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Londoners in Richmond-upon-Thames were startled to spot a group of dolphins playing in the River Thames on Saturday - despite fears the water has become dangerously polluted

A river pollution campaigner has described part of the River Thames as a "death trap" after E.coli was found in a sample of water he collected.

Brands river ‘national embarrassment’ as analysis reveals five-fold rise in duration of sewage spills in London last year

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The Mayor of London described the capital's river as a 'national embarrassment' as he announced his 'moonshot plan' to transform London's waterways.

Dolphins were spotted swimming in the River Thames near Richmond on Saturday morning (20 April).

When the dolphins were seen bobbing along the river's surface at Richmond Lock and Footbridge, onlookers called the fire brigade fearing the mammals were trapped.

The company also suggested taking shorter showers and watering plants less often. The string of advice comes amid a row over Thames Water's leaking of raw sewage into British rivers.

A SMALL village in the UK is the unlikely location of three of the country’s best restaurants.

A SMALL village in the UK is the unlikely location of three of the country’s best restaurants.

As well as hosting a portion of the Opening Ceremony, the river that flows through the centre of the French capital is set to stage the marathon swimming events and the triathalon.

It is a rudimentary lesson of statistics that correlation does not necessarily equal causation. Otherwise, Thames Water customers might reasonably conclude that the higher their bills rise, the more sewage the company pumps into London’s…

Thames Water customers will see a huge rise in bills this week despite sewage being pumped into London rivers for more than 9,773 hours in 2023

Open water swimmers complained about having to wade through ‘condoms and sanitary products’ in the capital’s waterway

Members of the Henley Mermaids campaign group claim London is facing the brunt of sewage dumping.

Residents in an Oxfordshire village have claimed the sewage has blighted their lives

Thames Water dumped raw sewage into a brook in a picture postcard Oxfordshire village for 1,275 hours straight, in an ongoing crisis that has 'killed everything in the river', locals claim.

Quick-thinking officers respond to crisis just days after Thames tragedy

Untreated sewage carrying potentially dangerous bacteria was released into the Thames, and nearby tributaries, on the day of the university Boat Race