Soon, though – just beyond a WW2 ... Thames estuary. Archaeological evidence demonstrates settlement from as far back as the Mesolithic and it is believed the Romans built a significant fort ...

Some of these items have inevitably ended up in the river Thames. Luckily for history buffs, every day the river offers up a trove of surprising treasures from the past, which are found and ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, center, are escorted by a member of Japan Self Defense Force as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...

Those who deride the idea of 'Singapore-on-Thames' fail to understand that the heart of their success has not been a harder-edged social policy but the building up of internationally competitive ...

Those who deride the idea of 'Singapore-on-Thames' fail to understand that the heart of their success has not been a harder-edged social policy but the building up of internationally competitive ...

Today will start largely cloudy, but cloud will slowly begin to break up during the morning, and by the afternoon, plenty of sunshine is expected to develop for all. A dry and mild day. Tonight ...

The evacuation of British children is going on smoothly and efficiently. The Ministry of Health says that great progress has been made with the first part of the government's arrangements.

We took our recording van last week to a small, Lancashire mill town about 15 miles from Manchester and found, almost without exception, that the children there were happy, excited by their new ...

The Thames Estuary flood defences, including the Thames Barrier, protect over 1.4 million people and £321 billion worth of residential property in London and the wider estuary (Environment Agency, ...