This is FRESH AIR. A gold ornament from the 16th century, ancient Roman coins, shards of medieval pottery, prehistoric flint - these are just some of the thousands of historical treasures our guest ...

The Thames estuary in southeast England—the tidal stretch of the river—once supported extensive saltmarshes, seagrass meadows and oyster beds. These shallow areas, which flood and drain with the tides ...

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 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 ...

A flood warning has been issued for parts of the Thames riverside in west London as the capital gets battered by heavy rain amid Storm Debi The Environment Agency said flooding was possible on ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Guerilla swimmers are defying the authorities to go swimming in the Thames – don’t listen to the gloomsters telling you it’s not safe, says James Bethell Swooshing down the Thames past the pubs and ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON — Waves of crushing water may seem out of place on the River Thames, which snakes lazily through London. But the British capital has long lived with the threat of catastrophic flooding. London, ...

I’ve spent more time in London than in any other European city. Its people, its traditions and its history keep drawing me back. In England, history means museums, churches and castles. But my ...

This is FRESH AIR. A gold ornament from the 16th century, ancient Roman coins, shards of medieval pottery, prehistoric flint - these are just some of the thousands of historical treasures our guest ...