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26 Feb 2026

NewsWater

Image description: A brown sewage outflow pipe is embedded in rocks, with water gushing into a body of water. Image by Jacob Antony on Unsplash  Research shared exclusively with the New Statesman reveals Thames Water illegally polluted waterways with raw sewage at least 8,499 times between 2021 and 2025, showing five years of new regulations have failed to address the company’s environmental degradation, according to the […]

19 Feb 2026

NewsWater

Proposals include first ever designated bathing spot on River Thames Image description: The river Thames flowing under Tower Bridge, with heavy boat traffic. Photo by: Pietro de Grandi, Unsplash   The government has proposed 13 new designated swimming locations, including the first ever official bathing spot in London’s River Thames.  Achieving designated status means these locations will undergo regular water quality testing by […]

25 Sep 2025

NewsWater

Image description: wild swimmers doing front crawl in a body of water. Photo by Johanna Steppan on Unsplash   A new report from the London assembly has recommended ten new wild swimming locations should be created in London, to accelerate a clean-up of the capital’s waterways and increase nature access. The investigation, titled “Swimmable rivers: […]

25 Feb 2025

MarineNews

Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton will ‘listen’ to a UK city for the first time at scale through its network of optical fibre cables using a ground-breaking new technology. The researchers will be using a technique called distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) to capture sounds and vibrations throughout London and […]

07 Aug 2024

NewsWater

An interim Surface Water Strategy for London has been published. The interim strategy Set out the direction of the forthcoming strategy, as part of ongoing engagement with partners and wider stakeholder groups, to continue to inform its development Highlight progress in delivering initiatives to better manage and mitigate the impacts of surface water flooding across […]

23 Jul 2024

NewsWater

Last week saw the publication of the London Climate Resilience Review, chaired by Emma Howard Boyd CBE. The Review provides an assessment of London’s climate resilience and makes 50 recommendations for action to guide London’s preparations for more frequent and intense climate impacts. The Mayor of London has accepted those recommendations that apply to City […]

07 Feb 2024

NewsWater

The London Assembly claims that instances of sewage flowing into London’s rivers in 2023 were almost five times the amount for the same period the previous year. The London Assembly used published Thames Water data which monitors discharge from 118 sites across the Thames Water network feeding into 33 rivers and waterways. The data shows […]

05 Jul 2023

NewsWater

The London Climate Resilience Review has issued a call for evidence by Saturday 2 September 2023. Making sure London is ready for floods, storms, extreme heat, and drought is important for national security and a chance to build a fairer society, improving all Londoners’ lives and livelihoods. In last year’s record-breaking 40°C heat, schools were […]