Narrowboats moored on a river in London

British Marine have announced that a number of locks that are part of the River Thames Investment Programme 2017 to 2018 will be closed. See the map and the list of locks with limited or no accessibility

RNLI Tower volunteers plucked a man out of the river Thames moments before he was lost under a closed arch at Blackfriars Railway Bridge. The team believe the men was moments away from drowning. Watch the footage of the RNLI in action here

A red and blue tug with an ice cream van

Why do it on land when you can do it on water? From a private floating hot tub to a sail through ice cream parlour and beauty salon on the waterways, these boats are now venues for some of the coolest activities on the UK's rivers and canals