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We received a bill from Thames Water for £272.33 for the six months to July 2020. This was more than double our highest previous bill. I called Thames Water on August 4 and explained I couldn’t see the meter as it was 3ft below pavement level and covered by an ants’ nest! The call handler … Read more
We received a bill from Thames Water for £272.33 for the six months to July 2020. This was more than double our highest previous bill. I called Thames Water on August 4 and explained I couldn’t see the meter as it was 3 ft below pavement level and covered by an ants’ nest! The call … Read more
They would have chosen the locations along the River Thames for their idyllic views and tranquil setting. But celebrities such as Ricky Gervais, Debbie McGee, Russell Brand and George Clooney who live next to the river in Berkshire and Oxfordshire will be fretting over their homes as they are threatened by rising water levels. The … Read more
Moment jogger rescues eight-month-old Cockapoo called Fudge after the excitable puppy plunged into the Thames Fudge the puppy skidded down a steep embankment into fast-flowing water Luckily jogger Yousef sprang into action and saved the pup with quick-thinking Fudge is now resting up at home and being kept well away from waterways By Rory Poulter … Read more
George and Amal Clooney now have flood water just feet away from the back of their £12million mansion – after heavy rain caused the nearby River Thames to break its banks. The couple’s 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning, Berkshire is located on an island in the river, which runs past … Read more
A lone seal pup has been sighted a long way from home in an unusually upstream location on the River Thames in west London. Locals kept their distance as they gathered around the wild creature who was spotted outside of Syon Park, in Isleworth, yesterday, at 1.30pm – around 100 miles inland from the Thames Estuary. … Read more
The EU has demanded Boris Johnson drop plans to turn the City into a ‘Singapore on Thames’ global economic powerhouse before it will consider helping unclog the huge backlog of goods at UK ports. The EU is said to be open to discussing how to reduce friction, with shopper complaining of shortages at UK supermarkets … Read more
Amateur archaeologist finds 900-year-old arrowhead washed up by the Thames that could have been fired from the Tower of London under the reign of Richard I Monika Buttling-Smith, 33, found rare longbow arrowhead by Tower of London The 2in by 5in point was preserved by mud in the River Thames for 900 years Arrowhead may have … Read more
Standards tsar with a taste for a stunt: How Sir Alex Allan – who quit following the Priti Patel bullying inquiry – once windsurfed down the Thames to Parliament in a pinstripe suit and bowler hat to get around a train strike Latest Priti Patel row is not the first time Sir Alex Allan has … Read more
Thought you were broke, Boris! Bankruptcy-storm Becker drives a £40,000 Mercedes and lives in £5m penthouse overlooking the Thames Boris Becker showed up for a day of fun at a London outdoor adventure course He looked on as his girlfriend put on a harness and flew down zip wire at Go Ape The former tennis ace … Read more