THE Boat Race returns for the 170th time this weekend - and fans will be preparing to take their place on the banks of the River Thames. The famous old race between Oxford and Cambridge ...

A TOURIST planning a gentle sight-seeing trip on the River Thames boarded a party boat full of boozy football fans by mistake. American Evan Johnston got on the vessel with 150 Southend United ...

In 2021, due to Covid-19 pandemic and safety concerns around Hammersmith Bridge, the Boat Race was moved from the River Thames to the River Great Ouse near Ely, Cambridgeshire, for the first time ...

coli in the River Thames. The Boat Race, which was first staged in 1829, is a rowing event which takes place every year between students from two of the UK’s elite universities over a 4.25-mile ...

Carl Court/Getty Evan Johnston of Tempe, Arizona boarded a Thames cruiser, thinking he was on a sightseeing hop-on hop-off cruise in London on Saturday, April 5 The boat was actually filled with ...

Evan Johnston, 21, thought he might enjoy a quiet cruise down the River Thames when he boarded what he thought was a sightseeing boat on Saturday. But the student from Arizona found himself ...

The Thames’ water quality has been slammed as the ‘lowest possible rating’ with fears growing over the safety of the Boat Race participants. Oxford and Cambridge meet on Sunday for the ...

Oxford were critical of the sewage levels in the River Thames in 2024 Boat Race organisers say water quality is an "ongoing concern" before Sunday's race following claims the River Thames fails ...

Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave insists this weekend’s Boat Race participants “deserve better” amid concerns over the water quality of the River Thames. Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave insists ...

E-coli levels along the stretch of the River Thames where the annual Boat Race takes place are three times over the threshold for poor bathing water, campaigners have found. Samples collected ...

The build-up to the annual Boat Race contested by Oxford and Cambridge Universities is shrouded by fears rowers could contract E.coli thanks to the poor water quality of the River Thames.

Boat Race organisers say water quality is an "ongoing concern" before Sunday's race following claims the River Thames fails basic safety standards. Environmental charity River Action says results ...