A £75m project to reinforce flood defences on an island has been completed after three years of work.A 3km (1.9 mile) stretch of revetment on Canvey Island in Essex has been renewed with new material.

Thames Street in Staines was flooded in 1915 (Image: Spelthorne Museum) Get the latest Surrey Live breaking news on WhatsApp Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and ...

The clean-up operation has begun in the historic university city of Oxford, badly affected by the recent floods. At their height, flood waters in Oxford exceeded the levels of the “Great flood ...

In pictures: the worst overall 20th century flood of the River Thames, March 1947. 11 February 2014 • 4:42pm . In the second half of March 1947, ...

Plans to build a 10-mile barrier along the Thames to protect London from flooding are being considered. The embankment, from Sheerness in Kent to Southend in Essex, would contain gates to allow water ...

Thames floods of 1947. The flooding of the River Thames in March 1947 came after a particularly severe winter and resulted in tens of thousands of people being displaced. ... East Coast flood of 1953.