The Thames
British Museum reveals bumper haul of treasures found by the public
Finds reported to England’s Portable Antiquities Scheme include medieval bone rosary bead and 3,000-year-old gold dress fastener
Esther Addley
23, Jan, 2024 @7:53 PM
A year on the River Thames, part four – in pictures
The fourth instalment in a series of photo essays looking at the life on the Thames. From dawn sculls to a duck derby and container barges, Jill Mead, a longtime London resident and urban photographer, shares the stories of the many characters working on and enjoying the river
Jill Mead
13, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM
Never mind the H20: this scheme to move water from Severn to Thames could be the new HS2 | George Monbiot
England’s water woes have a solution. But trying to move vast volumes of water from west to east is not it
George Monbiot
23, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
Nearly 10,000 oppose plan to pump treated sewage into Thames
Thames Water proposal to deal with droughts in capital draws ire of river users and environmentalists
Sandra Laville
28, Feb, 2023 @11:51 AM
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
Rowan Moore
04, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM
Poem of the week: Thames by John Challis
Bobbing and jostling with assorted fragments, London’s unsettled river here loses and finds its human past
Carol Rumens
20, Sep, 2021 @9:00 AM
River of life: zoo’s yearly count finds seals thriving on Thames
Hundreds of dozing seals show how much cleaner the river is since it was declared dead in the 1950s
Phoebe Weston
05, Sep, 2021 @11:01 PM
Man dies trying to save woman who fell from London Bridge
Two men jumped into River Thames in midnight rescue effort, but one was later found dead by police
Jedidajah Otte
24, Apr, 2021 @2:29 PM
Thames safety warning after film-maker has to be rescued from river
RNLI highlights dangers of jumping into river after apparent online video stunt
Kevin Rawlinson
30, Nov, 2020 @7:19 PM
Country diary: you might not want these willow boughs on your wall
Buscot, Oxfordshire: There’s nothing twee about these trees, though they inspired a William Morris wallpaper design
Amy-Jane Beer
30, Sep, 2020 @4:30 AM
Thames Barrier staff to escalate Environment Agency pay dispute
Unison to ask workers to withdraw from incident response cover over 1.3% offer
Mattha Busby
07, Aug, 2019 @2:26 PM
From Vikings to Windrush: a journey down the Thames estuary
The river between London and the sea is rich in atmosphere and history. Can a new book shed light on Conrad’s ‘mysterious vastness’?
Sam Wollaston
03, Jun, 2019 @1:10 PM
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