the minke whale that had become stranded in the river thames was euthanised this evening.l welfare experts say it was the only way to avoid any more unnecessary suffering. the whale was first seen late yesterday afternoon. it had become stranded on a concrete ramp on richmond lock, around two miles along the river. and a seven—hour rescue operation began. during the night, the whale was towed away so that vets could try and carry out a health check. but it swam free from its harness. today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again. for a while, the whale captivated onlookers as it swam by the lock gates. but at around 2:30pm this afternoon, it found itself unable to leave shallow waters by the riverbank. so the whale has become stranded yet again in the shallow waters here and now all efforts are under way to try and set it free. those efforts unfortunately were not enough to free the whale. this evening many are wondering how an animal typically found in the north atlantic and pacific oceans could have swum so far up the

and the sorry tale of the stranded whale in the river thames, as rescue efforts fail to save it. hello and welcome to the programme. the volatility in israel continues to rise, and now the death toll is rising with it. the palestinian health authority says 20 people have died after israeli air strikes aimed at militant targets in the gaza strip, where rockets were earlier fired towardsjerusalem. israel's parliament was evacuated as sirens sounded, and there were renewed clashes outside, and inside, al—aqsa mosque between israeli police and palestinians. in all more than 200 people were injured, as crowds threw stones and officers fired stun grenades in response. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. "0ur blood is a cheap price forjerusalem," shouts this bereaved gaza grandmother. while this woman, who lost four children, can only weep. the casualties, mounting, after israeli air strikes. translation: this evening, | jerusalem day, gaza's terrorist organisations crossed a red line and attacked us with rockets on the outskirts ofjerusalem. israel will react very for

the minke whale that had become stranded in the river thames was euthanised this evening.g. the whale was first seen late yesterday afternoon. it had become stranded on a concrete ramp on richmond lock, around two miles along the river. and a seven hour rescue operation began. during the night, the whale was towed away so that vets could try and carry out a health check. but it swam free from its harness. today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again. for a while, it captivated onlookers as it swam by the lock gates. but at around 2:30pm this afternoon, it found itself unable to leave shallow waters by the riverbank. so the whale has become stranded yet again in the shallow waters here and now all efforts are under way to try and set it free. those efforts unfortunately were not enough to free the whale. this evening many are wondering how an animal typically found in the north atlantic and pacific oceans could have swum so far up the river thames. it could have been ill, it could be sick, separated from its mum. wouldn

and the sorry tale of the stranded whale in the river thames, as rescue efforts fail to save it. welcome to the programme. the volatility in israel continues to rise. and now the death toll is rising with it. the palestinian health authority says 20 people including nine children have died after israeli air strikes aimed at militant targets in the gaza strip, where rockets were earlier fired towardsjerusalem. israel's parliament was evacuated as sirens sounded, and there were renewed clashes outside, and inside, al—aqsa mosque between israeli police and palestinians. in all more than 200 people were injured. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. "0ur blood is a cheap price forjerusalem," shouts this bereaved gaza grandmother. while this woman, who lost four children, can only weep. the casualties, mounting, after israeli air strikes. translation: this evening, | jerusalem day, gaza's terrorist organisations crossed a red line and attacked us with rockets on the outskirts ofjerusalem. israel will react very forcefully. his response to a barrage of rockets fired by

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the minke whale that had become stranded in the river thames was euthanised this evening.late yesterday afternoon. it had become stranded on a concrete ramp on richmond lock, around two miles along the river. and a seven hour rescue operation began. during the night, the whale was towed away so that vets could try and carry out a health check. but it swam free from its harness. today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again. for a while, it captivated onlookers as it swam by the lock gates. but at around 2:30pm this afternoon, it found itself unable to leave shallow waters by the riverbank. so the whale has become stranded yet again in the shallow waters here and now all efforts are under way to try and set it free. those efforts unfortunately were not enough to free the whale. this evening many are wondering how on earth and animal typically found in the north atlantic and pacific oceans could have swum so far up the river thames. it could been ill, it could be sick, separated from its mum. wouldn't have been feeding. i

a whale stranded in the river thames has escaped from rescuers as they tried to take it to safety. coming up this hour... we hear why 5 live wants to start the biggest conversation about adult good morning. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has completed a re—shuffle of his shadow cabinet team, in response to disappointing election results across england last week. let's take a look at some of the changes that have been made... angela rayner, the deputy leader, was sacked from her role as party chair on saturday, before being handed more senior roles last night. three of them. another high profile dismissal was anneliese dodds, who lost her job as shadow chancellor. she takes up the position of party chair in place of ms rayner. ms dodds was replaced as shadow chancellor by rachel reeves. wes streeting, considered to be a strong media performer, was promoted to the shadow cabinet, in charge of the child poverty brief. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas has more. any news on the reshuffle? for the labour leader, this was a late finish after a torrid few days. in his

london emergency services received a call on sunday evening of a whale stranded in the city's river thames a suspected minky well was stuck in a call in crete law attempts to refloat the animal became increasingly desperate as the hours went by but rescue crews were finally able to heave the mammal free a vet is now assessing whether it is strong enough be released back into the sea. you're watching t.v. news from berlin coming up next we've got our science magazines morris day for you from me and everyone here in berlin thanks watch. tasty alternatives are kind. to our vegetarian and vegan options are really better for our health and the planet. with the naked eye it's virtually impossible to tell whether or not this is real meat. but it's staining from animal products goes far beyond that. model today. doubling. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing and. what measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus of data the coalition special monday to friday on g.w. . the little guys this

a small whale has been rescued in london's river thames after it got stranded in a concrete law the operation took hours and hundreds of onlookers gathered at the waterfront as rescue crews try to refloat all you straying animal mammal is believed to be a young minky whale. it's a french court is due to deliver a verdict in the landmark case against the makers of agent orange that was the nickname for a chemical weapon that the u.s. military deployed during the vietnam war it was a herbicide and its official purpose was to kill vegetation not people but it ended up doing both between 962 in 1971 american war planes dropped over 40000000 liters of agent orange over large areas of south vietnam the operation which was code named ranch hand was a form of herbicide a warfare destroying plant life to deprive viet cong fighters of food and hiding places but the spray contained dioxin toxic chemical toxic chemical researchers estimate that between 2 and 5000000 be it means we're exposed to agent orange as were 2500000 americans who were deployed in vietnam it's not clear how many people died or were

a small whale has been rescued in london's river thames after it got stranded in a concrete block the operation took hours and hundreds of onlookers gathered at the waterfront as rescue crews try to refloat the animal and straight animal is believed to have been a young marine whale. while wealthier nations that stockpile vaccines for their citizens the world health organization is warning that many developing countries have been able to get any supply at all several african states are particularly affected such as chad and it's 16000000 inhabitants. at dismissal hospital in chat's capital into mena there are no debates over how to best rule out vaccines to everyone there are simply no vaccines at all. not even for the doctors and nurses. when i hear that in other countries they're finished with the staff they're finished with the elderly and carry on with other categories well here even people who work in health care are not vaccinated honestly it saddens me. chad is one of 5 african nations according to the w h o still waiting to get any doses that's in spite of kovacs the un backed

last month, two menjumped into the river thames to save a woman who had fallen in.le, died. the other man, joaquin garcia, managed to reach the woman and keep her afloat until the police arrived. graham satchell has been to meet him. bell tolls. at one end of london bridge, a collection of flowers to remember folajimi olubunmi—adewole, known to his friends asjimi. just over a week ago, jimi was on his way home from work, when he tried to rescue a woman who'd fallen into the thames. it was a remarkable act of bravery. also on the bridge that night wasjoaquin garcia. he heardjimi shouting, and ran over to help. he started to point to the river saying, "she's there, she's there." so i saw on the river, the girl. well, i actually saw two hands and one face just splashing, trying to keep on float. he told me, "are you going tojump? are you jumping?" and i said, "yes". jimi started to count like, "ok, let's do it. three, two..." and i couldn't think on it, so ijustjumped. and that's the last time i sanimi. it was cold, dark, dangerous. joaquin swam out towards the woman a

four hours, but rescue workers in london were able to free a small whale that was stranded in the river thames whale was first spotted near a lock last night. rescuers hoteled the animal down and put a large yellow float around it. it was safely moved to another location where it was supposed to be examined by a veterinarian to determine if it was healthy enough to be released. >>> a california man is accused of using covid relief money to buy luxury cars, and a boat explosion is now under investigation. those are some of the headlines on "the morning newsstand." the "atlanta journal constitution" reports six people including two teenagers were hurt after a boat exploded on georgia's lake lanier. authorities say that the boat exploded and caught fire yesterday while it was getting fuel at a gas dock. another dock caught fire after a jet ski drifted to it from the burning boat. the two teenagers and a 39-year-old woman were taken to a hospital. the incident is under investigation. >>> the "los angeles times" says a california man was arrested for allegedly using pandemic relief loans to buy lux

words kicked off in grand style with a performance by the band coldplay from a pontoon on the river thames. but it was women who took center stage with 8 of the. brit's going to female artists including album of the year for future must tell jokes by developer. little. kids and a girl but only little mix who became the 1st women to win the trophy for best british group. it's not easy being a female in the u.k. pop industry we've seen the what might dominance mr cheney sexism and lack of diversity we're probably stuck together by said i'm proud to surround ourselves with strong women and i'm now using our voices more than ever which performances in front of a live audience and to talk about iconic elton john this year's brit awards marked a welcome return to normal for a music industry battered by a year of cope with lockdown. i was watching from home and so was culture reporter scott he joins us now from boston scott's high that as we heard a big night for female artists directly poor little me expired celebrated let's talk about the other winners of the night. yeah i mean the brits have c

awards kicked off in ground style with a performance by the band coldplay from a pontoon on the river thames. but it was women who took center stage with 8 of 10 brits going to female artists including album of the here for future must tell jokes by julie. i found a girl band little mix who became the 1st women to win the trophy for best british group. it's not easy being a female in the u.k. pop industry we've seen the what might dominance massage really sexism and lack of diversity we're proud that we stuck together by stood up around and surrounded ourselves of strong women and now using our voices more than ever with performances in front of a live audience including by iconic elton john this fierce brit awards marked a welcome return to normal for a music industry battered by a year of cold lockdown. i was watching from home and so was d. w.'s culture reporter scott rock's he joins us now from boston scott's high that as we heard a big night for female artists dearly little mix spice celebrated let's talk about the other winners of the night. yeah i mean the brits have come under a lot

. >>> now to a small whale that seemed stranded in london's river thames hundreds of onlookers gatheredlieved to be a minke whale was stuck. according to the bbc, after about four hours, it was moved to a safe location to assess injuries and determine if it could be released. hopefully we can frethate >>> right now at 4:30, a dangerous combination, dry conditions, gusty winds across the bay area, sparking new fire fears. kari is tracking if there's any relief in sight. >>> plus outlining pandemic recovery plans. the key issue governor newsom is set to address in a matter of hours. >>> and ready to go? what you need to know before booking that summer getaway. we go one on one with the bay area doctor about covid and your safety as "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good monday morning to you. hope you had a great weekend. i'm

a whale has become stranded in the river thames in london.be a baby. the duchess of sussex has made her first tv appearance since her oprah interview. speaking in a pre—recorded message for the global citizen vax live concert in la, she said, "women and especially women of colour have seen a generation of economic gain wiped out." the concert aimed to encourage people to get vaccinated and to secure new commitments from governments and the private sector toward the equitable distribution of covid—19 vaccines worldwide. you're watching bbc news. time for a look at the weather now with nick miller. hello. on sunday, the uk recorded its highest temperatures since the end of march, 22.5 celsius in suffolk. now, nothing that high in the week ahead. temperatures will be close to average for the time of year, and for monday, it is a mix of sunshine and showers. in fact, that pretty much covers it for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, low pressure will be close by the uk, the source of these showers, and at least for monday,

a whale has become stranded in the river thames in london.eep tabs on that for you. you are watching bbc news. thanks for being with us. hello. on sunday, the uk recorded its highest temperatures since the end of march, 22.5 celsius in suffolk. now, nothing that high in the week ahead. temperatures will be close to average for the time of year, and for monday, it is a mixture of sunshine and showers. in fact, that pretty much covers it for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, low pressure will be close by the uk, the source of these showers, and at least for monday, some brisk winds as well, especially in england and wales. and after a cloudy, breezy, showery night, well, this is where temperatures are to start the day. no frost out there. in fact, some spots just around 10—12 degrees celsius. we're not expecting any frost in the week ahead. there mayjust be a bit of rain skirting parts of eastern england to begin with. that moves off and may well head towards the northern isles of scotland later in the day. some of tha

a small whale has swam free after being stuck for hours in london's river thames. the whale was seen thrashing around last night. a specialist moved it into an inflatable device which could be used to move the whale into deeper water. when that happened, the whale swam away and has been free ever since. >>> also from london, a bombshell accusation against the queen's first cousin. prince michael of kent is being accused of selling access to putin. a sting investigation includes video of undercover reporters being told the prince could be hired to make introductions inside the kremlin. the 78 year old prince denies the claims. >>> news that bill and melinda gates decided to end their marriage stunned many in the tech world, and now more information is emerging. here is megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning new details about one of the most expensive divorces in history between bill and melinda gates and what role convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein allegedly played. >> these were two billionaires working with extensive legal teams over many months. >> report

there's growing concern about a small whale that's believed to be still swimming in the river thameshered yesterday at richmond lock, in south—west london, to watch divers and fire crews try to free the minke whale to a safe location. matt graveling reports. trying to turn the tide. as the thames recedes, it leaves behind a baby minke whale, grounded in richmond lock. first responders hosed water over its weak body. hours earlier, the whale had first been spotted a few miles upriver, near barnes bridge. but, by 5pm, it was stuck in richmond, sparking a big emergency response and an even bigger crowd. they don't rate its chances too much. i don't know what the tide's like, but there is a lot of shallows, as well. the tide seems up at the moment, but, yes, it is probably going to be a sad outcome, i think. i hope he's going to be ok. it's heartbreaking if you think they're in danger. _ but as day turned to night, the rescue continued. on land, the police controlled the crowds. in the water, the fire brigade and rnli looked after the whale. the first thing we knew was the twitter video

after herojimi olubunmi—adewole died trying to save a woman who fell into the river thames, we'll hearm the man who jumped in with him and thankfully survived. jimi started to count, ok, let's do it, three, two... and i couldn't think on it so ijustjumped. that is the last time i sanimi. and coming up this hour — a warning from the hospitality industry about staffing struggles ahead of reopening later this month. police in manchester have condemned the protests that led to the postponement of manchester united's premier league match against liverpool, calling them "completely unacceptable". two officers were injured when fans stormed the pitch. the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham has also condemned the violence. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. the concourse outside old trafford where protesters were expected to congregate... ..to voice their continued opposition to the ownership of manchester united by the glazer family. some protesters soon decided to go further, and ultimately, onto the pitch itself. this was the scene at one of the most famous football grounds

sewage treatment works in london, last year over 3.5 billion litres of sewage dumped into the river thamesat says it pays to pollute. are you saying that it this is just raw sewage going to go into rivers? that is disgusting. fin raw sewage going to go into rivers? that is disgusting.— that is disgusting. on occasion it is unadulterated _ that is disgusting. on occasion it is unadulterated raw _ that is disgusting. on occasion it is unadulterated raw sewage. - is unadulterated raw sewage. sometimes it is sewage mixed with road run off water, which is possibly more toxic for rivers. and if you look closely at most rivers in the country these days, anywhere neara in the country these days, anywhere near a sewage overflow, you will i'm afraid see the odd ugly underbelly of the sewage system are clinging to vegetation, hanging from trees, and by that i mean wet wipes, how did they end up in a river? lay —— ladies sanitary products, used contraceptives and so on. the government needs to find a way to intervene goes beyond the rhetoric. so how can the public help to make this a priority for the g

a rescue operation has taken place to free a small whale that became stranded in the river thames atours to float the whale, which is believed to be a minke and move it to a safe location. matt graveling reports. trying to turn the tide. as the thames receives, it leaves behind a baby minke whale, grounded in richmond lock. first responders hosed water over its weak body. hours earlier, the whale had first been spotted a few miles up the river, near barnes bridge. but by 5pm it was stuck in richmond, sparking a big emergency response and an even bigger crowd. i emergency response and an even bigger crlivid-— emergency response and an even bigger crowd— bigger crowd. i don't rate its chances too _ chances too much. i don't know what the tides alike but there is a of shallows as well. the tide seems up at the moment but it is probably going to be quite a sad outcome, i think. i hope he is going to be ok. we really don't — hope he is going to be ok. we really don't want wildlife on our doorstep _ really don't want wildlife on our doorstep although- really don't want wildlife on our door

specialist rescue divers work through the night in a dramatic attempt to save a whale stranded in the river thames

a 20 year—old man who died afterjumping into the river thames to rescue a woman has been nominated forwole was remembered by close friends at a vigil held last night in his honour. tarah welsh reports. people have come to pay tribute to folajimi 0lubunmi—adewole who lost his life saving another. great folajimi 0lubunmi-adewole who lost his life saving another.— his life saving another. great jimi. there is no _ his life saving another. great jimi. there is no adjective _ his life saving another. great jimi. there is no adjective you - his life saving another. great jimi. there is no adjective you can - his life saving another. great jimi. there is no adjective you can use. | there is no adjective you can use. he is_ there is no adjective you can use. he is the — there is no adjective you can use. he is the best.— there is no adjective you can use. he is the best. you never wanted to see someone _ he is the best. you never wanted to see someone in _ he is the best. you never wanted to see someone in pain, _ he is the best. you never wanted to see someone in pain, he _ he is the best. yo

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a minke whale calf that became stranded in the river thames has been put down.s. he was visiting the 100 metre—high structure in the piyan mountain, in the north—east of the country, when the incident happened. he managed to get back to safety with the help of on—site staff and was not injured. thank goodness. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. yesterday some of us saw some torrential downpours and for the next few days the forecast remains unsettled with slow—moving samples, hailand remains unsettled with slow—moving samples, hail and thunder, remains unsettled with slow—moving samples, hailand thunder, sunny spells in between and feeling warm in the sunshine. no pressure dominating the weather notjust today but in the next few days —— low pressure. we will see a lot of showers. this is the rainfall accumulation charge, you can see the darker blues. as we go through the week, some parts of the uk could see 30 millimetres of rainfall, so maybe tomorrow. today started off dry with sunshine, rain pushing northwards will conti

the search continues to locate an injured whale in the river thames, after it escaped a first rescuettempt. down memory lane. the queen recollects becoming the first young person in the commonwealth to receive a life—saving award. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the uk's covid alert level has been lowered from 4 to 3, which means the virus is no longer spreading exponentially. this afternoon, the prime minister is expected to announce a major easing of restrictions in england, so that, from next monday, six people or two households can meet indoors, while groups of up to 30 can meet outdoors. pubs and restaurants would be able to reopen indoors, and at last, people could hug friends and family outside their households. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. you have got to do two verses, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you! since the pandemic began, we've had to learn to do everyday things differently. it started with hand washing. right, there we go. then we had to get used to wearing facemasks. now it looks like we might have to rethink how to do someth

a five bedroom house that sits on five acres of land adjacent to the river thames is lived in for justver 2.7 million pounds which is about $3.8 million. agatha christie was the author of over 80 books including murder on the orient express died in 1976 at the age of 85. book tv will bring you new programs and publishing news and also watch all our past programs anytime at booktv.org. >> i'm louise miriam, the historical society president and i am real to welcome you to tonight's virtual program. learning how conflict will shake us. it's presented as a part of our irene schwartz distinguished speakers series which is part of our public program. just before i introduce our speakers i want to recognize and thank historical trustees who are joining us this evening. first and foremost the chair of our board, the visionary

words kicked off in grand style with a performance by the band coldplay from a pontoon on the river thames. but it was women who took center stage with 8 of 10 brits going to female artists including album of the year for future must tell jokes by do the reaper. sound girl band little mix who became the 1st women to win the trophy for best british group. it's not easy being a female in the u.k. pop industry we've seen the what might dominance mr cheney sexism and lack of diversity we're proud that we stuck together by said i'm proud to surround ourselves with strong women and i'm now using our voices more than ever to work performances in front of a live audience including by iconic elton john this year's brutal words marked a welcome return to normal for a music industry battered by a year of code lockdown. i was watching from home and so was the w's culture reporter scott rock's he joins us now from bone scott's high that as we heard a big night for female artists dearly little mix spite celebrated let's talk about the other winners of the night. yeah i mean the brits have come under a l

we've been following a small minke whale that was stranded in the river thames in london. ck in the main river thanks to rescuers who actually carried it there using inflatable stretchers. the whale was first spotted on sunday and it's believed to be about three meters, or about ten feet long. one onlooker said it was exciting to watch the rescue but also very upsetting. some good news there. so thanks for watching cnn. i'm robyn curnow. you can follow me on twitter and on instagram @robyncurnowcnn. i'm going to hand you over to my colleague rosemary church. she's next. to prove our aa battery is the world's longest-lasting, we tested it against our competitor's best battery. (meowing) (clicking) and energizer ultimate lithium wins again! energizer, backed by science. ok, at at&t everyone gets our best deals on all smartphones. enelet me break it down.ence. you got your new customers — they get our best deals. you got your existing customers — they also get our best deals. everyone. gets. the deals. questions? got it. but, why did you use a permanent marker? because i want

rather unusual call that london's lifeboat service had to respond to on sunday a whale stuck in the river thames a suspected minke whale became stranded in a concrete block attempts to refloat the admiral became increasingly dire as the day went on. rescue crews were finally able to heave the mammal. full of the deeper waters. hope the whale will find its way back to the north sea. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download our app from google play or the apple app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you find yourself part of a news story you can send us through the apps your photos and videos of what's happening. you're watching news from berlin up next is our doc films. series looking at solar storms that's it for me you will have more news at the top of the hour thanks for watching. drink kids. they love flushing wigs and glitter glitter glitter they're fighting against prejudice i got called gay boy band recognition a little stores on the big stage. true to its starts many 70

vets say the young minke whale that had to be put down after becoming stranded in the river thames hadhe whale was still dependent on its mother and hadn't been feeding. next, the story of a young woman who's been volunteering in the vaccination programme to thank the nhs for saving her life. ten years ago, abigail atakora was seriously injured after being crushed in a stampede at a northampton nightclub in 2011. she says the pandemic made her want to give back to the health service. she's working at the excel centre and has dreams to become a nurse. when the whole situation happened, i used to think to myself, god, why me, why did it happen to me? sorry. the nhs has been really, they've really done a lot for me. so it's only right that i try and join them and, you know, just be as caring as they've been to me. let's take a look at the travel situation now. it's all looking good on the tube so far. just the ongoing closure of the waterloo & city line there. and this is how it looks on the a13 — traffic heading into central london through dagenham is building. usual rush hour delays. no

among the athletes modeling the uniform on top of art center somerset house which overlooks the river thames it contains creating materials to help the athletes cope with the heat in tokyo but that would have been much use on a chilly morning in london still great views all the same for new ones at lewis hamilton has been honored at this year's laureus sports awards for raising awareness of racial injustice the 7 time world champion has been breaking records on the track but off it he's been outspoken on the issue and for that he was named as the inaugural without the athlete africa's award. the global rising to address the long standing issue of systemic racism and inequality in our society has been one human tool but we must continue to fight we must all see ourselves as responsible for making positive change in the world and hold ourselves accountable so that the promises of last year turn into action namely a soccer has also spoken out against racism the tennis world number c. it was named sports woman of the year having won has 2nd u.s. open title in 3 years and her support of the black

we are looking straight down the river thames.t stop for special access. is moving but it can't stop for specialaccess. if is moving but it can't stop for special access. if you want to come on it you have to creep up, there is the rule of the six per part but up to six individuals —— you have to book ahead. there are 32 capsules in it. they are numbered one to 12 and 1a to 33. there is no number 13 because of course some people regard that as being unlucky. why are there 32? some say because of the 32 london boroughs. we have been spoilt this morning because look at this quya this morning because look at this guy, completely blue, the sun is out on from a price of uk that is how we started —— make up the sky. not cold for most, the focus today is one of sunshine and also some showers. like the last couple of days the showers will be heavy and thundery with some hail. there is not much wind to move them along. two weather fronts, one in the north sliding southwards across scotland and another coming in from the south—west, they wi

deaths in the river thames in the past week have highlighted the need for people to learn how to helply come at some point but we did not think it would be so quick. if it was not for the training we could not have acted so swiftly. brute the training we could not have acted so swiftl . ~ ., ., so swiftly. we will now have the demonstration. _ so swiftly. we will now have the demonstration. i _ so swiftly. we will now have the demonstration. i am _ so swiftly. we will now have the demonstration. i am joined i so swiftly. we will now have the demonstration. i amjoined by. so swiftly. we will now have the - demonstration. i amjoined by tommy. demonstration. i am joined by tommy. you will give the demo and you are from tyne and wear fire and rescue. this is the bag that businesses have been provided with. very easy—to—use. undo the velcro at the neck of the bag, pull out an arms length of rope. take a hold of that. i am going to get the person pulls my contention. look at me, i am going to throw the bag and then throw the bag in the direction of the person in the water. and then we slowl

an injured minke whale calf which was stranded in the river thames in south west london has been putition worsened. sonya jessup was by the thames just as the news of the whale's death was announced. i'm afraid it's very sad scene here this evening. wejust i'm afraid it's very sad scene here this evening. we just heard that the well has had to be put down and i just wanted to show you that the huge crowds that have gathered here. lots of people lining the bridge, waiting but it was bad news that came at the end. the well itself, which has had to be put down, remains under the bushes as the water became more and more shallow and teams have been trying to reach it including the marine life rescue that have been helping the well. we can speak to julia that have been helping the well. we can speak tojulia and julia, can you tell us this is been very sad for your team this evening. what have you been doing this afternoon? we have been working with the well and it— we have been working with the well and it is_ we have been working with the well and it is from providing some life care, _ an

we have the victoria tower on the banks of the river thames.ures, that the queen is at the palace of westminster and is ready for the state opening of 2021. the london eye in the background on the left. the old county hall, saint thomas hospital, crossed the riverfrom the old county hall, saint thomas hospital, crossed the river from the houses of parliament. and a good image there are big ben shrouded in that scaffolding. the garter king of arms, normally leading the heralds and her majesty having made her way up and her majesty having made her way up to the robing room with the 7th marquess of cholmondeley. inside the royal gallery those taking part in the procession, including the lord speaker and the lord high chancellor, will start to form up along with black rod ready for this to take place. and the duke of norfolk, who was in charge of all great state events involving state openings and combinations and funerals. one of the great offices of state. the state of is in place. ready to sound the fanfare. —— state trumpeter is. so, a shorter

an injured minke whale calf which was stranded in the river thames in south west london has been putr your team this evening, what have you been doing this afternoon?— what have you been doing this afternoon? , ., , . afternoon? this afternoon, since the well turned — afternoon? this afternoon, since the well turned op _ afternoon? this afternoon, since the well turned up in _ afternoon? this afternoon, since the well turned up in this _ afternoon? this afternoon, since the well turned up in this current - well turned up in this current location, we have been working with keeping it comfortable. keeping it calm, making sure that it doesn't blister and just waiting really until the vets arrive and. you are one of the _ until the vets arrive and. you are one of the teams _ until the vets arrive and. you are one of the teams with _ until the vets arrive and. you are one of the teams with the - until the vets arrive and. you are one of the teams with the well i until the vets arrive and. you are - one of the teams with the well when it was stranded last night and you're trying to save it

last month, two menjumped into the river thames to save a woman who had fallen in.s friends asjimi. just over a week ago, jimi was on his way home from work, when he tried to rescue a woman who'd fallen into the thames. it was a remarkable act of bravery. also on the bridge that night wasjoaquin garcia. he heardjimi shouting, and ran over to help. he started to point to the river saying, "she's there, she's there." so i saw on the river, the girl. well, i actually saw two hands and one face just splashing, trying to keep on float. he told me, "are you going tojump? are you jumping?" and i said, "yes". jimi started to count like, "ok, let's do it. three, two..." and i couldn't think on it, so ijustjumped. and that's the last time i sanimi. it was cold, dark, dangerous. joaquin swam out towards the woman and eventually found her. she was not very conscious. i couldn't see her eyes at any moment. she was just blinking and splashing. and i started to swallow water. and i remember turning to the right, like, i'm looking for help. i don't know if i was looking forjimi, i

the whale first became lodged around two miles up the river thames at richmond lock.efore, but it's rare for a living one to be found so far from home. it could have been ill, it could be sick, separated from the mum, wouldn't be feeding. wouldn't have been feeding. if it was weaned, then maybe it's had a problem actually feeding itself. but something has happened. we won't know what that is, but the pathologists, the vet pathologists at london zoo, will do a necropsy. and they will work out the history of the animal. crowds gathered at teddington lock to show their respects to an animal whose name they did not know. its appearance in the capital was truly remarkable but animal welfare specialists say the young minke whale had been injured and putting it to sleep was the only way to stop unnecessary suffering. sean dilley, bbc news. andy mayo was involved in the rescue operation and joins us now. i appreciate your time. tell us what it has been like over the past day, being involved in a story that has captivated 70 people's attention. good morning, it is something we

we're getting reports that a woman's body has been recovered from the river in maidenhead, berkshire. thameslice said officers are at boulters lock after a report of a woman's body in the river at 7.15am on monday.the force said the death is being treated as unexplained and formal identification has yet to take place. officers are working to establish the circumstances and to identify a next of kin. boulters lock and cookham lock are both closed and police are asking that members of the public avoid the area. the government ban on landlords being able to evict their tenants during the pandemic ends today. with up to 400,000 tenants in rent arrears there is concern that there could be a rise in homelessness. the government says tenants will continue to be supported with longer notice periods and financial help. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. rudolph has had a year to forget. the media company he worked for went bust. he found a job as a carer, but was made redundant so he now delivers takeaway food. it is stressful and it's affecting my health and it gives a lot

behind me is the south lawn, seven battlements and the river thames beyond that. legend that if they left the tower, the whole kingdom would full. i do not think the ravens were like the forecast thatis the ravens were like the forecast that is coming up and will be squawking throughout. let's take a look at the details. another fairly cloudy day across the country. there will be showers around. not as wet as yesterday. my view. we are getting close to a monthworth of rain will stop them as a weather front which is still across parts of england at the moment, eating away. it has left nothing but proud. some heavier bursts in the midlands towards the severn estuary. some brighter skies developing in the west, south—west england, wales, into northern ireland. there is sunshine and heavy showers developing. the exception is north—east scotland. fairly cool as well on the north sea coast. temperatures nine, ten at best. maybe up to 15, 16 if you get sunshine in western areas. this evening and overnight, a few showers dotted around. this will not be as bad as we saw th

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a lovely shut behind you, looking over the river thames.ou say, labour's sadiq khan is expected to secure that second term. what has really surprised many people in the last couple of days from the results that have come in is just how well shaun bailey has done. he has at times really close the gap on sadiq khan's lead, so it will be interesting to see leckie what happens, what those final results will be. there is pressure on labour tonight to make sure that sadiq khan retains his position because of course london is very much labour heartland and if it were to go any other way, heartland and if it were to go any otherway, it heartland and if it were to go any other way, it would be considered a big failure. so, pressure really on sadiq khan and the rest of his team tonight. we are respecting the final result in the next half hour or so and then we really will be able to see how well the labour party all the conservatives have done. at the moment, looks like the green party is currently sitting in third place followed by the liberal democ

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158 london swayze had been dumped or reckless into the thames for decades but unusually high temperatures made the foul odor rising from the river unfairly unbearable this was the final straw and eventually led to the construction of one of the world's 1st modern sewage systems when the industrial revolution started to go elsewhere modern sanitation came with it but like with so many other privileges of the wealth they had to create colonized peoples did not get their fair share they are currently 2400000000 people in the world without sanitation without sanitation facilities in their home or workplace and there's 4500000000 people so over half the world's population that don't have a managed sanitation systems from the toilet bowl rape treatment for waste this creates a huge problem in developing world where then people simply don't have a 20 that are decade ing in the open this sanitation crisis causes several serious issues chief among them risks to health. back off access to adequate sanitation contributes to the transmission of diseases and viral outbreaks was in response the good during the 'd during the. 2014 and 15 are s

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