Two minutes' silence will be held in central London before Big Ben marks the New Year to remember the tsunami victims.

Eight bronze plaques worth up to GBP500,000 are stolen from the Victoria and Albert museum.

A replica of Nelson's warship, HMS Victory, will be burned to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

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A Tube strike planned for New Year's Eve is called off following a breakthrough in talks.

A traditional tug boat is to return to the area it was built - now Milton Keynes - after a life on the River Thames.

Plans for a new Thames bridge crossing came a step further forward last week as planning permission has been granted by the local councils involved. Meetings of the planning committees in the boroughs of Greenwich and Newham both gave their approval for t

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THE Thames Gateway Bridge is a step closer to reality after two separate councils granted planning permission. - South London headlines

A 10-SCREEN cinema is set to form part of a thriving new quarter in Woolwich. - Greenwich

More than 243 billion litres of sewage has been pumped into the river in the last four years, new figures show.

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A 12-year-old girl missing since New Year's Eve has returned home safely, police said. Jusdine Webb disappeared from her home in Sparkwell, Plympton, Devon, some time between 8pm and 10pm on December 31. Devon and Cornwall Police said she returned ho

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A controversial prison ship could soon be heading for the Thames, Scotland Yard has confirmed.

A proposed bridge over the River Thames is granted planning permission by two councils.

TWO railway experts will launch a rival plan to Crossrail today in the hope of convincing the Government to build a more ambitious railway across the capital. John Prideaux and Michael Schabas, two of the richest beneficiaries of railway privatisation

A survey to find the seven wonders of the modern world has no British candidates in its top 20. So is the UK's reputation as a haven for heritage starting to crumble into ruins?

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The libraries of some of the world's most important academic institutions are to be digitised by Google.