A popular swimming area for families on the banks of the River Thames has been given a "sufficient" water quality rating.

In response to today's figures, a spokesperson for Water UK said: "These results show that the quality of English bathing water remains high with 87% achieving a 'good' or 'excellent' rating. "This is ...

The River Avon runs through Bristol, England, where there's a dedicated community of open water swimmers who swim in the river. Some do it all year long, even though sewer overflow runs into the river ...

A bid for official bathing water status has been submitted at a city park. For Love Of Water (FLOW) CIC, Extinction Rebellion Salisbury and the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are among the groups that have ...

The annual figures from the Environment Agency show 93% of sites met minimum standards, up from 92% last year.

The i Paper and environmental charities have been calling on the Government to introduce 100 clean bathing spots in rivers by ...

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the Seine on Wednesday in an effort to show the river is clean enough for outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics. Hidalgo was seen wearing a wetsuit and goggles ...

Bathing in the Seine has been banned since 1923, with promises to restore water quality going back to 1990, when then-Paris mayor Jacques Chirac — later French president — vowed to make the river safe ...

Three new designated bathing sites at the River Severn in Shrewsbury and Ironbridge, and the River Teme in Ludlow have all ...