pre—pandemic, inverness and loch ness welcomed up to 1.6 million visitors a year.'ve heard there is an unofficial—official cake of inverness, and it's made by a family—run bakery that first opened shop here back in 1898. it's called a dream ring. very creamy. it looks like a doughnut, but is 100% not a doughnut. inverness castle used to be a prison and a courtroom but now, it's undergoing major renovations to turn it into a visitor attraction. this is the grand entrance lobby. stuart started on this projectjust before lockdown and it's expected to be fully complete in 2025. well, you can already see they've made an opening in the wall there. we're going to let the public spill out there onto our new terrace. and here we are at the top of inverness castle, and this is the view you get. this is spectacular! inverness is a great wee city and the site's really significant. it's had castles that have been burnt, besieged, rebuilt. mary, queen of scots, robert the bruce have all had connections with this place. so, when people come, what would they expect to see? so, the

we will be going live to loch ness _ sounds. we will be going live to loch ness a _ sounds. be going live to | loch ness a little later on where ross edgley is about to begin an enormous swim but we're watching those pictures because you see loch ness and you think of one thing, don't you?— don't you? what's that? laughter _ laughter i'm joking. if you look to the left of your screen does micro what is that there?— that there? either ripples? definitely. _ that there? either ripples? definitely. the _ that there? either ripples? definitely. the reason - that there? either ripples? definitely. the reason we i that there? either ripples? i definitely. the reason we are showing this is because it is actually quite mild out there today and lots of parts of the uk. you can see loch ness looking really rather beautiful. i haven't put a coat on yet. it is still quite mild. hanging on towards the end of september. will the mild weather continue for much longer? for the next few days, yes, absolutely, and you are right about it being mild. in loch ness it is pretty much the mildest p

. , , ., ., couple of miles away along loch ness. , , ., . ur hand? i would love to. _ ness. give me your hand? i would love to. it _ ness. give me your hand? i would love to. it took- ness. give me your hand? i would love to. it took me i ness. give me your hand? i | would love to. it took me 86 attempts to get our launch product and where it is today. 86 attempts? yeah. i believe this to do with magic overnight, it would be a shame not to try it so as they say in the business, here's one we made earlier. i the business, here's one we made earlier.— the business, here's one we made earlier. i like that one. as was so — made earlier. i like that one. as was so close _ made earlier. i like that one. as was so close to _ made earlier. i like that one. as was so close to the - made earlier. i like that one. as was so close to the lock, l made earlier. i like that one. j as was so close to the lock, i cannot live without sale is high to nessie. the lock stretches for 23 miles and contains more water than all of the lakes in england and wales combi

2005, swimmers on scotland's most famous lake were insured for £1 million against an attack by the loch nessmonster. the legend of the strange of course, i understand that this is , well, not so much, damn it, sash, that's how lake lo neso is spelled. it is written with a hyphen. so here is the legend of a strange creature that has long been hiding in the dark depths of lochnes lake alexander tirese capital letter goof dash nes alexander lyubimov scotland residents and tourists regularly reinforce it with new stories and rumors, but often these stories get out of control, as in scotland in 2005 in 2010, athletes who took part in an international triathlon tournament were insured against the attack of the loch ness monster during the swim. well the famous lake, officially the insurance company was required to pay up to 1 million pounds, in the event that a participant in the competition gets injured and can prove the fact that, here are my legs bitten off, that this happened precisely as a result of the attack of a giant monster , you understand, if many were bitten off by a big catfish, then

he has swum for 52 hours in loch ness.iles in the water — with the aim of raising awareness of ocean conservation. 0nce verified by officials, ross' attempt will break the record for time and distance swum in loch ness. a gym in cornwall is harnessing the power of boxing to help improve the lives of people with parkinson's. club members with the condition — who call themselves the parky blinders — say special training sessions are helping with some symptoms of the disease. andy birkett has been speaking to some of them. it isa it is a novel disease, affecting my speech, and more.— it is a novel disease, affecting my speech, and more. boxing training cannot cure _ speech, and more. boxing training cannot cure the _ speech, and more. boxing training cannot cure the disease _ speech, and more. boxing training cannot cure the disease but - speech, and more. boxing training cannot cure the disease but can i cannot cure the disease but can help. cannot cure the disease but can hel. ., , cannot cure the disease but can hel _ ., ,

he has swum nonstop for 52 hours in loch ness. attempt will break the record for time and distance swum in loch ness. now we leave you with these pictures of king charles with his red box, which have been released for the first time. the image shows the king carrying out his new duties as head of state at buckingham palace last week. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with louise lear. sunshine and showers, the best way to describe saturday�*s weather. showers should be fairly isolated and the best of the dry brighter weather perhaps this afternoon further north and west you are. top temperature is likely to peak between 12 and 18 celsius. any showers through the evening will tends to fade away and we will have clear skies across england and wales, temperatures will fall sharply. more cloud to the far north—west, temperatures likely to hold into double figures, it will be a chilly start to sunday morning and hopefully it will be a sparkling one as well. lots of sunshine around first thing on sunday. the cloud will continue t

pre—pandemic, inverness and loch ness welcomed up to 1.6 million visitors a year. it's undergoing major renovations to turn it into a visitor attraction. this is the grand entrance lobby. stuart started on this project just before lockdown and it's expected to be fully complete in 2025. well, you can already see they've made an opening in the wall there. we're going to let the public spill out there onto our new terrace. and here we are at the top of inverness castle, and this is the view you get. this is spectacular! inverness is a great wee city and the site's really significant. it's had castles that have been burnt, besieged, rebuilt. mary, queen of scots, robert the bruce have all had connections with this place. so, when people come, what would they expect to see? so, they should get a fantastic sort of immersive experience that tells them stories of the highlands, find out about places that they've never heard about and hear stories they've never heard about and the hope is that that will inspire them to then go out and visit these places, which are dotted a

lord wiggibottom shall send a raven to the loch ness monster. and i shall email dumbledore!") ( cheers and applause ) "slip into voldemort's d.m.s. slip into his d.m.s." plus, now that britain is ruled by king charles iii, they'll have to replace her face on their stamps and on their cash. so, for all our u.k. viewers, i'm sorry to say, all of your money with queen elizabeth's face on it is now worthless. ( laughter ) okay? it's gone. but, i got your back. just send me two of your old, worthless lizzie bills, and i'll send you back a shiny chuck buck. ( laughter ) look at this, look at this. ( cheers and applause ) there you go. ( applause ) new. nothing like a new bill. consumer brands will also have to update their labels. during her reign, queen elizabeth gave many products a "warrant" to display the royal coat of arms, as a sort of endorsement of quality. for instance, heinz ketchup and gordon's gin. but now, after her passing, they may have to reapply. same thing happens here in america. that's why every four to eight years, we get all new products from "president's choi

he has swum non—stop for 52 hours in loch ness.er, isn't it because back my head was down as i was striding strokes to the door. it is caettin striding strokes to the door. it is getting colder- _ striding strokes to the door. it is getting colder. i— striding strokes to the door. it is getting colder. i love seasons. but is why— getting colder. i love seasons. but is why i_ getting colder. i love seasons. but is why i love living in this country _ is why i love living in this country. isn't that an amazing shot to? and _ country. isn't that an amazing shot to? and misty morning, and you can 'ust to? and misty morning, and you can just tell— to? and misty morning, and you can just tell it— to? and misty morning, and you can just tell it is— to? and misty morning, and you can just tell it is autumn, now, can't you? _ just tell it is autumn, now, can't you? this — just tell it is autumn, now, can't you? this was in cheshire east, not far from _ you? this was in cheshire east, not far from you — you? this was in cheshire east, not far

he has won 452 hours in loch ness.d more than 50 miles on the water. this is bbc news. we will just pause to say goodbye to viewers watching around the world. now, in the uk... final preparations are under way for an experiment that could — one day — end up saving every life on earth. on monday the us space agency — nasa — will fly a spacecraft into an asteroid to try to divert its path. if it works it may herald a new age of planetary defence — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. if you want to know about the potential perils of an asteroid, just ask the dinosaurs. around 65 million years ago it's believed a giant space rock crashed into the earth and killed them all off. now, a bold experiment to try and make sure the same thing never happens to us. for the first time ever, we will measurably change the orbit of a celestial body in the universe. doing so has clear benefits in ensuring humanity's ability to deflect a potential threatening asteroid in the future. it's called dart. and the theory behind it is pretty simp

months of training have gone into this, the cold waters of loch ness will test at the grantham— born his limits.- adventurer to his limits. i have many friends _ adventurer to his limits. i have many friends in _ adventurer to his limits. i have many friends in the _ adventurer to his limits. i have many friends in the special i adventurer to his limits. i have i many friends in the special forces as well, so that has been amazing because what sounds strange with this is the swimming is the easy bit. it is more combating sleep deprivation, hypothermia and all of these kinds of things. so it has been good to consult with them. this been good to consult with them. as well as breaking the current record, rossis well as breaking the current record, ross is aiming to raise awareness of fragile green ecosystems and support their preservation. jake zuckerman, bbc look north. deaths caused by alcohol hit a new high in the first unit of 2020, the biggest toll recorded since 2001. for many alcoholics, withdrawal can be extremely challenging. joe donegan has been given rare access to the nhs's