lauren moss reports.plies knocked out and people wading their belongings through floodwaters. more than 4 million people were in the path of typhoon mangkhut, as it hit the northern part of the philippines, early this morning. translation: when the wave hit the road, it also hit the embankment and the houses were shaking. two rescue workers were killed in one of the many landslides and a third person drowned, as six—metre—high storm surges and 115—mile—an—hour winds battered the region. meteorologists say the storm is the strongest tropical cyclone the world has faced, so far, this year, the diameter of the cloud measuring about 900 kilometres. thousands of people are staying in shelters, flights have been cancelled and shops and schools are boarded up. the typhoon is now heading towards vietnam and southern china. it is expected to pass near hong kong tomorrow. the magnitude of the devastation left behind in the philippines still isn't known and more heavy rain is on the way. already, people living here

lauren moss, bbc news. iwan i think most of us moss, bbc news.now the weather with sarah keith—lucas. an autumnal mix out there, there is some sunshine around. this is the scene in dorset, the crowds have gone back to school and work and there's an empty beach, blue skies and sunshine. there is more cloud working in on the weather front, slipping south across the southern half of the country, so you see the rain on the radar, cloud on the satellite image across parts of england and wales, soak a different picture in wales, we've got more low cloud and outbreaks

and eating normally and there are currently no major worries over its welfare. 0ur correspondent lauren moss spoke to marine rescue diver sam lipman. says first day we have been able to get eyes on the water and we have been able to assess its body condition and its behaviour and so far we have been relying on a shot footage. at the moment it is ok, its bodyis footage. at the moment it is ok, its body is all right, nothing immediately pressing that we are worried about. is behaving normally, it has taken a few breaths and has borne down fort deeper dives, which might be an indication it is foraging. we don't know if it is a sure and we don't know what kind of prey is managing to forage. that is what it looks like to ask at the moment, milling around in the area, holding its own against the tide so be it looks like it is something strongly and it may be feeding, which is good. these belgua whales, they usually live in the arctic, he said maybe from greenland, how has it ended up here in the river thames? it could be any number of things, it could be that it has lost track, and navigational er

lauren moss, bbc news. iwan i think most of us moss, bbc news. iwan i think most of us will just moss, bbc news. iwan i think most of us willjust be looking! now the weather with sarah keith—lucas. an autumnal mix out there, there is some sunshine around. this is the scene in dorset, the crowds have gone back to school and work and there's an empty beach, blue skies and sunshine. there is more cloud working in on the weather front, slipping south across the southern half of the country, so you see the rain on the radar, cloud on the satellite image across parts of england and wales, soak a different picture in wales, we've got more low cloud and outbreaks of drizzly rain. heading through the rest of the afternoon, that band of cloud and rain will continue to push a bit further southwards and eastwards through central parts of england and wales. to the north of that, sunny skies, fairly cool with some blustery showers, but the south, a bit of sunshine particularly across parts of kent and norfolk. more cloud and patchy rain for the rest of souther

our correspondent lauren moss is at king's cross.o have been late home from work, they have not made it into work, they have not made it into work or got home in time to put their children to bed. this reading won't be very surprising to them but some comfort that things are being acknowledged and plans are being put in place for review in the hope that some of these issues that have been raised could be addressed. ok, thank you very much for that. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. theresa may's plans for economic co—operation with the eu after brexit "will not work" — warns the head of the european council. a damning verdict on a summer of rail chaos — a report finds "nobody took charge" as new timetables disrupted hundreds of services. westminster bridge attacker khalid masood attended the same mosque as extremists convicted of plotting a series of bomb attacks. an inquest hearing continues at the old bailey. and in sport, despite objections from international sports organisations, the world anti—age and is h

and eating normally and there are currently no major worries over its welfare. 0ur correspondent lauren mosske to marine rescue diver sam lipman. it's been the first time we've been able to actually get on the water and get there ourselves, which has been really important to us because we are able to assess its body condition and his behaviour, and so far, we've been relying on snapchat footage. at the moment and it's ok. its body condition is all right. there's nothing you need to worry about and is behaving normally. it is going down for deep dives, which might be an indication it is foraging. we don't know it is for sure that we do not know what pray it is managed to forge if it is. that's what it looks like at the moment. mulling a run in one area. holding his head against the tide. looks like it's still swaying strongly in baby feeding, which is good. these beluga wales, if you say it may have come from greenland... how would it have and end up here in the river thames? that is easy to speculate... it could be something is disturbing it out in the ocean, some sort of overhead sounds tha

marine mammal was initially seen near gravesend in kent yesterday afternoon. 0ur correspondent lauren mossthe banks of the river thames to get a glimpse of it. families with children and keen wildlife photographers. i spoke to one gentleman who had come all the way from doncaster to get a photograph. 0pportunities way from doncaster to get a photograph. opportunities are few and far between because the beluga whale is a camera shy. it is a wild animal. it has been spotted dozens of times this afternoon most recently around the back of that barge there. it breaks the surface of the water briefly and then disappears back under the water. it has been doing this on and off for the last five or six hours or so. it is causing a lot of excitement for people down here but there is a feeling of concern because this beluga whale is thousands of miles away from home and conservationists are keeping a keen eye on it hoping it will be able to find its way back to where it belongs. i am joined by sam lippman from british divers marine rescue. you've been checking on the whale. today has been the first t

our correspondent lauren moss has this report torn from the top of a cliff in 90 mile an hour winds.n northern ireland has killed one man and injured another. storm ali batters the uk. trees have crushed cars and blocked roads and dozens crushed cars and blocked roads and d oze ns of crushed cars and blocked roads and dozens of flights have been cancelled and thousands of people have been left without power in some areas. on rocky season at the port of greenock, a cruise ship was tracked away from its moorings. fortu nately, tracked away from its moorings. fortunately, no one was injured. some roads have been closed causing chaos but drivers. this is the m1 in northern ireland, which will shut due to fallen power cables. and the m6 in cumbria blocked after a lorry was blown over. choppers have been forced to break the wind and the rain and children in some areas of scotla nd rain and children in some areas of scotland have been kept in school to prevent them from walking home. there has been this disruption for schools and we wanted to keep the children safe, so we have extended the

we can cross over to our correpsondent, lauren moss, who is at king‘s cross in central london for us.ers this morning. what is their reaction? passengers have for a long time been very unhappy about the situation on the rails whether its delays or cancellations of strikes. this report by the office of railand strikes. this report by the office of rail and road is very detailed. it's 183 of rail and road is very detailed. it‘s 183 pages long and it‘s reviewing the situation of the timetable chaos in may earlier this year will stop it uses some strong words to describe what happened saying there were systemic failures. the new timetables were introduced on the 20th of may and they were meant to make things easier for passengers but instead they lead to the cancellation of 800 services today mainly northern rail in the north—west of england and go the thames link in the south—east of england. the disruption lasted several weeks and this report today found nobody took charge, not the rail companies, not the department for transport and not network rail. to give you some context, in the la

our reporter lauren moss is in gravesend for us.ely on the condition of the whale, because it is thousands of miles away from home. it has been spotted in the last ten minutes or so sort of between these two barges. its surfaces, disappears under the water, and then resurfaces before it disappears for some considerable time, but people asked all hoping to get some photographs of it. the families have come down with their children, but of course conservationists are also on standby, because the priority here is the whale. it is thousands of miles away from home, belugas are known to swim in the waters around the arctic, often seen in greenland, and they are often with families of whales. in a pod. this family double one must have got confused, or perhaps the weather conditions affected its ability to navigate and thatis affected its ability to navigate and that is why it has ended up here in the thames. we are not really too sure that the main issue is to make sure that the main issue is to make sure it is ok, and at the moment it do

lauren moss has been to take a look. among hundreds of original items going under the hammer.c. and it is hard work. 600 items including costu mes hard work. 600 items including costumes and scripts and photographs will be auctioned later this month in london. those who can afford to dig deep can also bid on line. this collection is worth over £3.5 million, from the harbour board from back to the future, to the fedora from indiana jones. but the big auction this year, is this jacket from star wars, valued at £1 million. it is a way of owning a piece of navy has to become abetted also feels like a tangible link to your favourite films, your favourite characters. these are wild to be a skip into. there is something about having a piece of that fantasy that you can hold in your hand. it is kind of magic. some of the money race can go to charity, and the rest to the owners who have donated their prized possessions. the auction is held on the 20th of september. the bidders are hoping the force will be with them. time for a look at the weather. it has been back to school and back to