During a 'health check' of London's Thames River, experts found sharks, eels, seals, and seahorses in the river which was once declared 'biologically dead'. The river had been declared 'biologically dead' in 1957, meaning it was believed that the water body could not sustain any wildlife and life forms.

United Kingdom: Once biologically dead, Thames now nurses sharks

During a 'health check' of London’s Thames River, experts found sharks, eels, seals and seahorses in the river which was once declared 'biologically dead'. The river had been declared 'biologically dead' in 1957, meaning it was believed that the water body could not sustain any wildlife and life forms.

Sharks spotted! London's River Thames no longer 'biologically dead'

Hopes faded on Monday for a young minke whale, who became trapped in the River Thames near London, authorities said. Rescuers trying to recapture the whale said that by 5 pm, its condition had deteriorated rapidly and it would soon be stranded by the dropping tide near Teddington in southwest London.

Hopes fade for minke whale stuck in River Thames near London

A campaign group for bereaved families has begun hand-drawing almost 150,000 hand-drawn hearts on a wall opposite Britain's Houses of Parliament as a memorial to victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

150,000 hearts painted in London to remember COVID victims | The National Covid Memorial Wall

London and UK are in the grips of heavy winter, with Storm Darcy bringing the mercury down to -20C in some parts of the country. The extreme freeze has had a marked effect in London as large parts of river Thames have frozen for the first time since 1963.

Parts of river Thames freeze for first time in 60 years

The river Thames has one of the highest recorded levels of microplastics for any river in the world according to a new piece of research. Watch report.

River Thames impacted by pollution again | World News

A beluga whale was spotted on Tuesday near barges in the River Thames near London, hundreds of miles from its normal Arctic habitat, naturalists said. "Can't believe I'm writing this, no joke - BELUGA in the Thames off Coalhouse Fort," ecologist Dave Andrews wrote.

Watch: Beluga whale surfaces in Thames river near London

Having a whale of a time - Beluga whale spotted in Britain's River Thames

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