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London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been warned that his promise to create "swimmable rivers" in the capital by 2034 must not encourage people to swim in the dangerous tides of the Thames. The mayor was ...

THE normal high water in the Pool, or the average of all the tides of the year, is a constant quantity, and is the same now as half a century back, the mean level being 12 inches below 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 ...

This is FRESH AIR. A gold ornament from the 16th century, ancient Roman coins, shards of medieval pottery, prehistoric flint - these are just some of the thousands of historical treasures our guest ...

The tide is out in London, and in the midst of all the urban intensity, I’m beachcombing on the banks of the Thames River. Like kids on a scavenger hunt, David Tucker and I pick through the pebbles. I ...

The Rising Tide, on the shore of Thames River in London. Each horse is a hybrid — half animal, half oil pump. One of the suited men at the heart of Taylor's The Rising Tide — within feet of being ...

This is FRESH AIR. A gold ornament from the 16th century, ancient Roman coins, shards of medieval pottery, prehistoric flint - these are just some of the thousands of historical treasures our guest ...