Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Thames Barrier, pictured here during its annual test closure last month, has been closed to protect London from flooding. (PA) ...

For a number of years the Thames Gateway project has been described as 'Europe's largest regeneration programme', with a Government commitment to invest more than £9bn. The Thames Gateway Delivery ...

In the wake of Storm Imogen, flooding from the Thames River in London prompts the first closure of the barrier this winter. In the wake of Storm Imogen, the Thames Barrier in London was shut for the ...

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 ...

London’s main flood defense, the Thames Barrier, was closed Thursday night and again Friday afternoon for the 126th time in its 31-year history due to a historic storm surge produced by Storm Xaver.

The Thames Barrier is shutting this week to prevent flooding in London - as forecasters warn wet weather is due to continue in England for another month. Conditions have been exceptionally wet since ...

Concept plans by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands for a cycling and pedestrian bridge next to the Thames Barrier have been revealed today (3 June) Designed with marine engineer Beckett Rankine, the ...