London's flood defences must be strengthened significantly ... climate change sufficiently seriously, said the existing Thames Barrier will need to be adapted and probably supplemented with ...

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said the super sewer will ‘mean a huge reduction in sewage going into the tidal Thames,’ adding that the city has to ‘now build on this work to go further ...

But before the pomp and circumstance begins, Naruhito will visit The Thames Barrier, a series of retractable steel gates that protect London from flooding while allowing ships to continue ...