The Latest Breaking News from Thames

The Thames estuary in southeast England — the tidal stretch of the river — once supported extensive saltmarshes, seagrass meadows and oyster beds. These shallow areas, which flood and drain with the tides, provided vital feeding and nursery grounds for fish. But centuries of urban development have replaced them with…

But campaigners say the Orbit Clipper, which will link Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf, is ‘unacceptably expensive’ at £4.10 per crossing

A change of heart on the search for a GHS down by the Thames before discovering the growing trend for ‘posting zero’

The German hairy snail, a fingernail-sized ice-age species found along the River Thames, is now a top conservation concern. Here's why it matters and how scientists are racing to protect it.