Explore the Thames Barrier, an engineering marvel designed to protect London from flooding. This video delves into the ...

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) ...

For a number of years the Thames Gateway project has been described as 'Europe's largest regeneration programme', with a Government commitment to invest more than £9bn. The Thames Gateway Delivery ...

London’s main flood defense, the Thames Barrier, was closed Thursday night and again Friday afternoon for the 126th time in its 31-year history due to a historic storm surge produced by Storm Xaver.

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 ...

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 ...