i know we're used to seeing dead bodies in the river thames at that time but not on a scale like thiset on the paddle steamer after a lovely day out, they were then seeing only an hour or so later floating, bloated, in the river thames. florence, your hawaiian, times are very different now, things are different now, she is so different now, tell us about her. my and started off living in the terraces on the river thames, probably was never even able to go on these paddle steamers herself and that part of her life was bad enough but unfortunately when she was ten yea rs old but unfortunately when she was ten years old she was taken away and abandoned in a home for destitute children in london. and so i've created a story about her life for it she becomes very much an activist in the women's movement which of course fits in very well with the time now. sorry to wrap this up, we are out of time. angela's book is called field of dust. that's it from us this morning. dan and louise are back with breakfast on bbc one tomorrow from six. have a good day. bye bye. this is bbc news. i'm ben bro

and an awful long way from home, the beluga whale spotted in the river thames. hello.cosby has been officially categorised as a sexually—violent predator and sentenced by a judge in pennsylvania to between three and ten years in prison. the actor and comedian — for so long a household name — is now 81. his lawyers have said they'll appeal the trial result, which means he must undergo counselling for the rest of his life and be listed on the sex offender registry. nada tawfik is in norristown for us. thejudge, when he handed down the sentence, told bill cosby that no—one was above the law, and he said that a lesser sentence would depreciate the seriousness of his crime of drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand in 200a. now, more than ten of his accusers were in court to see the key moment when bill cosby learned his fate. and the chief accuser, andrea constand, in a statement to the court said that while we may never know the true impact — the true circumstances of bill cosby‘s crimes, we now know that his reign of terror as a serial rapist is over. reporter:

how has it ended up in the river thames?m could be any number of things. navigational error. taken a wrong turn and ended up here. something could have disturbed it out in the ocean. underwater or overhead sounds. interfering with its navigation. it could be any number of things. it's difficult for us to save. we don't really see de lucas off the coast. —— we do not see belugas off the coast of this country. there have only been about 20 other. you are hoping it is going to swim away. can you help it on its way home? at the moment, it's in a natural environment not dissimilar to where it is known to inhabit. they are used to river estuaries and tides. the water quality and conditions. they are used to similar temperatures to hear. they are quite diverse animals able to feed on a range of prey. actually, it's in a natural environment. it may not be its own but it isn't dissimilar even though it is far from its own but it isn't dissimilar even though it is farfrom home. we are keeping an eye on it. we don't see them here which is a concern but at them here w

a whale‘s been spotted in the river thames estuary, off the coast of kent.ought to be a beluga whale — a species usually found thousands of miles away in the high arctic. marine life rescuers have urged the public not to get too close. it's just after 2:30am. it's time now for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. my guest today is an internationally acclaimed author whose prolific output of fiction is rooted deep in the soil and the shoreline of his native western australia, a land of harsh beauty, where life rarely comes easy. tim winton‘s latest novel, the shepherd's hut, focuses on a troubled young man wrestling with demons, and it comes at an opportune time, with the me too movement demanding an end to ingrained sexism, misogyny and toxic masculinity. is australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke? tim winton, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have travelled the world, you have even lived in europe, but it seems when you write, your writing, and your stories, always take you back home to western australia. why is that? i'm not s

but also on breakfast this morning: the beluga whale in the river thames.est programme, showing how music can give us a natural high. and it is the new bbc drama that has got millions of us binge—watching. we are talking to the man who has created the super—cool female characters of killing eve. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the american entertainer bill cosby has started a prison sentence for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. the judge branded the 81—year—old a sexually violent predator before sentencing him for between three and ten years. lawyers for cosby have already said they will appeal. around 60 other women made similar allegations, but because of time limits, their cases couldn't be heard. the lawyer gloria allred represented some of the victims. this is notjust about #metoo on the internet anymore. it's about a defendant having to be accountable, in a court of law, and being confined in state prison as a result of his criminal acts. jeremy corbyn will attack what he calls "greed is good" ca

burnaz, a tourist from romania, was standing next to andreea cristea when she was knocked into the river thamesshe died from her injuries two weeks later. helena lee is at the old bailey. the hearing has heard evidence from those people who saw what happened to andreea and those who tried to help her. michael brown had been driving his van over westminster bridge and he saw her being flung into the river thames. he described the scene afterwards as carnage and earlier we heard from the boyfriend of andreea who gave evidence and spoke about the moments leading up to the attack. 0ndrej berndt as, andreea cristea's boyfriend, came to court this morning to tell the hearing how he frantically searched for his girlfriend after they were hit by khalid masood's car. the couple had been on holiday in london doing what tourists do. they were on westminster bridge enjoying the sights will stop andreea cristea busy taking photographs, like this one, of westminster. it turned out to be the last picture she took. in court, 0ndrej berndt as was asked about the seconds before they were hit. he said, i heard so

a whale has been spotted in the river thames estuary off the coast of kent. away in the high arctic. marine life rescuers have urged the public not to get too close but our correspondent robert hall has been trying to get a proper look. thousands of miles from the arctic, just 2a from the centre of london. when a bird—watcher on the salt marshes east of gravesend caught a glimpse of a white shape just offshore, he couldn't believe his eyes. it was a beluga whale, lost and far further south than any previous british sighting. within hours, the news had spread across social media, bringing whale—spotters out onto the river banks for a glimpse of the visitor. as soon as i arrived i saw a glimpse of it but it has only been resurfacing once every 15, 20 minutes. seeing the beluga whale, which i've never seen, never ever imagined i would see in britain, let alone virtually in london. patrols from the port of london authority have kept vessels clear and monitored the whale as it searched for food. the advice from us is for the navigators particularly to keep an extr

a romanian tourist describes how he almost jumped into the river thames after last year's westminstere attack in his frantic search for his girlfriend. you're not a bad normal kid no more, you're just that young carer. —— that normal kid. almost a million children are acting as carers in england — far more than previously thought — according to new research. russia's biggest military drills since the fall of the soviet union. president putin says it's an answer to "aggressive and unfriendly attitudes" towards his country. strong winds and heavy rain have started to the coast of america and much worse is forecast as hurricane florence approaches the carolinas. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: not out. surrey‘s wait is over. they win the county championship for the first time in 16 years. good evening. two russian men, named by the british authorities as suspects in the chemical attack in salisbury, have appeared on rt — the state—funded television channel russia today. the pair, who identify themselves as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, claim they are the victims of a fant

capital many bankas based of that have already traded on their apartments on the banks of the river thames for the river mine paris is also looking to new those on the move. the awful tower the louvre gallery or the arc de triomphe globally recognised paris landmarks frankfurt can't hold a candle to them it's a room a city hall pales in comparison but frankfurt was germany's financial hub even before the european central bank was headquartered here that's why many in the city's banking district are especially optimistic about britain's exit from the e.u. . front foot it's nice to get a few on frankfurt's an important european financial center but it's also obvious that the city of london remains the european financial center it will take frank for quite some time to take the title on no less an increasing number of london banks are eyeing paris and frankfurt as potential turn. it looks like in april next year they'll lose the right to conduct business from their london offices over twenty financial institutions have already decided on frankfurt. fun for the thing for a time frankfurt has t

a beluga whale has been spotted in the river thames for a second day.ly no major worries over its welfare. 0ur correspondent lauren moss has been down to gravesend in kent to watch the whale's progress. earlier she 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 g

a whale has been spotted in the river thames estuary off kent.s thought to be a beluga whale and was first reported by an ecologist who saw it feeding around barges near gravesend. marine life rescuers have urged the public not to get too close. our correspondent robert hall is at the thames estuary near gravesend. with his binoculars, i assume? how is the spotting going, robert? well, in my case not terribly well, but you turn up for work and somebody says would you like to go whale watching in kent? you can't really complain, can you? it is appearing regularly, and i havejust walked up to the spot about a quarter of a mile from here and i can report it was seen again about five to ten minutes ago, so it is still there. that is causing a little bit of concern now because the wildlife experts that are on patrol out on the river with the port of london authority had hoped that the whale, which they think was feeding, would have moved on by now. the tide is dropping, thatis on by now. the tide is dropping, that is making them worry a bit. remember

a beluga whale has swum into the river thames in kent and is feeding around one of the barges on the campaigning for another referendum. sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, got a standing ovation at the conference when he said no one is ruling out ‘remain‘ as an option in any fresh referendum. iain watson reports from liverpool. get yourfree fudge if you are sitting on the fence! pro—eu campaigners want a labour to avoid being mealy—mouthed about brexit, they want a commitment to a new referendum that the party would stick to. under the glare of publicity, the brexit secretary didn‘t quite give them that, but he all but guaranteed that the bulk of labour mps would vote down any deal theresa may brings back from brussels. conference, when it comes to that vote in parliament, we do not accept... we do not accept that the choice is between whatever the prime minister manages to cobble together, or no deal. that is not a meaningful vote. labour are against a conservative deal, but what is their plan? voting against the government is a first step, although they will need the hel

a beluga whale has been spotted in the river thames for a second day. major worries over its welfare. 0ur correspondent lauren moss has been down to gravesend in kent to watch the whale's progress. earlier, she spoke 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

andrea had been flung into the thames river and died from injuries weeks after the attack.east two others have been seriously hurt in a crash involving several vehicles on the m5 near taunton. at least seven cars and a lorry were involved. the motorway has been closed in both directions. a ten—year—old boy in missouri is covering after he was attacked by wasps, and fell out of the tree house onto a meat skewer. you may find these images disturbing. this bike that went through the boy's had missed his eyes, brain and spinal—cord and major blood vessel. staff at the hospital said that the local boy is expected to fully recover. his voice may be affected. and now, time for the weather. all eyes on the hurricane in america. where is hurricane florence and how much longer have they got? the first bands of cloud and rain associated with this storm are beginning to move towards the carolinas and it will be a process over the next few days of moving that storm closer to the coast and bringing those outbreaks of rain, the flooding rain, which could cause catastrophic issues. torrent

a tourist has described how he almost jumped into the river thames after the westminster terror attackit by the attacker‘s car. the couple from romania had been taking photos on the bridge when khalid masood drove into pedestrians. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. andrei burnaz was himself injured during the westminster bridge attack last year but, today, grim—faced, he had to give evidence in the inquest into the death of his girlfriend, andreea cristea. 0n holiday from romania, they'd been to visit westminster abbey and were heading over the bridge when khalid masood's 4x4 drove into them at speed. ...he told the court. michael brown was driving past as it happened and saw what andrei hadn't. andreea had been knocked clean over the parapet. michael brown told the inquest he quickly dialled 999 and looked over the edge of the bridge to see andreea lying face down in the water. so he immediately shouted to get the attention of the captain of the nearby passenger boat. the millennium diamond reacted quickly with captain gordon markley using a b

were men of the london fire brigade as they stretched temporary hose lines to the center of the thames riverwhich the thames river had one of the lowest tides on record. while london burned above them, the people of the city held on, chin up, thumbs up. they knew this was the people's war and they were the people. the people could not be panicked, could not be beaten. [cymbals crashing] in the months to come, the british suffered many bombings and burnings. [plane engines roaring] [shooting] [explosions] the battle of britain was won, but not by hitler. hitler had lost the battle. he lost 2375 german planes and their crews. for the first time, it was the germans who ate the bitter dirt of defeat. theiras the legend of instability. for a year, the not destruct britain with all of their might and leveled thousands of homes and damaged millions. they killed more than 40,000 men, women, children and seriously wounded 50,000 more. not one single nazi soldier set foot on british soil. heckler couldn't stop. in our next film, we will show hitler couldn't stop. in our next film, we will show how he

a whale has been spotted in the river thames estuary off kent.an ecologist who saw it feeding around barges near gravesend. marine life rescuers have urged the public not to get too close. 0ur correspondent simonjones is whale—spotting at the thames estuary near tilbury. what is the latest and any spotting is near you? a lot of excitement, people have gathered on the bank for eight sighting and the wail is currently in that section of water over the —— the whale. you can see it every few minutes, a bit of white but you have to watch very carefully. people have a lot of time and they are prepared to wait to see it because it is something extremely, extremely unusual. this whale should be thousands of miles away from here so eight sighting is not something you see everyday. we can't talk now to the man who first spotted it, dave andrews. what did you see? i was doing a bird survey and this white shape appeared on the water in front of me and i thought it looked unusual, could it have beena it looked unusual, could it have been a wail? i thought it

and, a long way from home, the beluga whale spotted in the river thames.

heroes of the night were members of the london fire brigade, who stretched fire hoses to the thames river'sf the lowest tides on record. while london burned, the people of the city held on. chin up and thumbs up. they knew this was the people's war, and they were the people. and the people who could not be panicked, could not be beaten. in the months to come, the british would discover many such bombings and burnings, but a nation that calls on cold courage when hot courage runs thin may die, but it cannot be defeated. ♪ >> the battle of britain was one, but not by hitler. hitler had lost the battle. he lost 2375 german planes and their crew. for the first time, it was the germans who ate the better dirt of defeat. for a solid year, the nazis struck britain with all their might. they leveled thousands upon thousands of homes. they killed more than 40,000 men, women and children, and seriously wounded 50,000 more. but not one single nazi soldier set foot on the british isles. but, hitler would not stop. why did the nazis -- why did the nazis lose the battle of britain? first, because a free

and a beluga whale has swum into the river thames near gravesend in kent. experts say it is obviously very lost and quite possibly in trouble. now, ina now, in a moment it will be time for sports day, but first a look at what else is coming up for you on bbc news. we will be live in liverpool with all the latest of elements from the labour party conference. we are also live in pennsylvania where comedian bill cosby is being sentenced for drugging and sexually assaulting a one—time friend in 2004. we assaulting a one—time friend in 200a. we can see live pictures outside the courtroom. you can see police officers waiting. we are expecting that sentencing imminently, but as usual these things are subject a little bit to change, but as soon as we see the judge seeming to start those proceedings, we will return to pennsylvania. and of course we will ta ke pennsylvania. and of course we will take a look at tomorrow's papers in oui’ take a look at tomorrow's papers in our newspaper review with rosalind own. andjim our newspaper review with rosalind own. and jim wa

british capital where many bankers base their forty trade at their apartments on the banks of the river thames for the river mine the paris is also looking to tempt those on the move. the eiffel tower the new four gallery or the octu triomphe globally recognized parisian landmarks and germany's frankfurt cannot hold a candle to the its room a city hall pales in comparison still frankfurt is germany's financial hub and was so even before the european central bank was headquartered here that's why many in the bed. district are cautiously optimistic about britain's exit from the e.u. . front foot isn't he if you don't frankfurt's an important european financial center but it's also obvious that the city of london's remains the european financial center it will take frankfurt quite some time to take the title now still that increasing number of london banks are looking at paris and frankfurt as alternatives because it seems clear that all april first to lose the right to conduct business from their london offices over twenty five it all institutes have already decided on frankfurt. fung fourteen f

conservationists are waiting to see if a beluga whale seen in the river thames yesterday has headed backted swimming in the river yesterday near gravesend in kent, but has not been seen yet this morning. rescue teams are on standby in case the whale, which usually lives in the arctic, gets into danger. beluga whales are usually found in artic waters and they were last spotted in the uk three years ago. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. thank you for your messages about having a hernia mesh repair. we have covered the channel mesh repairs and complications and the effect on lives for 18 months. we have suggestions that over 100,000 people could have complications from hernia mesh repairs. 0n e—mail, 14 years ago i had a hernia repair and nowi will need pain injections for life. it means i am flawed and i cannot stand up straight. how much has my procedure cost the nhs, the visits to the doctor, the acupuncture, the post—op visits, i have, in my opinion being lied to. with no remedy for the mesh to be removed. it has been inside me now for too long. shirley says i had

now hearing from various witnesses who were involved in the search for andreea cristea in the river thamesgn alongside a charity funded by the alcohol industry. in a letter, almost 50 health officials say working with drinkawa re will "significa ntly damage" the agency's credibility. it follows a campaign encouraging middle—aged people to have more alcohol—free days. public health england says it hopes this will be the first step in a long—term partership with the charity. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, is with me now. this is interesting because public health england is very much saying we are doing the right thing here, despite these criticisms. indeed. there is a separation to be made here between the message on the way that it here between the message on the way thatitis here between the message on the way that it is being delivered. nobody that it is being delivered. nobody that i have spoken to has any argument with the campaign itself, which is encouraging people to take less alcohol, at least they dry for two days a week. but there is a tie—up with a charity th

— has described how he frantically searched for his girlfriend after she was knocked into the river thamesy. helena lee is there for us. yes, more harrowing evidence today. we heard from witnesses who saw what happened to andreea cristea and the aftermath. the confusion, the chaos and the carnage is one witness put it. herfamily and the carnage is one witness put it. her family were and the carnage is one witness put it. herfamily were not in court today, there were watching proceedings via video link from romania, which is where andreea was from, but her boyfriend came to court today is to suggest —— to tell the court about the moments before the court about the moments before the attack. andrei burnaz came to court this morning to tell the hearing how he frantically search for his girlfriend after they were hit by the car of khalid masood. the couple had been on holiday in london doing what tourists do. they were on westminster bridge enjoying the sights. andreea cristea busy taking photographs like this one of westminster. it turned out to be the last picture she took. in court, andrei

a balloon go well has been spotted in the river thames near london scientists say that puts the animal hundreds of kilometers away from its usual arctic habitat. some twenty lu the wells have previously been seen in british waters but usually farther north. for all to the u.s. now and from america's data to sexual predator us comedian and former t.v. star bill cosby is in prison where he's been ordered to serve between three and ten years for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman the judge also declared cosby a violent sexual predator and that means will be subject to monitoring for the rest of his life is the first leverage to be locked up since the downfall of media mogul harvey weinstein and the start of the need to movement. the day of reckoning for the men millions thought they knew bill cosby sentenced to at least three years behind bars before he can even apply for parole his victim andrea const and said he drugged her and sexually assaulted her in two thousand and four some sixty women have made similar accusations against him. outside the courthouse some of them gathered wi

the beluga whale has been spotted in the river thames for a second day and is ‘swimming strongly andt spotted yesterday in kent. rescue teams are on hand in case the animal gets into trouble. time for a look at the weather. here's mel coles. it has been beautiful for many of us today. it has. a bit of a north— south split but you are right, where there have been lengthily clear skies by day, we have seen some warmth as we have gone through the day. 23 celsius in parts of north lincolnshire this afternoon. but the further north and west you go, more cloud, outbreaks of rain and quite a blustery wind. it has certainly not felt like samia, and that's because we have a weather front draped across the far north. that is bringing these outbreaks of rain and eventually it will bring something fresh for all of us. more rain to come, particularly in the northern isles, where the rain becomes heavy for a time overnight. a bit more patchy further south and more cloud through north—west england. under those clear skies, once again temperatures plummeting widely down into single figures. a touch

and, a long way from home, the beluga whale spotted in the river thames.

there's been a confirmed sighting of a beluga whale in the river thames at gravesend this lunchtime, according to the london port authority. it's been seen near the barges, where it has spent much of the past four days. the whale appears to be moving up and down a one—mile stretch of the river. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. a fine enter the afternoon. different story further north, more clout for northern ireland and scotland, further outbreaks of rape and western isles, strong wind as well. just to get up to 50 mph, some warmth in the sunshine across central and southern england, turning cooler here to this evening and overnight. we will see outbreaks of rate slipping their way south and east to southern scotland, weakening as they do, clear skies behind, blustery showers and i had some clearer skies. tempter started to you all three celsius for southern counties. a fair amount of cloud on sunday, that will be slipping its way south and east, a cloudy day for much of an glib and wales with bright sunny spells, but rather blustery showers across northern

a beluga whale has swum into the river thames, near gravesend in kent.y very lost and quite possibly in trouble. a warm welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejim waterson, media editor at the guardian, and rosamund urwin, financial services correspondent at the sunday times. most of tomorrow's front pages are in. the metro reports that police in birmingham are offering a halloween sleepover in a cell which once held the serial killer fred west. the ft says donald trump took aim at the us‘s oil producing allies in the middle east during his address at the un by saying they were ripping off the world by failing to bring down prices. the guardian leads on the jailing of bill cosby, as the entertainer known as america's dad was sentenced to serve between three and ten years in jail for drugging and sexually assaulting a women. the telegraph looks ahead to tomorrow when the prime minister will pledge that she wants to cut corporation tax to make brexit britain an economic powerhouse. the mirror looks ahead to th

a tourist has described how he almost jumped into the river thames after the westminster terror attackhe attacker‘s car. the couple from romania had been taking photos on the bridge when khalid masood drove into pedestrians. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. andrei burnaz was himself injured during the westminster bridge attack last year but, today, grim—faced, he had to give evidence in the inquest into the death of his girlfriend, andreea cristea. 0n holiday from romania, they'd been to visit westminster abbey and were heading over the bridge when khalid masood's 4x4 drove into them at speed. after the vehicle passed, i looked on the left side of me to search for andreea, but i could not see her, he told the court. i started searching for andreea and i started running over the bridge. michael brown was driving past as it happened and saw what andrei hadn't. andreea had been knocked clean over the parapet. michael brown told the inquest he quickly dialled 999 and looked over the edge of the bridge to see andreea lying face down in the water. s

she was knocked over the railing, falling 12 metres into the river thames, before being recovered 100amily said: the cctv the court watched was often harrowing and graphic, showing victims being thrown into the air and under vehicles. before it was shown, some of the victims‘ relatives took the opportunity to leave the courtroom. once off the bridge, masood crashed his vehicle and ran round to the gates of parliament, where pc keith palmer challenged him, but he knocked the unarmed officer to the ground and stabbed him to death. his sister, angela, told the court: khalid masood, who was carrying two knives, was shot three times by a close protection officer and died soon afterwards. his inquest will follow the inquest of his victims next month. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a court martial has begun of two sas soldiers accused of negligently performing their duties after three army reservists died on a i6—mile march in the brecon beacons. the men, known only as ia and ib, were in charge on the day injuly 2013 when the march took place in temperatures of up to 28 degrees

she was knocked over the railing, falling 12 metres into the river thames, before being recovered 100rt watched was often harrowing and graphic, showing victims being thrown into the air and under vehicles. before it was shown, some of the victims' relatives took the opportunity to leave the courtroom. 0nce off the bridge, masood crashed his vehicle and ran round to the gates of parliament, where pc keith palmer challenged him, but he knocked the unarmed officer to the ground and stabbed him to death. his sister, angela, told the court: khalid masood, who was carrying two knives, was shot three times by a close protection officer and died soon afterwards. his inquest will follow the inquest of his victims next month. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. russia is beginning what it says is the largest military exercise in its history in eastern siberia, and for the first time, china is taking part. 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 military vehicles, 1,000 planes and eighty warships are involved. 0nly moscow's former soviet allies have been invited tojoin in its previous annual drills.

she was knocked over the balustrade, falling 12 metres into the river thames before being recovered downstream.. after two excruciating weeks of hoping for a recovery, andreea died. it was heartbreakingly painful. next, the attacker ran round to the gates of parliament where he was challenged by pc keith palmer. he knocked into the ground and stabbed him, pc palmer died at the scene. his sister angela said keith died protecting strangers while doing hisjob. khalid masood, carrying two nights, was shot three times by an officer and died soon afterwards. his inquest will follow that of his victims next month. daniel sanford, bbc news at the old bailey. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says a deal on brexit can be reached by november, if talks are "realistic". it comes as a former brexit minister warned the prime minister that the conservative party faces a "catastrophic split" if she persists with her current brexit strategy. steve baker says up to 80 mps would vote against her so—called chequers proposal — in which the uk would maintain a common rule book for all goods with the european

there's been a confirmed sighting of a beluga whale in the river thames at gravesend this lunchtime, of the past four days. the whale appears to be moving up and down a one—mile stretch of the river. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. a fine enter the afternoon. different story further north, more clout for northern ireland and scotland, further outbreaks of rape and western isles, strong wind as well. just to get up to 50 mph, some warmth in the sunshine across central and southern england, turning cooler here to this evening and overnight. we will see outbreaks of rate slipping their way south and east to southern scotland, weakening as they do, clear skies behind, blustery showers and i had some clearer skies. tempter started to you all three

a whale has been spotted in the river thames estuary off the coast of kent. of miles away in the high arctic. marine life rescuers have urged the public not to get too close, but our correspondent robert hall has been trying to get a proper look. thousands of miles from the arctic, just 2a from the centre of london. when a bird—watcher on the salt marshes east of gravesend caught a glimpse of a white shapejust offshore, he couldn't believe his eyes. it was a beluga whale, lost and far further south than any previous british sighting. within hours, the news had spread across social media, bringing whale—spotters out onto the riverbanks for a glimpse of the visitor. well, as soon as i arrived i saw a glimpse of it, but it has only been resurfacing once every 15, 20 minutes. seeing the beluga whale, which i've never seen, never ever imagined i would see in britain, let alone virtually in london. patrols from the port of london authority have kept vessels clear and monitored the whale as it searched for food. the advice from us is for the navigators particularly

the next witness, neil hulbert — who was walking with his nephew on the embankment by the river thamesn flying through the air and landing with an awful thud at their feet, his head hitting the pavement. despite the efforts of a nurse, a paramedic and a doctor, who all arrived within minutes, he died where he had fallen. the next fatal injury was to leslie rhodes, a retired window cleaner, who was walking away from the car when he was hit — turning at the last moment when he heard the revving. he died the next day from a head injury. lawyers for his family asked why the emergency helicopter wasn't used to take him to hospital, as originally planned. it's thought the helicopter team were treating pc keith palmer, who was dying nearby from stab wounds. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has agreed to remain in the job untiljanuary 2020 — that's 18 months longer than expected. the chancellor, philip hammond, told mps that mr carney said he would "serve a little longer", to ensure continuity through what he said "could be quite a

she was knocked over the railing, falling 12 metres into the river thames, before being recovered 100 said, "after two excruciating weeks of hoping for a recovery, andreea died. it was heartbreakingly painful". the cctv the court watched was often harrowing and graphic, showing victims being thrown into the air and under vehicles. before it was shown, some of the victims' relatives took the opportunity to leave the courtroom. 0nce off the bridge, masood crashed his vehicle and ran round to the gates of parliament, where pc keith palmer challenged him, but he knocked the unarmed officer to the ground and stabbed him to death. his sister, angela, told the court, "keith died protecting strangers whilst doing hisjob". khalid masood, who was carrying two knives, was shot three times by a close protection officer and died soon afterwards. his inquest will follow the inquest of his victims next month. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a court martial has begun of two sas soldiers accused of "negligently performing their duties", after 3 army reservists died on a i6—mile march in t

a skate park on the southbank of the river thames is to be awarded £200,000 towards its protection andon towards the project. the area in the undercroft of the queen elizabeth hall is not technically a skate park, but has been used as one for decades. let's have a look at the travel situation now. it the travel situation now. is pretty good news if you getting it is pretty good news if you are getting up to use the tube this morning, because currently there is a good service running on all london underground lines. as you can see, traffic is building on the a102 blackwall lane towards the blackwall tunnel. the a501 pentonville road is closed eastbound between a5200 york way and the a5203 caledonian road. that is for gas mains repairs. in kingston, the traffic lights are not working on a307 wood street near fife road. let's have a check on the weather now, with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. today is going to feel a bit colder than it did yesterday. we are getting off the quite a chilly start. temperatures drop back into single figures last night, and it is going to be a fairly

it departed the river thames six weeks earlier and steamed to new orleans where it took aboard its cargo. on august 9, it departed the crescent city four new york where she was to join a convoy for her return to england. aboard the ship were 51 men ranging in age from 17 to 58 years old and hailing from 13 different nations. her master was captain william williams of wales. there are no confirmed photographs of mirlo, but this picture of her sister ship is a fair representation for what was at the time a state-of-the-art petroleum tanker. when leroy midgett spotted mirlo coming up, mirlo did not quite look like this. of the taker had been painted in disruptive camouflage intended to confuse enemy u-boats rather than to conceal the ship. the idea was a vivid combination of geometric shapes and colors would temporarily disorient an enemy observer attempting to estimate a ship's size and having, thus throwing off the torpedo targeting data. sometimes it worked. most times it did not. it is not known what mirlo's dazzle scheme looked like. each one was meant to be unique to further confuse w

discuss more on that after this >>> a slightly different topic altogether whale watching in london's river thames some expect say this white mammal swimming in the river is a beluga whale one whale conservationist said this is the most southerly sighting of a beluga around the uk shores. >> if you have any views on whales or the fed, which is equally interesting, follow us on twitter, @streetsignscnbc. >>> coming up, we're live in berlin where a political upset at the bundestag has raised the pressure on angela merkel. i know that every single time that i suit up, there is a chance that's the last time. 300 miles per hour, that's where i feel normal. i might be crazy but i'm not stupid. having an annuity tells me retirement is protected. annuities can provide protected income for life. learn more at retireyourrisk.org annuities can provide protected income for life. olay deep hydrating eye gel breaks through the competition. olay eyes with b3 complex hydrates better than $100, $200 even $400 eye creams. that's something to see. olay. >>> welcome back to "street signs. members s of angela merkel's

a whale in the river thames, just outside london. it's thought to be a beluga whale.uary. conservationists say the whale is move thousands of miles away from where it should be and may well be lost and in trouble. simonjones is on the shores of the thames. a lot of people still here this evening, hoping for a glimpse of the well and they haven't been disappointed. it is currently in that stretch of water behind me there that vote. last seen around ten minutes ago, the poor of london authority are out there to and concern the well hasn't really been moving from this area and is actually not heading out to sea but actually not heading out to sea but a lot of people here still watching hopefully not getting and their way of saying the well. us talk to you. what have you seen? ablett legault well today i saw. my first ever well. i was really pleased to see it. -- a well. i was really pleased to see it. —— a beluga well. i came down from school. not something you expected to see? deftly not an attempt. you expect to see this in the arctic but not... it is that you recite.

she was knocked over the balustrade, falling 12 metres into the river thames before being recovered downstreamafter two excruciating weeks of hoping for a recovery, andreea died. it was heartbreakingly painful. next, masood ran round to the gates of parliament where he was challenged by pc keith palmer. he knocked the officer to the ground and stabbed him, pc palmer died at the scene. his sister angela said keith died protecting strangers while doing hisjob. khalid masood, carrying two knives, was shot three times by an officer and died soon afterwards. his inquest will follow those of his victims next month. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says a deal on brexit can be reached by november — if talks are ‘realistic.’ it comes as a former brexit minister warned the prime minister that the conservative party faces a "catastrophic split" if she persists with her current brexit strategy. steve baker says up to 80 mps would vote against her so—called chequers proposal — in which the uk would maintain a common rulebook for all goods with the european union. our political editor laura kuenssb

the next witness was walking with his nephew on the enbankment by the river thames described the sceneh an awful thud at their feet. his head hitting the pavement. despite the efforts of a nurse, a paramedic and a doctor who all arrived within minutes, he died where he had fallen. the next fatal injury was to leslie rhodes, a retired window cleaner who was walking away from the car when he was hit, turning at the last moment when he heard the revving. he died the next day from a head injury. lawyers from his family asked why the emergency helicopter was not used to take him to hospital as originally planned. it's thought the helicopter team were treating pc keith palmer, who was dying nearby from stab wounds. khalid masood, bbc news, at the old bailey. people who work in the so—called gig economy — like cab drivers, shop workers and delivery drivers — shouldn't have to live with the levels of insecurity they currently experience because of zero—hour contracts — that's according to the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell. he's told the tuc conference that casual staff should be eligible f