‘Large-scale’ emergency response launched but later scaled down, while girl’s next of kin given supportA search was under way to find an 11-year-old girl after she fell into the River Thames in east London.Metropolitan police officers were called to reports that the child went into the river close to Bargehouse Causeway, near London City airport, at about 1.15pm on Monday. Emergency services launched a “large-scale response” to the incident, the force said, but the search was later scaled down. Continue reading...