alison earle, bbc london.s. the company in virginia which bred the dogs was forced to close after it was accused of animal cruelty. it was sued by the department ofjustice. inspectors found beagles with minor health conditions that were being killed. much of their food was infested with maggots or faeces. maggots orfaeces. a wide aeon, perhaps signifying relief after a long day of being rescued. life certainly has not been squeaky toys and cuddles for these beagles. they were destined to be sold to laboratories for drug experiments. the us humane society is leading the operation. qggg experiments. the us humane society is leading the operation.— is leading the operation. 4000 is a big number- _ is leading the operation. 4000 is a big number- it _ is leading the operation. 4000 is a big number. it is _ is leading the operation. 4000 is a big number. it is going _ is leading the operation. 4000 is a big number. it is going to - is leading the operation. 4000 is a big number. it is going to take - is leading the

good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle.ks. more than 100 people have been evacuated from the area and are now in temporary accomodation. avanti west coast, which runs trains out of euston station, will introduce a reduced timetable from this sunday due to staff shortages. the train operator said most drivers have declared themselves unavailable for overtime and accused them of taking "unofficial strike action". union aslef which represents drivers insists that's not the case and says the company does not employ enough staff. an acclaimed chef who spent decades as an addict has been explaining how his passion forfood helped him turn his life around. chris denney took drugs for 24 years. after suffering a breakdown, he managed to get clean and is now channelling his energy into his new restaurant and bar in notting hill. i thought it was the industry that made me do what i did, for wrong. but since going into recovery and becoming fitter in the head and physically, ifound solace in the job itself. so maybe it was a maturity t

good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle.s the met said it was a largely positive event. it comes as the mayor paid tribute to the emergency services for their work. transport for london's board will hold an emergency meeting later to discuss the government's long term funding deal. they've been in discussion for the past month over the £3.6 billion package. transport bosses have warned of cuts to services without a settlement, so far it's received more than £5 billion in bailouts from the government after falling into financial trouble during the pandemic. a 23—year—old man remains in hospital a week after a car crashed through on the a40 and ended up on the piccadilly line. an inquest into the death of a 32—year—old woman who died in the crash in park royal will be held later this week. it's now ten years since the london paralympics and some of those who took part have been looking back on the event and how much has changed. sophie christiansen took three gold medals at the event and is now one of our most successful paral

good morning from bbc london, alison earle. of up to £1,000 if you're caught breaking the rules. but some places — including golf courses and garden centres — are exempt. it comes after a long period of hot, dry weather which has left water reserves low. in the last six months, we've only had 65% of the normal rainfall. that's why water resources are running short. and in thames water's area, we get most of our water from rivers and from ground water, and we rely on the rainfall to replenish that. and if that rainfall doesn't come, then we find ourselves in situations like this. notting hill carnival finally returns this weekend for the first time in three years. expect floats, dancing, and street food. one person who's been busy preparing for its comeback is clary saland, who makes carnival costumes. every year we get our inspiration from things that are current. we want our theme to be relevant. so this year, a time to remember is a tribute to our history and our heritage and how carnival came to be. but it's also very much a

good morning from bbc london with me, alison earle.ncident in thornton heath and will work alongside the health and safety executive. it comes as the victim has been named as sahara salman. an 11—year—old boy and a woman who were also in the property remain in hospital. westminster council has become the first local authority in london to start seizing hire bikes which are left blocking pavements and roads. they're different from tfl�*s cycle hire scheme as they can be left wherever the rider ends theirjourney. westminster said it's taking action after an increasing number of complaints. we are very keen indeed to support cycling, but this anti—social behaviour, which is what it is, is meaning that there are bikes all over the pavement. they need to be moved, because if they are not moved, because if they are not moved, they continue to provide an obstacle for people going about their daily lives, walking on a very crowded pavement. london fire brigade said they've seen a huge increase in the number of grass and field fires they've had

alison earle, bbc london. slowly along the seine towards paris, far from the arctic waters which should be home. millions of people in france and around the world watched as the whale became weaker, stopped eating and it became clear that, however risky, a rescue attempt would have to be made. a team of 80, including police and divers, spent six hours painstakingly catching and winching the 800—kilo whale out of the river. translation: the moment when we got the beluga out of the water _ was stressful and extremely intense. he was surprised and moving about, and we thought he would escape from the net. it was quite astonishing, but he's alive and he's on the barge. the plan had been to transport the whale in a refrigerated lorry to be released back into the open sea off the northern french coast, but it became clear during the journey that the whale was becoming increasingly unwell. this morning, at a press conference, the rescue team revealed it had died. translation: the animal's breathing was insufficient i

good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle.about the world from the online space is probably playing a role in driving this trend. the transport secretary says tfl needs to move towards driverless trains to help it modernise. grant shapps made the comments as he spoke about the government's funding deal for the transport network. so far it's received more than £5 billion in emergency packages after falling into financial trouble during the pandemic. mr shapps said the latest offer is the final one. these were the scenes at emma raducanu's old club in south london last night. cheering. not for the tennis star though. members at park langley in bromley were celebrating gina kennedy who trains there and took gold. she's england's first female commonwealth squash champion. travel now. there are no trains running through finsbury park due to electrical supply problems. 0n the tube there's no service on the northern line between edgware and camden town southbound. there are minor delays on thejubilee line. now the weather with kate k