, around 250,000 river from putney to mortlake, around 250 , 000 spectators river from putney to mortlakethis afternoon. john, thanks very much. six england football fans are still being held by police in amsterdam. they'd travelled to watch the national side play a friendly against the netherlands. in total, a hundred england supporters were detained, but most have been released. online shopping is causing roads to be clogged up and worn out by delivery vans, councils have claimed. the distance travelled by light goods vehicles in britain has risen by almost 20% since 2011, according to the local government association, whilst average speeds on a—roads have fallen by 4% since 2014. the amount spent on online retail has increased by 23% in a year, according to the most recent data. a rescue operation to try to save a large group of wales stranded on a beachin large group of wales stranded on a beach in western australia has come to an end. sadly, all but five of the 150 whales have died despite the effo rts the 150 whales have died despite the efforts of conservation of —— conservation of

police were called to lower richmond road in mortla ke late called to lower richmond road in mortlakee and fire crews. a number of people were treated for minor injuries and a child was taken to hospital. much of the uk has been on the mid—of a second significant snowfall of the winter. for many areas it was combined with bitterly cold winds bringing misery to those travelling this weekend. there are reports. snowstorms and snowdrift. be seen many people woke up to this morning. strong wind causing blizzard conditions making driving treacherous. in the north—west, snow gates on the a 66 remain closed between cumbria and counted on and just getting outside the front door in newcastle was no mean feat. we have been here for a good hour and i have done a quarter of this road so iam making have done a quarter of this road so i am making headway. there were severe delays as trains were stopped in their tracks. railway stations across the country have also seen delays and cancellations. in gloucester, sporting fixtures like the anglo welsh cup final had to be called off for snow stopped pla

calendar, and what this historic 4.2 mile stretch from the start here in putney all the way down to mortlakea million spectators to line the banks of the thames today to see oxford and cambridge go head—to—head. looking forward to it, john. john watson in putney. a rescue operation to try and save a large group of whales, who became stranded on a beach in western australia, has come to an end. sadly, all but five of the 150 short—finned pilot whales have died, despite the efforts of conservation officers at hamelin bay. it came nine years — to the day — after the last mass stranding at the same spot. phil mercer in sydney has the story fat powers, dozens of volunteers supported by vets and wildlife officials tried to rescue survivors from a stranded pod of short finned pilot whales. about 150 were found at hamelin bay in western australia. most were dead by the time help arrived. six were returned to the water. for us, the biggest concern is then being out of the water and sunburnt, so we have got them covered, and we are trying to keep them as covered as possible. one didn't survive, and th

he was detained yesterday afternoon following a collision involving two other cars in mortlake in south—westospital as a precaution. this year has been a tough one for many british retailers, with high profile problems at chains such as toys r us and maplin making the headlines. earlier this month, john lewis cut its staff bonus to its lowest level in decades. but its new boss, paula nickolds, says there's still plenty of life left in the high street. she's been speaking to our correspondent, emma simpson, as the firm opens a huge new store in west london. it's a new look for an old name. at john lewis' 50th store, things are getting personal. there is a concierge desk to plan your visit. there is a room for workshops. on how to do stuff around the house. and partners have been trained by an actor. hello emma, and welcome to john lewis. but why get ready to open a new big expensive department store when so much shopping is now being done online? we think that the much discussed high street dying story is overstated. customers still wa nt story is overstated. customers still want to have phys

and the means at 5:32pm and it is all set here on the historic section of the times from putney to mortlake the bbc this saturday. formula 1 is back and lewis hamilton isjust getting better and better. he will start tomorrow's australian grand prix on pole position after producing a lap he said was as close as he could get to perfection. the reigning champion clocked the quickest i've ever seen in qualifying at albert park. the gap to the ferrari cars of sebastien better land kimi raikkonen was a massive one of more than half a second. it was a record seventh win in australia for hamilton which surpasses ayrton senna. rain wiped out virtually the entire third day play in the first test between new zealand and england. 17 balls were bowled four runs scored this morning as the hosts in proved their lead. henry nicholls had time to reach a half—ce ntu ry henry nicholls had time to reach a half—century but umpires decided to abandon play and the kiwis will resume on day four on 233 for four. the international footballing weekend continues this afternoon as northern ireland take on south korea a

on the banks of the thames on this course, which starts in putney behind me all the way down to mortlakey people lining the banks of the thames to watch the men's and women's crews take part in this race. the water looks pretty calm behind you, are the condition good for them? they are, yes. the conditions are good. that will please the organisers, because they hope that the race this year goes off without major incident. you might remember last year, the race nearly didn't go ahead when a piece of world war ii ordnance washed up close to the start line here in putney. two years ago, terrible conditions, stormy weather, which almost saw the cambridge women's boat capsized. it took on a lot of water. they managed to finish, but we almost saw a sinking two years ago. we haven't had a sinking since 1978, which will please the organisers. who can forget the incident in 2012 when a protester swa m incident in 2012 when a protester swam out into the water with the race three quarters of the way through. it was stopped for around 30 minutes, then it did resume. organisers will be pleased today,

that was set by oxford last year, so they have somewhere to go, and it goes from putney to mortlake, a big lead. we will have the result of the race later on today. that is it for me with the sport, we will be back with sportsday, 7:30pm. live images now from washington, where of course, the huge rally march for our lives rally in response to the parklands shooting in florida on valentine's day is taking place, and of course, rally is happening in cities right across the united states. it was suggested there could be up to half a million people here in washington, could not hear any official figures, hundreds of thousands of people out on the streets, and a moment ago, we heard jacqueline corran, one of the stu d e nts jacqueline corran, one of the students who has come to prominence as one of the leaders of the movement, alongside the granddaughter of martin luther king. this is miley cyrus onstage at the moment, of the celebrities lending their support to the students who are calling for tighter gun control is on the march for our lives. much more on this in the next hour. warm wel