Eleven people in total were injured when a barge crashed into a passenger ferry on the Elbe River in Hamburg, a fire department spokesman told the German Press Agency (DPA) on Monday morning.

However, it turns out you can look a lot closer to home for some island action. The River Thames is home to tiny little pockets of land called eyots or aits (basically fancy words for river islands).

The river, once rich with branches, became a channel and the consequence is a loss of habitats, drying of forests and many dried-up wells,” explains Jasmin Sadikovic, president of the NGO Green ...

LONDON was nearly home to a central airport that would have been built on the Thames - with planes right ... the location was the best spot on the river, being one of the straightest parts.

City Hall has issued a warning over Sadiq Khan's ambitions to make the River Thames 'swimmable' by 2034. A spokesperson for the Mayor of London has said that the tidal portion of the river will ...

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London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been warned that his promise to create "swimmable rivers" in the capital by 2034 must not encourage people to swim in the dangerous tides of the Thames. The mayor ...

From VIP after-hours tours to personal butlers trained at Buckingham Palace standards, here are the best Danube river cruises for 2025. Founded in 1997, Viking River Cruises was designed for ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has been warned that his promise to create ‘swimmable rivers’ in London by 2034 must not encourage people to swim in the dangerous tides of the Thames. The mayor was re-elected last ...

Such homage continues to this day; early each year, the Blessing of the River Thames takes place in the centre of London Bridge. The short service sees the coming together of the clergy and ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has been warned that his promise to create ‘swimmable rivers’ in London by 2034 must not encourage people to swim in the dangerous tides of the Thames. The mayor was re-elected last ...

In my estimation it took not quite an hour to reach the American side of the Elbe River. It must also be remembered that we were all very fit and for most of us who could swim, we were good swimmers.