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Labour ought to think small on infrastructure

Letters: Guardian readers respond to George Monbiot’s column about plans for the Lower Thames Crossing

The Guardian - UK

DLR extension to Thamesmead: Sadiq Khan's 'dream' project makes progress after Government boost

TfL reveals designs for new stations as delayed new train fleet arrives

Evening Standard

OPINION - London should copy Mumbai: how rewilding can make us love our city again

London is embarking on a rewilding journey. The lower reaches of the Thames are, for the first time in centuries, a place to spot seals in abundance, clouds of seabirds, teeming fish, dolphins and even whales. Beavers, carefully reintroduced at Enfield and at Ealing (where they were released by the…

Evening Standard

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Thrill-seekers required! Cable car across the Thames gets glass-floor cabins (and sky-high prices)

Adult tickets for a return trip cost up to £35, with half-price tickets for children

Evening Standard

Government will not be lenient with Thames Water creditors, suggests Reed

The company’s creditors have asked regulators to go easy over performance targets and fines for environmental failings.

Evening Standard

'We'll look like New York on the Thames’: High-rise blocks plan rejected over World Heritage Site impact fears

‘We are setting a precedent here. We are beginning to look like New York on the Thames,’ councillor warns

Evening Standard

How to eat and drink your way down the Thames

Douglas Blyde takes to the Thames not in search of adventure, but to drift through its pubs

Evening Standard

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When Starmer speaks, the world listens – or so Labour imagines

The PM feels he has to say something about the Middle East but knows his words will have absolutely no impact

The Guardian - UK

Treasury minister forgets where new Thames crossing is being built – and how much it will cost

Emma Reynolds came unstuck over questions about the cost and location of the flagship infrastructure scheme

The Independent UK

UK government pledges further £590m for delayed Lower Thames Crossing

Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’

The Guardian - UK

Bidders demand Thames Water granted immunity over environmental crimes

Exclusive: ‘Ransom note’ requests would leave Environment Agency unable to prosecute company or management

The Guardian - UK

'Contemptible' Thames Water accused of 'telling lies to the British public' in dividends row

The scathing criticism came as peers discussed a collapsed rescue deal for the debt-laden firm

Evening Standard

Public ownership ‘not the answer’ says Reed after Thames Water deal collapse

At the despatch box, Conservative shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins accused ministers of having “talked themselves out of” a rescue plan.

Evening Standard

Body found in search for missing girl in River Thames as boy remains in hospital

Emergency services were called on Friday after reports that two children had got into difficulty in the water

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Boy rescued from Thames in stable condition as search for girl continues

Kent Police and the Coastguard resumed their search of the water and river bank on Saturday.

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Girl missing in River Thames in Kent

Emergency services have been searching the River Thames at Gravesend.

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27 Fun And Interesting Facts About London’s History, Revealed By A Qualified London Guide

TikTok account Look Up London is sharing videos of walking around London and telling hidden history behind various sites, streets buildings and more.

The Guardian - UK

Lower Thames Crossing could triple tolls at Dartford tunnel, campaigners say

If private finance is used for road tunnel, analysis finds it would need to charge £8.10 for cars and £14 for lorries

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La Pont de la Tour to serve free Mirabeau spritzes at summer 'beach club' on the Thames

Le Pont de la Tour is hoping to bring a taste of the French Riviera to London

Evening Standard

Silvertown Tunnel: Has Sadiq Khan's £2.2billion scheme ended rush-hour jams?

One month after opening, The Standard examines claims the mayor’s new Thames tunnel has increased congestion

The Guardian - UK

Opulence on the Thames: Fulham’s new Riverside Stand in league of its own

Memories of a pie and pint at the football seem worlds away as hospitality folk will be charged up to £20,000 for a ‘world-class matchday experience’

The Conversation

Secrets of the Thames: mudlarking treasures showcase history of London’s river and the people who scour its banks

Twice a day, every day, the tides of the River Thames rise and fall, revealing a foreshore that, in the middle of London, has been a focus of human activity for millennia.

The Guardian - UK

Three Hens in a Boat review – Jerome K Jerome inspires funny voyage of family reflection

Three generations of soon-to-be-weds unload their emotional baggage into the Thames in Camille Ucan’s comedy

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Open water swim firm behind 20 year old iconic race collapses after dramatic drop in entries due to river pollution fears

Henley Swim said pollution concerns about the River Thames had “put thousands of people off the idea of open water swimming”

Evening Standard

King jokes with workers during visit to London’s super sewer

Charles visited the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a 10-year project designed to protect the Thames from sewage pollution.

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