The remains are now to be studied by leading forensics experts in Australia in the hope of finding out why the person came to be buried in a shallow grave next to mudflats in the Thames Estuary.

On average, 25 bodies have been retrieved from the 47-mile urban stretch of the Thames each year since 2012, according to Metropolitan police figures, most found washed up on mudflats or spotted ...

A multi-billion pound plan to build a tunnel under the River Thames that will cut through mudflats and marshes has been criticised by the RSPB. Metrotidal Ltd, which is heading an engineering ...

A humpback whale seen swimming in the River Thames over the weekend has died. The mammal was spotted lying motionless on mudflats along the River Thames at Greenhithe on Tuesday afternoon. Sam ...

This is the moment stricken dolphins were saved from the Thames by lifeboat crews. The two creatures found themselves in a sticky situation after burrowing into mud flats off Gravesend.

The models wade into the Thames and take to the mud flats under its bridges for picnics, liaisons, naps and mud baths - all in their McQueen finery. It isn’t true to life - would you roll ...

Essex artist Ashley Bryant set out to paint the river Thames from source to sea. He answers our questions about the project.

This is the moment stricken dolphins were saved from the Thames by lifeboat crews. The two creatures found themselves in a sticky situation after burrowing into mud flats off Gravesend. The crew ...