sarah campbell reports from biggin hill — one of the main fighter stations that protected london.to get killed. a 17—year—old george don watched from battle of britain raged above him, inspired by the heroics, the heroics, he went on to join bomber command. the 97—year—old pilot was invited to watch a fly past which included a spitfire and hurricane, both of which played such a crucial role. to think that they were all young men and some of them only had about five or six weeks training, it was really something. knowing how important it was for the country. in september, 1940, britain was under sustained attack from the luftwaffe. the stakes could not have been higher. if the nazis won the battle in the skies, next would come the planned land invasion. the british people were fighting for their lives. 0n the 15th of september, 1940, the first two squadrons of spitfires to be tasked with taking on the luftwaffe took off from here, at biggin hill, and flew to canterbury and engaged in incredibly dangerous dog fights high in the sky and then came back to refuel the planes, the pilot

sarah campbell reports from biggin hill, one of the main fighter stations that protected london.t people were going to get killed. a 17-year-old george don watched from battle of britain raged above him, inspired by the heroics, the heroics, he went on to join bomber command. compared to the pared down commemorations, now 97—year—old pilot was invited to watch a fly past which included a spitfire and hurricane, both of which played such a crucial role. to think that they were all young men and some of them only had about five or six weeks training, it was really something. knowing how important it was for the country. in september, 1940, britain was under sustained attack from the luftwaffe. the sta kes attack from the luftwaffe. the stakes could not have been higher. if the nazis won the battle in the skies, next would come the planned land invasion. the british people we re land invasion. the british people were fighting for their lives. on the 15th of september, 1940, the first two squadrons of spitfires to be tasked with taking on the luftwaffe took off from here, at biggin h

first two squadrons of spitfires to be tasked with taking on the luftwaffe took off from here, at biggin hilltal that day was, the one we are now celebrating. it literally could have gone either way, so to come here today and fly alongside the legendary aeroplanes that took part in the battle 80 years ago was a huge honour. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story... representatives of the united arab emirates, bahrain and israel have signed an historic diplomatic agreement at the white house. now to australia, and a story of whales ending up further inland than they‘ve ever been. the story‘s from the kakadu national park in the northern territory. more specifically, the east alligator river. confusingly, as you can see from these pictures, it‘s full of crocodiles. well, now for the first time ever, humpback whales have been spotted there. it‘s the first known instance of a whale being found so far inland in australia. they were spotted by a local marine ecologist who was out fishing with friends, and he‘s spoken to abc news. i noticed a big spout, a big blow on the h

where the places the blades are fine, biggin hill, hornchurch, north world, bentley priory, dublin ande battle of the commemorations or the battle of britain. active. iso of britain. active. i so loved that report, that hopefully we will get to see it again. john mcguire is spitfire, what more could you possibly want. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. firefighters are tackling a large blaze at a group of warehouse units in south—east london. 15 fire engines and 100 firefighters are at the scene in thames road, crayford. people in the local area are being advised to keep their windows closed." the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in and around london has risen significantly in the last year. in tilbury the figure has gone up by 125%. residents say they are fearful for the future. we've been hearing from one struggling shop owner. yesterday, it wasn't raining, the weather was ok, i only made £22, for the whole day. and suddenly, i was sad. it's not enough to pay the went " pay sad. it's not enough to pay the went —— pay the rent or the bills. a group of care wo