Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Thames Barrier, pictured here during its annual test closure last month, has been closed to protect London from flooding. (PA) ...

Next time you potter through the Cotswold Lakes with your dog, cross the weir at Hambleden Mill or watch the monthly test ...

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 ...

Sea levels are rising much faster than when the Thames Barrier was designed, and British officials are looking ahead to new consider flood defenses. The barrier was designed in the 1970s and completed ...

Concept plans by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands for a cycling and pedestrian bridge next to the Thames Barrier have been revealed today (3 June) Designed with marine engineer Beckett Rankine, the ...

The Thames Barrier might be out of mind to many Londoners, but that doesn't mean it's not actively preventing a catastrophe. The important work of the mammoth, yellow-armed river giant is evident in ...