The Airports Commission, the independent group charged with planning the future of the London's airport infrastructure, has finally ruled out an ambitious plan for a major airport in the Thames ...

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 ...

The World’s last seagoing paddle steamer, the Waverley will visit the Thames Estuary as part of her 80th anniversary season.

Estuary Services Limited (ESL), a joint venture between the Port of London Authority (PLA) and Peel Ports London Medway, is continuing its fleet replacement plan and buying another new pilot boat for ...

It might still have a reputation for being mucky and unpleasant, but the multiple conservation efforts concentrated on the Thames Estuary appear to be bearing fruit. The Zoological Society of London ...

The SS Richard Montgomery was carrying around 7,000 tonnes of bombs – vital cargo destined to support the final push against ...

Growing up, I learned that the brook running past our house in the middle of England flowed into the River Cherwell, which flowed into the Thames, which flowed to London and the sea. I dreamed of ...

It's not just the river: Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team divers lift a World War II-era V-2 rocket from the seabed at Harwich, Essex, in 2012. The rocket was donated to the local sailing club, which had ...

A UK consortium has outlined plans for a new Thames Estuary airport to replace Heathrow as London’s hub. The London Britannia airport would boast six runways with a capacity to handle 172 million ...

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