Thousands of homes were flooded when the Thames burst its banks in 2014 Tidal flood defences must be raised 15 years earlier than expected as sea levels rise, the Environment Agency says.

In 2014 1,000 homes were flooded from the River Thames, The Thames Flood Defence scheme aims to prevent this from happening by creating a ...

Plans for flood defences along the River Thames have raised environmental concerns among campaigners. A series of flood walls, embankments and temporary flood barriers have been proposed to reduce ...

Around 6.3 million properties in England are currently at risk of flooding, however this is expected to increase to eight ...

It is called the River Thames Scheme and what it does is create two huge water channels that flood water can be diverted into. The channels essentially link up existing lakes which can be used as ...

There are many other factors, from building on floodplains to improvements to flood defences, that could shape the impacts of flooding in the future. Partly thanks to the Thames Barrier flood ...

“This is largely due to the presence of major flood defences such as the Thames Barrier.” Londoners can check if their area is in a flood risk area by putting their postcode into this ...

A Thames Water spokeswoman said ... also put forward a written question about flood defences in the village, specifically on the road drainage system on the junction between Mill Street and ...