A letter from the RTS chairman to the UK Government. 

30 swans have died on River Thames. An outbreak of bird flu is suspected. Report from Sky News. 

Albert Bridge over the River Thames in London may be closed to trsffic for a year. Details in The Standard.

The Government has announced two locations on River Thames as potential bathing places.

A historic Oxfordshire river crossing has been shut for days after intense rain put the structure at risk. Details and photo from the Oxford Mail. 

Research from the Zoological Society of London indicates the River Thames is cleaner. Report from BBC London.