All news on the topic: River Thames

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Ravers throw impromptu party in foot tunnel under the River Thames
Next time you take a stroll through one busy London tunnel you could be in for a shock.
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Drivers mistakenly issued £4 million in fines at Dartford Crossing
Motorists have been left in limbo after they were slapped with Dartford Crossing fines – despite never using the M25 crossing.
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The search is still underway for a man after a rowing boat overturned in the Thames
Surrey police are still investigating the cause of the accident that resulted in six people entering the water at Sunbury Lock.
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River Thames boat capsizes with six aboard; search launched for missing person
Emergency services rushed to Sunbury Lock near Wheatleys Eyot in Surrey following reports of a small boat in trouble this morning. Five people were rescued and one is missing
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Thames crossing delayed after planning costs exceed those of the world’s longest road tunnel
The 14 mile project was first proposed in 2009, and would connect Kent and Essex through a road and tunnel beneath the River Thames to reduce congestion.
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London tsunami warning as WWII ’Doomsday shipwreck’ with 1,400 tonnes of explosives sits on seabed
The SS Richard Montgomery sank in August 1944 when it hit a sandbank with a huge payload of explosives, which could trigger a massive 3,000-metre tsunami toward London
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Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi ’took his own life within hours of dousing ex and kids’
A coroner’s report has found that Clapham attacker Abdul Ezedi went into the River Thames ’with the intention of ending his own life’ hours after targeting a woman and two girls with chemicals
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London’s Albert Bridge lit up with fireworks and flares as one lands on Uber boat in dangerous scenes
Many people passing near Albert Bridge on Monday night saw the Thames lit up by a barrage of fireworks and flares that covered the bridge and landed on boats, churches and nearby trees
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Acid attacks and crimes involving corrosive substances increase by 75%
Abdul Ezedi’s body was pulled from the River Thames earlier this year following a manhunt after he doused his ex-partner with an alkali substance.
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River Thames triathletes rushed to hospital after severe vomiting over sewage fears
Triathlon competitors were forced to go to A&E after feeling sick hours after the Royal Windsor Triathlon on Sunday, with some waking up the next morning with severe stomach bugs