Met officers accused of not assisting in inquiry of man who drowned in Thames | Metropolitan police

Met officers accused of not assisting in inquiry of man who drowned in Thames | Metropolitan police

The Metropolitan police’s reputation on racism is again under scrutiny after it emerged that officers involved in the death of a man who was Tasered on a London bridge are under investigation... Read more »
River Thames London Bridge: Body of man found 

River Thames London Bridge: Body of man found 

A man has died after he was seen “entering the River Thames” near London Bridge last night (December 12).  The Met’s Marine Policing Unit, City of London Police and the RNLI all... Read more »
Boris and Carrie Johnson eye up a swanky £4 million home by the Thames

Boris and Carrie Johnson eye up a swanky £4 million home by the Thames

Boris and Carrie Johnson eye up a swanky £4 million home by the Thames… which won’t be a problem if the former Prime Minister keeps getting paid £276,000 a speech Boris Johnson... Read more »
72 Upper Ground: the latest development selling the Thames down the river | Architecture

72 Upper Ground: the latest development selling the Thames down the river | Architecture

The Thames, world-famous river through the heart of the British capital, without which London would not exist, half-tamed work of nature, inspiration to Dickens and the Kinks, to Monet and Wordsworth, along... Read more »
Thames Water lifts hosepipe ban but urges continued caution

Thames Water lifts hosepipe ban but urges continued caution

Thames Water, which supplies 15 million people, is lifting the hosepipe ban it imposed in the summer. The company said that, thanks to customer support and recent wet weather, including above-average rainfall,... Read more »
Thames Water lifts London hosepipe ban but urges caution

Thames Water lifts London hosepipe ban but urges caution

Thames Water, which supplies 15 million people, is lifting the hosepipe ban it imposed in the summer. The company said that, thanks to customer support and recent wet weather, including above-average rainfall,... Read more »
700-year-old ‘Thames River wall’ is unearthed beneath Parliament

700-year-old ‘Thames River wall’ is unearthed beneath Parliament

The remains of a medieval stone wall likely to be at least seven centuries old may have been found under the Palace of Westminster, experts have said. The structure, thought to be... Read more »
Relative of Virginia Woolf slams critics of £50k statue of the author next to the River Thames

Relative of Virginia Woolf slams critics of £50k statue of the author next to the River Thames

Virginia Woolf’s great-great niece has hit back at critics of a recently unveiled riverside statue of the author, whose location has been described as ‘insensitive’. The celebrated English author, who was dogged... Read more »
Thames Barrier closing for 200th time amid potential east London flooding

Thames Barrier closing for 200th time amid potential east London flooding

The Thames Barrier is being closed today (Thursday, October 21) for the 200th time amid a flood alert being issued for parts of east London. The Environmental Agency (EA) says closing the... Read more »
Thames Water fined £30K for leaving huge hole outside homes – South London News

Thames Water fined £30K for leaving huge hole outside homes – South London News

By Jacob Phillips, Local Democracy Reporter Thames Water has been fined £30,000 for leaving a huge hole outside residents’ homes. The water company was taken to the City of London Magistrates Court... Read more »