The Thames Barrier, pictured here during its annual test closure last month, has been closed to protect London from flooding. (PA) Torrential downpours that hit parts of the country overnight has ...

In the capital, 13 per cent of properties have been classed as having a high or medium risk of flooding. Danger-to-life warnings could soon become a reality, especially for people living in east ...

Not that far from London, the River Thames flows into the English Channel, and here, downstream of the city, the river is dramatically affected by tides. There can be a difference of as much as 22 ...

Could rising sea levels see Bermondsey submerged by the middle of the century? Despite suggestions that 90 per cent of ...