Ed Pratt began his journey in Gloucestershire - where the river originates. Its starting point, known as Thames Head, does not have a fixed location, but arises from a group of shifting springs.

"We started at Thames head at the start of today's morning, and we haven't found the Thames yet!" he told the French news agency AFP as he walked along the bone-dry riverbed.

Ed Pratt began his journey in Gloucestershire - where the river originates. Its starting point, known as Thames Head, does not have a fixed location, but arises from a group of shifting springs.

Asked where the "new" source of the Thames is, Mr Naulls said: "You are moving quite a distance down the river to find signs of an actual river – I stood in the Thames that was wet and river ...

News; UK News; Heatwave; River Thames source completely dries up 'for first time' as parts of UK hit by drought Pictures from the mouth of the spot in the Cotswold reveal the exposed river bed ...

The Thames Head Inn lies upstream, a few steps from a stone that marks the source of the river in Gloucestershire. Its manager, 31-year-old David McMeeking, said he was concerned about the effects ...

Source of River Thames dries up and shifts 10 miles east amid heatwave ‘Any idea that you can walk for miles down a river, kicking dusty stones – in Britain – is shocking’ Harry Cockburn ...

The Thames Head near Cirencester, Gloucestershire has dried up what is believed to be the first time ever as drought conditions and extreme weather continue to impact parts of the UK.