Being immersed in cold water is some people’s heaven and other people’s hell – but outdoor swimming is undoubtedly enjoying a ...

Parliament is set to consider new proposals that would see the House of Commons and Lords moved onto a floating barge in the Thames, as the cost of repairing the Victorian palace soars.

More imagery has appeared of China’s new ‘invasion barge,’ which involves a temporary pier that can be connected to other vessels via a barge, or series of barges, with jack-up supports.

By Alexander Nazaryan The banks of the Thames River have hosted human settlements for thousands of years, from Neolithic huts to the soaring skyscrapers of London. Evidence of bygone civilizations ...

It's was crunch time for the UK's biggest water provider Thames Water as its fate was announced on Tuesday morning. Thames Water finances hung in the balance with debts of £16bn and existing ...

Thames Water, which was due to run out of money, has been given a lifeline after a £3bn loan was approved by the High Court. The loan gives the UK's biggest water provider time to sort out its ...

How did it get such a romantic name? Chandni (Moonlight) was in fact the name of a royal Mughal barge, and the ghat it was kept moored at came to be known as Chandni-ghat, hence the locality's name.

The litany of problems at Thames Water include a near £20bn debt pile, persistent sewage leaks and ageing infrastructure. Thames Water’s restructuring plans have been approved by the High Court ...

The pipe starts as a curling tail at a dredging barge outside Channel Islands Harbor. It floats for a few hundred yards across the water. For a mile, it turns into a roller coaster, dipping ...

Thames Water has won a crucial High Court battle to secure a £3bn rescue loan, staving off the prospect of the debt-laden company coming under government control. The UK's largest water and waste ...

Thames Water's creditors and an MP will be able to appeal a High Court judge's ruling that the company can be restructured with a £3bn loan despite its "eye-watering" interest rate. The utility ...