LONDON — A plethora of improbables unfolded on our first day in London, where my daughter and I stayed at an Airbnb flat a few blocks off Elephant and Castle, a major road junction in South London ...

The River Thames winds 215 miles through England, carving out the curves and bends that define much of the geography, ...

It’s one of the world’s most storied rivers, with sites such as Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the Tower of London visible beyond its algae-covered, walled banks. But can one really catch a big ...

Around 200 years ago, during the Industrial Revolution, London’s River Thames was both a hub of trade and transport and a dumping ground for human excretion and industrial waste. The cradle of England ...