaign group revealed elevated levels of E.coli along a segment of the Thames in southwest London, where the…

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OPINION - The Standard View: Failing Thames Water has been rinsing us all

Thames Water, like other water companies, had no debt at the time of privatisation. But since 1989, these utility firms have borrowed vast sums to pay out more than £65 billion in dividends. Privatisation was of course supposed to drive investment. Instead it has fallen. Taxpayers and bill payers have been…

Evening Standard

Oxford Coach Decries Thames Pollution Ahead Of Boat Race

Oxford Boat Race coach criticizes Thames pollution, raising health concerns and calls for action. E.coli contamination and sewage spills prompt worries for...

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'Bully and a liar' houseboats tycoon jailed over £3.5 million Thames marina fraud

Myck Djurberg was dubbed a bully and a liar as he was jailed for 12 years for a £3.5 million luxury houseboats fraud

Evening Standard

Construction of Thames £5bn 'super sewer' almost complete after eight year project

The new pipe will mean less sewage overflowing into the Thames

Evening Standard

Samaria Ayanle: Body found in Thames three weeks ago believed to be missing SOAS university student

Police have been searching for Samaria Ayanle, 19, but it is thought her body was found weeks ago

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Thames Water refuses to contribute to £180million anti-pollution fund

The Government is reportedly ‘dissapointed’ in the company’s decision

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‘We want to talk about ideas’: how Margate’s Crab Museum is trying to get people to think differently

Eccentric attraction on Kent Thames estuary highlights intelligence of decapods while depicting crabs as 1920s fascists and trade unionists

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The Marlow Murder Club star Samantha Bond: 'The twists and turns are fabulous!'

Samantha Bond interview about The Marlow Murder Club

Evening Standard

Porpoise spotted in River Thames at Twickenham in west London

It was seen swimming around 50km inland, days after dolphins were spotted in the Thames in east London

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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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‘It looked like we were at sea’: UK River and Rowing Museum faces up to climate threat

Near flooding of Henley-on-Thames building prompts decision to tell the story of climate crisis

Evening Standard

Video captures pod of dolphins swimming in the Thames at Canary Wharf

Amazed Londoners have spotted the creatures by Canary Wharf and Greenwich

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

Abdul Ezedi: Body of Clapham chemical attack suspect 'found by passing boat crew in Thames', say police

The crew of a passing boat spotted the body in the water at Tower Pier around 4pm on Monday

The Guardian - UK

The cruel Thames: the job of pulling bodies from a dark, dangerous river

On average about 30 bodies are retrieved from its waters in London each year. Only a few ever make the headlines

Evening Standard

Police searching Thames have recovered over 320 bodies since 2012, data shows

Figures come after shock discovery of two bodies within minutes by police searching for chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi

Evening Standard

Police resume Thames search for alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi after finding two other bodies

Ezedi, 35, was seen on CCTV leaning over the railings of Chelsea Bridge in west London

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