Wandering the embankments above the River Thames it is not unusual to see people down on the foreshore at low tide. Kneeling ...

In 18th- and 19th-Century London, mudlarks were impoverished citizens (often children) who scraped a meagre living by scavenging for sellable items in the stinking mud of the Thames at low tide.

Two dolphins had to be rescued from the Thames Estuary after getting stuck in muddy waters. They were spotted in trouble near the shore at Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, at about 12:00 GMT on Monday.

A council spokesperson said the quay would be dredged near the "heritage barges" including the barge berths and the pontoon ...