However, it turns out you can look a lot closer to home for some island action. The River Thames is home to tiny little pockets of land called eyots or aits (basically fancy words for river islands).

Article continues below Regular sightings of seals frolicking in the shallows and occasional visits from porpoises add to the charm of this award-winning establishment, which scooped the title of ...

When the sun is shining, Londoners flock to these Thames-side pubs and restaurants for outdoor drinking and dining. And although east and north London offer their own pretty canalside pubs, our city ...

Thames Water, the UK's biggest water company, is in financial crisis and has secured a rescue loan to avoid coming under government control. An attempt by some creditors to challenge the High ...

A plan to restructure Thames Water through a loan of up to £3 billion should not have been approved as its terms are “mispriced and inappropriate”, the Court of Appeal has been told.

Thames Water is seeking to line up CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. as a potential buyer for the utility if it’s pushed into special administration following an appeal in a London court this week ...

The public silence from London trustees during a Thames Valley District school board scandal that re-ignited with the exits of its top officials amid leaves of absence by other administrators is ...

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Thames Water, Britain's biggest water supplier, faced another court battle on Tuesday as a group of its junior creditors started a legal challenge over a 3 billion ...

The East Yorkshire coast is home to a wealth of marine life and seabirds – but yesterday's dramatic collision in the North Sea between an oil tanker and a cargo ship could put that at risk. The ...

However, small spills in open water may not result in fish kills.” The incident took place near a known breeding area for harbour porpoises as well as nature reserves and sites of special scientific ...

YES. GOOD ONE. ED. YEAH. YOU REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO WE SAW A PORPOISE OUT IN THE DEEPER PART OF THE HARBOR, OVER THERE BY THE GAS TANK. THIS TIME ONE CAME INTO THIS. THIS SMALL INLET NEAR TINIAN ...

London Tower Bridge closed this morning and traffic was gridlocked after a man scaled the railings of the famous structure. Blackwall Tunnel also shut due to a lorry crash, causing traffic chaos ...