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London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been warned that his promise to create "swimmable rivers" in the capital by 2034 must not encourage people to swim in the dangerous tides of the Thames. The mayor was ...

While the Tideway super sewer project, following the River Thames through the heart of London, is a British endeavor, the contracting team is very multinational. Even though the United Kingdom is ...

The tide is out in London, and in the midst of all the urban intensity, I’m beachcombing on the banks of the Thames River. Like kids on a scavenger hunt, David Tucker and I pick through the pebbles. I ...

There are many great cities situated on rivers, but none has been shaped so profoundly by its aquatic artery as London, or "London-on-Sea," as Weightman, a documentary filmmaker, author and expert on ...

The concrete stairs to the river were not designed for heavy traffic. No signpost directed visitors, the railings ended halfway down, and each individual step dropped steeply. I didn't care. Twenty ...

Not that far from London, the River Thames flows into the English Channel, and here, downstream of the city, the river is dramatically affected by tides. There can be a difference of as much as 22 ...

Four horses have appeared in the Thames but you’ll only fully see them at low tide. Standing in the river by Vauxhall Bridge, not far from the Houses of Parliament, the statues are visible to ...

LONDON — On a finger numbingly cold morning, Lara Maiklem swung open a metal gate tucked behind a pub in southeast London and scrambled down a set of slick stone steps onto the banks of the River ...

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