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Mudlarks find Boat Race medal from 1872 in River Thames

The medal is believed to have been a souvenir sold to spectators

Evening Standard

Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls 'will be announced in December', says TfL

Sadiq Khan’s new road tunnel under Thames in east London is due to open in first three months of 2025

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Hollywood’s Damian Lewis drives sheep over the Thames in ‘eccentric’ tradition

The Homeland and Band of Brothers actor joined more than 1,000 people driving sheep along a historic trading route on Sunday.

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OPINION - Thames Water has failed London, it's time to let it go bust — or nationalise it

The longer a scandal rolls on, the harder it is to keep in perspective. It now seems almost normal that we live in a country that pours raw sewage into waterways on a daily basis. When we first heard water companies were releasing filth into rivers and the sea —…

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Master of boat carrying West Ham fans to game when it hit Hammersmith Bridge is fined

Daniel Davis had misjudged water levels in the Thames when his boat caused £100,000 of damage to Hammersmith Bridge, court heard

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Impressionism-on-Thames, a star slacker and a disturbing double act – the week in art

Monet brightens up London, Mike Kelley’s teddies have their big day out and Goya goes head-to-head with Paula Rego – all in your weekly dispatch

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Labour urged to scrap UK road schemes such as £9bn Lower Thames Crossing

Suggestion would allow government to divert money earmarked for new roads to rail and other public transport

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Monet at the Courtauld Gallery review: this groundbreaking show comes to London at last

For the first time in a century, the great artist’s studies of the capital are on display as they were meant to be seen

Evening Standard

Monet and London review – genius lurks behind the capital’s filthy light

Between 1899 and 1901, this passionate painter of beauty came to Britain’s polluted capital to experiment with ugliness. Through the smog emerged a great modernist

The Guardian - UK

How mudlarking on the Thames unlocks London’s secret riches

As the London Museum announces a mudlarking exhibition, mudlarker Lara Maiklem says combing the foreshore can transport you back in time

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Labour in apparent disarray over Thames cleanup plan

Minister approved Thames Water project at location prioritised by Sadiq Khan for wild swimming

The Guardian - UK

London travel news LIVE: Rotherhithe Tunnel reopens after issue with fire safety system sparks hours of delays

The Rotherhithe Tunnel has reopened after the busy route was forced to close due to an issue with the fire safety system, creating lengthy delays across the city.

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SS Richard Montgomery: WW2 wreck in Thames Estuary is 'ticking time bomb', expert warns

Experts have warned that there is a tsunami risk if the SS Richard Montgomery explodes

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OPINION - March of the zero charisma brigade: where have all the good TV presenters gone?

If you thought the era of on-screen rogues was at risk, think again. Yesterday — and I don’t wish to alarm you — Good Morning Britain bad boy Adil Ray stormed off on live telly after Kate Garraway lightly ribbed him (correctly) for referring to the Thames as “the river…

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Splashing in the Seine, diving in the Danube: the drive to make cities swimmable

Campaigners and architects around the world are turning previously polluted rivers and harbours into the perfect places for a refreshing dip. So will we soon be swimming to work?

Evening Standard

London's best waterside pubs and bars: from canalside spots in Hackney to old-time boozers on the Thames

London is without the sea, but there are plenty of pubs and bars close to water, whether river, canal or boatyard

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves ponders private finance to help fund £9bn Lower Thames Crossing

Chancellor looks at handing income from tunnel tolls to investors in UK’s largest infrastructure project

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I swam in the Thames last week. Yes, it is full of sewage – but it is also a beautiful river

The Thames is often treated badly: pumped with effluent by water companies and viewed as just a geographical gap or dividing line. It is worth remembering its magic, writes Nell Frizzell

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Evening Standard

Wild swimming: 10 spots to cool off within an hour of London

Feeling the heat? These are the best swimming spots within easy reach of the capital by train, tube and car

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Shakespeare's Globe evacuated after firework plunges into venue from 'football fans display' on bridge

Videos on social media show dozens of pyrotechnics illuminating the sky above the Thames

The Guardian - UK

Three water firms face record total £168m fine after sewage investigation

Ofwat to penalise Thames, Northumbrian and Yorkshire for ‘catalogue of failure’ over illegal discharges

Evening Standard

Two dolphins found dead on bank of Thames after being spotted swimming through London

One of the dolphins, nicknamed Jo Jo, had been spotted swimming in west London last week

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TfL pressing ahead with DLR link to Thamesmead but no extension to Elizabeth line or London Overground

Calls made for DLR to be extended further south to Abbey Wood or Belvedere

Evening Standard

Concerns for 'lethargic' dolphin spotted swimming in the Thames at Hammersmith

The dolphin, nicknamed Jo Jo, has been described by experts as looking ‘lethargic’ and ‘disoriented’

Sports Illustrated

My Day Along the Seine River at the Olympics Ended with a Swim

One Sports Illustrated writer dared to plunge into the debated and polluted river at the center of the Paris Games.

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