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‘Recycling’ plan aims to replace water from Thames with treated sewage

Thames Water puts forward controversial proposals to utilise major effluent plant to tackle shortages

The Guardian - UK

Commuter accidentally drives onto ferry instead of bridge across the River Thames

Sophie Montague only realised she had boarded the ferry to Woolwich, south-east London, when she was met by a row of stationary cars. She filmed herself looking surprised

Daily Mirror

Dead 12ft whale washes up on bank of river in UK

Mammal has been sent to Natural History Museum for examination

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Massive 12ft whale washes up on banks of Kent river sparking coastguard response

HM Coastguard were called to the scene near Sittingbourne, Kent, after the large whale carcass was found along the River Medway, with a team of volunteers helping to investigate

Daily Mirror

Sunday with Emilia Fox: ‘Rowing on the Thames with my daughter and all the dogs’

The actor on enjoying a lie-in and then a strong coffee, making apple crumble and listening to Desert Island Discs

The Guardian - UK

Jason Hawkes London Aerial Photography: Pictures of the Year 2022

Acclaimed aerial photographer Jason Hawkes picks his favourite snaps of the capital from the air in 2022

Evening Standard

Today's winter wonderlands have roots in Jacobean and Georgian frost fairs

Skating rinks, funfairs and booths serving hot food and drink spring up across many cities in December. But these festivities aren’t a modern phenomenon – they’re rooted in the frost fairs of our past, held on London’s River Thames from the 1600s until 1814.

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Man in 20s dies after plunging into River Thames in -3C cold near London Bridge

The man's death comes after a number of water-related fatalities in recent days as temperatures dip below freezing, including three boys who tragically fell through an icy lake in Solihull on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Private schools offer unjustifiable benefit

There is no place for state acquiescence in paid-for education

The Guardian - UK

On the banks of the Thames: a riverside dream home

Living beside the Thames brings great pleasure, and this stunning new house can cope with the threats of flooding. By Serena Fokschaner

The Guardian - UK

Specieswatch: depressed mussel disappears from stretch of Thames

Poor river management and invasive species have driven the bivalve out of a former stronghold

The Guardian - UK

‘The Roding is sacred and has rights’: the hammer-wielding barrister fighting for London’s forgotten river

The unloved waterway that winds its way to the Thames has a staunch defender. Paul Powlesland has spent five years calling out polluters and keeping footpaths open – sometimes with the law, mostly with his bare hands

The Guardian - UK

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

The riverside was once lauded as ‘London’s greatest opportunity’. But a lack of strategy has left it crowded with unsightly towers that put developers before communities

The Guardian - UK

What happened to the cockney riviera? The botched regeneration of brutalist utopia Thamesmead

The waterside new town on the outskirts of London was marvelled at in the 60s and used as the setting for A Clockwork Orange. But as decades passed it fell into neglect and now the developers are moving in

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Mussels are disappearing from the Thames and growing smaller – and it's partly because the river is cleaner

Freshwater ecosystems, including rivers, are home to 10% of all known animal species. Yet at the same time, they are losing their species diversity faster than any other ecosystem type globally. Because species of animals respond to different threats in various ways, it makes it difficult to assess the health…

Evening Standard

Mussel numbers in the Thames drop by 95 per cent

The study also found that mussel size had decreased since the 1960s.

The Guardian - UK

Native mussel numbers down almost 95% since 1960s, Thames survey finds

Scientists trying to replicate 1964 study say results reveal alarming deterioration in river’s ecosystem

Daily Mirror

Water giant calls on Government to order total ban on wet wipes after blockages

Thames Water has reportedly called for a ban on wet wipes from the Government as a solution to the problem of sewage being dumped in rivers and the sea as they lead to blockages in sewers

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King Charles 'deeply upset' as killer virus wipes out a third of his flock of swans

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Charities have spent almost a week fishing the floating bodies of more than 60 swans out of the River Thames as deadly bird flu returned with a vengeance

Evening Standard

Palace of Westminster: Possible remains of medieval wall found in Thames

The structure, thought to be the original medieval Thames River wall which ran under the Houses of Parliament, was unearthed during restoration work.

Evening Standard

Food wrappers make up ‘almost a quarter of lightweight plastic in Thames’

Data from the Zoological Society reveals that food wrappers comprise 20 per cent of the litter found scattering the foreshores of the 215-mile river

Evening Standard

Port of London suspends new ‘mudlarking’ permits to protect River Thames’ ‘historical integrity’

Suspension of permits comes amid ‘large rise’ in foreshore finds being sold, risking disappearance of treasures

The Guardian - UK

Only official bathing spot on Thames fails tests for bacteria linked to sewage

Data shows E coli and intestinal enterococci at levels unsafe for swimming at Wolvercote Mill Stream, near Oxford

Evening Standard

The ruin of the rivers and seas of this country with sewage must stop now

Dark clouds come first, then thunderstorms, then flash floods. But what follows next? In Britain in 2022 it’s raw sewage polluting our waterways and our seas.

Evening Standard

Eau de Thames: Beckton desalination plant for drinking water comes back on stream

Desalination plant will be in use next year to help with London’s water supplies

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