Emperor Naruhito of Japan will start his U.K. trip by visiting the Thames Barrier. The visit aims to bolster U.K.-Japan relations as Britain seeks to amplify its influence in the Indo-Pacific.

The announcement came as they marked the 40th anniversary of the Thames Barrier ... storm surges by 2070 or building reservoirs downstream to store flood water. A new barrier with a similar ...

The barrier ... storey building when raised. Since its construction, it has been closed 221 times to prevent flooding of the capital, working with other flood defences along the Thames to protect ...

Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of London’s Thames ... Construction on a barrier that could protect London from further tidal surges did not start until 1974. Work on 10 steel gates that can rise ...

The barrier ... storey building when raised. Since its construction, it has been closed 221 times to prevent flooding of the capital, working with other flood defences along the Thames to protect ...

Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of London’s Thames Barrier ... can rise to the height of a five-storey building was finished in 1982. The barrier came into use the following year before ...

London's flood defence walls will need to be 50cm (20in) higher in the future to protect against climate change, officials have said as they marked 40 years of the Thames Barrier. The barrier ...

In its 40 years of operation, the Thames Barrier has been closed 221 times to prevent flooding in the capital London's flood defence walls will need to be 50cm (20in) higher in the future to ...

Without the barrier, officials said storm surges and frequent tidal flooding of the Thames would submerge buildings along the river – with only the City of London itself standing on high ground ...