The Thames Barrier might be out of mind to many Londoners, but that doesn't mean it's not actively preventing a catastrophe. The important work of the mammoth, yellow-armed river giant is evident in ...

See firsthand why London’s Thames Barrier is no longer enough to keep the city safe from rising tides. The system has worked for decades, but due to increased environmental challenges, its location on ...

As storm-ravaged communities across Britain assess the damage done by Storm Xaver, London appears to have narrowly escaped catastrophic flooding thanks to the city's flood defense systems. The surge ...

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 ...

The original version of this story was published on Legalweek For a number of years the Thames Gateway project has been described as ‘Europe’s largest regeneration programme’, with a Government ...

Police fear that a large-scale terror attack in London could see the Thames Barrier targeted in a bid to wipe out large sections of the capital. If such an attack ...

The short film shows real footage of the city of London and the area around the River Thames. The commentary is spoken by a member of the London Water Police in German with an English accent. Together ...

WINSTON CHURCHILL is said to have called the River Thames the “silver thread which runs through the history of Britain.” First it provided early Londoners with fish suppers. Later it brought the ...