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London photographer wins award for recreating historic Thames images

The Association of Photographers have chosen the winners of the 38th AOP Photography Awards

Evening Standard

£9bn Thames tunnel faces axe amid fears over Tory infrastructure plans

Rishi Sunak failure to commit to HS2’s northern leg has raised concerns about the future of several large-scale transport projects

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how Silvertown tunnel could be transformed into Thames crossing for cyclists and pedestrians

A radical transformation of the Silvertown tunnel that would turn it into a “car-free crossing” was proposed on Friday.

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OPINION - The Palace of Westminster is falling apart and we’ve decided to do... nothing

When I meet a parliamentarian my first question is always: do you know where your nearest fire exit is? Because the Palace of Westminster, built on Thorney Island, an eyot in Thames, is falling apart. Not falling down (though the Victoria Tower leans 22mm to the north-west) but apart.

Evening Standard

Car drivers face £4 toll to use Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels, TfL draft road signs suggest

Draft TfL sign indicates the toll for car crossings from 2025, although TfL insists no final decision has been made on the new levies

Evening Standard

‘Half-baked’ Greggs confuses Richmond, Yorkshire with Richmond Upon Thames in pictures in bakery

Greggs has apparently confused Richmond, North Yorkshire with Richmond-Upon-Thames in pictures of the London borough displayed in their Yorkshire bakery.

Evening Standard

Call to allow peers to stay on Thames barge near Parliament amid concern over London hotel prices

Labour’s Lord Foulkes of Cumnock claims ‘escalating’ hotel costs are ‘using up all’ of peers’ tax-free allowances

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Thames Water boss: I would ‘take a dip’ in ‘fully treated’ sewage water

The question was asked in relation to Thames Water’s abstraction plans at Teddington Weir

Evening Standard

Renting office space in London now an eye-watering £1,000 per desk - study reveals UK’s most expensive areas

The cheapest area can be found just south of the Thames in Vauxhall with prices around £445

The Independent UK

Thames Water boss: Warm sewage has ‘tremendous potential’ for green energy

The firm’s CEO said power could also be generated from solar panels in reservoirs

Evening Standard

Thames Water outage: List of places across London left without water

Here is a list of places in London left experiencing low water pressure or no water at all

The Independent UK

Cycle ferry to Canary Wharf plan floated as Thames Clippers go green

First battery-powered passenger ferry in Europe launches in central London

Evening Standard

Why are those lost to COVID not formally memorialised? How politics shapes what we remember

Every Friday, volunteers gather on the Albert Embankment at the River Thames in London to lovingly retouch thousands of red hearts inscribed on a Portland stone wall directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. Each heart is dedicated to a British victim of COVID. It is a deeply social space –…

The Conversation

The Oiler Bar, London Docklands

Fossils and geology stretching back millions of years are revealed on this fascinating route by river mudflats and ancient woods

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OPINION - We must do our bit for the elusive, brave eel

Last week, I found myself under the A12 in Redbridge, wading through a muddy Thames tributary, in search of European eels. With me were two conservationists from ZSL – the organisation I lead – checking eel traps along eel migratory routes, as cars rumbled over the bridge above us.

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Main tunnelling works at Silvertown Tunnel now complete, photos reveal

It can be revealed that both boreholes of the Silvertown Tunnel are now complete, after a Green politician spotted the tunnel boring machine on the north bank of the Thames

Evening Standard

Surrey commuter towns: the best villages for property value, green space and train links to London

From Earlswood to Walton-on-Thames, these commuter towns are among the best in Surrey — and proving popular with London leavers

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‘It’s a lovely way to live’: 1946 Thames Tug restored in a 25-year labour of love now listed for sale

Will Nesbitt bought his boat in 1998 and turned it into a “modern apartment” in a renovation that has taken 25 years. Now, he has listed it for sale for £700,000.

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Paris to allow swimming in the Seine for the first time in a century

The city is cleaning up the river in time for the Olympic Games next year

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Family of boy, 14, who drowned in River Thames issue plea for parents to warn children of risks

Aspiring footballer Brian Sasu tragically drowned after jumping into the Thames on hot summer’s day

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Sharkbait & Swim, London: ‘Rock oysters here are plump and pert’ – restaurant review

For a smart original take on great seafood, visit a railway arch close to the Thames in Deptford

Evening Standard

‘Bike bus’ proposed for cyclists to use new Silvertown Tunnel under Thames

A planned shuttle bus would carry cyclists between Canary Wharf and north Greenwich in minutes

Evening Standard

Tower Bridge Moorings: the floating community offering a unique way to beat London’s housing crisis

This riverside setting is an oasis of calm for one thriving community who have found a unique and romantic way to navigate the capital’s housing crisis

Evening Standard

Inside the capital’s water crisis — are Londoners’ taps about to run dry?

After years of piling on debt and sucking out profits to pay shareholders rather than improve infrastructure, Thames Water is near collapse — leaving the city 24 hours away from having its supply turned off. Claire Cohen investigates

The Guardian - UK

A River Thames walk to a great pub: The Oiler, London Docklands

Fossils and geology stretching back millions of years are revealed on this fascinating route by river mudflats and ancient woods

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