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Boom-boat electrofishing records more than 10,000 fish on non-tidal Thames as heat leaves other rivers struggling

Environment Agency teams deployed a specialised “boom” boat, nicknamed the Thames Trout,…

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Port of London Authority begins first mass mechanical removal of 180-tonne wet‑wipe mound from Thames

A 180-tonne mass of congealed wet wipes — roughly the weight of…

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Tilbury to host £200m hydrogen-from-waste plant billed as first node in national corridor

A £200m private investment led by London Thames Hydrogen will back a…

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THISS converts Shoreditch shell into hireable, low-waste HQ for SALT

THISS Studio has completed a reuse-led fit-out for SALT’s new Shoreditch headquarters,…

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Amnesty urges Met to scrap expanded live facial recognition over racial bias and false matches

Alba Kapoor of Amnesty International UK has urged the Metropolitan Police to…

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London first-time buyers see biggest monthly mortgage relief in a year, but gains may be short-lived

A typical London first-time buyer could pay about £240 less per month…

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Sold-off London police stations marketed as rooms without consent, prompting enforcement and licence debate

An Evening Standard investigation and local council checks found former police stations…

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London luxury hotels trim four-figure entry rates as surge of new rooms cools post-pandemic peak

London’s newest and established five-star hotels are quietly cutting headline room rates…

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HB Reavis unveils eco-friendly 17-storey student tower near Waterloo in UK debut

Developer HB Reavis has submitted plans for a new 17-storey purpose-built student…

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