In the middle of the 19th century, Barking was actually Britain’s most important fishing port. And in 2021, the nation’s biggest wholesale fish market, Billingsgate, was confirmed to be moving in ...

Around eight million properties in England - or one in four - could be at risk of flooding by 2050 as the danger increases due to climate change, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. In its first ...

Thousands of homes were flooded when the Thames ... Barrier continues to operate reliably and effectively as part of the wider flood defence system. It expects the barrier to continue to protect ...

With finds on the foreshore to the west of the Thames Barrier dating ... and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to hello.bbclondon@bbc.co.uk "Loo paper" and ...

But just 27,800 properties in London are at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, with 68,100 in the South East out of 367,900 across England ... such as the Thames Barrier.” ...

Thames Water has selected Barhale, an engineering and infrastructure company, to undertake the £11.6m ($14.26m) East Putney Zone Calming scheme to enhance water network resilience for London, England, ...