Police searching the Thames for missing Surbiton man last seen one week ago Police say they are ‘very concerned’ about missing Scott Thompson Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2024
Jim Lawrence obituary One of the last sailing barge skippers working on the Thames who later went into the sailmaking business The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Thames Water nationalisation plan could move bulk of £15bn debt to state Exclusive: Under Whitehall blueprint for water company some lenders could lose up to 40% of their money The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024
"We're not responsible for telling you whether you can swim in the rivers or not" - shocking message from water company polluting a world-famous river Water company on the defensive after discharging dangerous levels of waste into the Thames Advnture · Apr 18, 2024
London Tide review – Dickens and PJ Harvey team up for a melodrama as murky as the Thames With its heavy mood and gnomic song lyrics, this updated reimagining of Our Mutual Friend is like a 19th-century noir The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024
"Don't even think about wild swimming here" - new study reveals shocking pollution levels in the Thames Water company accused of discharging dangerous levels of waste into the world-famous river Advnture · Apr 16, 2024
Inside an 'exceptionally rare' £3.25m time capsule house on the Thames complete with original 1970s wallpaper The house was designed by Stout & Litchfield, who built the house featured in A Clockwork Orange Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2024
Give water company board members a taste of filthy rivers Letters: Wendy Bradley suggests a grand water downing ceremony presided over by the king for Thames Water and others. Plus a letter from Pete Lavender The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024
Count Binface unveils manifesto for London Mayoral election including Thames Water pledge The satirical political candidate has unveiled a list of 24 policies - with some more extreme than others Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2024
14 cultural things to do with the kids this Easter, from Terrible Thames Tours to Jurassic Encounters From eye-boggling balloon rooms, to historical Easter egg hunts in palace grounds, there’s tonnes of brilliant London activities for children over the break Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2024
OPINION - Will the government be forced to hold its nose and nationalise Thames Water? In his bestselling book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell repeatedly referenced the '10,000-Hour Rule', based on research by Swedish psychologist Anders Ericsson. Despite its subsequent controversy, the rule's premise is in someways fairly pedestrian: achieving greatness in any skill requires time and effort. Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024
OPINION - The Standard View: Thames Water's sewage failings leave a nasty smell It is a rudimentary lesson of statistics that correlation does not necessarily equal causation. Otherwise, Thames Water customers might reasonably conclude that the higher their bills rise, the more sewage the company pumps into London’s rivers. Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024
London's great stink: Sewage flowed into capital's rivers for almost 10,000 hours last year Thames Water customers will see a huge rise in bills this week despite sewage being pumped into London rivers for more than 9,773 hours in 2023 Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024
Thames Water 'dumped raw sewage into river for 53 days in a row killing everything', residents claim Residents in an Oxfordshire village have claimed the sewage has blighted their lives Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2024
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2024 Metropolitan Police officer wades into London river to save boy, 9, from drowning Quick-thinking officers respond to crisis just days after Thames tragedy
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024 ‘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
Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024 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 · Mar 29, 2024 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 · Mar 28, 2024 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
The Times of India · Mar 28, 2024 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…
Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024 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…
Top News · Mar 28, 2024 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...
Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2024 '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