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The River Thames is London's largest public space, so why aren't we using it, asks Chris Romer-Lee as he calls to make the river swimmable.
Home to a world famous school, and what I believe is the poshest Budgens around, Eton is a beautiful neighbourhood that runs along the River Thames.
Swan numbers are beginning to recover on the River Thames after years of decline, an annual royal survey has revealed. A five-day search along the water, completed on Friday, found 115 young swans ...
The annual tradition of counting swans on the River Thames has got under way. The count - known as swan upping - is the royal census of birds on the river and dates back to the 12th century.
Swan uppers release mute swans back into the River Thames after checks, during the ancient tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of the mute swan population on the River Thames in London ...
Every year, a team of Swan Uppers is tasked with finding the swans on a stretch of the Thames. It's pageantry with a purpose.
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Uber and Thames Clippers are renewing their game-changing partnership, extending the operation of Uber Boat by Thames Clippers and cementing the River Thames as one of London’s fastest-growing ...
A man’s body has been found in the River Thames near to the Dartford Crossing. Rescue teams pulled the body from the water to the shore near to Pier Road Greenhithe today (July 2) just after 1pm.
An environmental group is calling for single use plastic cups to be phased out in venues along the Thames. In the Drink UK are part of a wider group who spoke to 250 pubs and bars along the River ...
A snapping turtle clawing at the front door is not a regular occurrence for most Londoners, but at Alan Graham’s house, it happens nearly every year.