29 h. ago Welcome to ‘Wet Wipe Island’: my day at London’s grimmest new landmark | The Thames

Welcome to ‘Wet Wipe Island’: my day at London’s grimmest new landmark | The Thames  The Guardian

Politics

60 h. ago Thames Water could be sold to the Chinese after the Labour government puts it into temporary public ownership to 'wipe' much of its £16.8billion debt

Steve Reed, the environment secretary is understood to be making 'active preparations' to essentially nationalise Britain's largest water utility.

Economics

3 d. ago There’s an island of congealed wet wipes in Thames ‘the weight of 15 double

There’s an island of congealed wet wipes in Thames ‘the weight of 15 double-decker buses’  Stuff

Politics

4 d. ago Footage shows diggers removing ‘disgusting’ island of wet wipes from Thames

The arm of a digger could be seen plunging into the mud and pulling out chunks of stringy wet wipes.

Culture

4 d. ago Wave goodbye to 'Wet Wipe Island': First mass removal from the River Thames is launched to clear London's 180

The underwater 'island', which is the size of two tennis courts and weighs the same as two double decker buses, is said to have harmed the wildlife and ecology of the river.

Politics

4 d. ago London's disgusting 'wet wipe island' to be removed as work begins to excavate 180 tonnes of congealed waste

Work is under way to excavate the estimated 180 tonnes of congealed waste near Hammersmith Bridge

Economics