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 ...

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 ...

Along with the Typhoon on QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) at RAF Northolt, west London, the Olympic Guard exercise, whose goal is to test the security plan aimed to prevent a 9/11 type of attack during ...

SINCE it was built in 1982, the Thames Barrier has been raised 150 times in order to prevent flooding in central London. This year's wet winter has required it to be closed 28 times since December 6, ...

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 ...