thames. it's going to have a profound effect on the health of the river. e. last year, i bicycled with andy along the 7m wide tunnel. here we are at the victoria interception point, which is this connection tunnel here. whoo! this sort of mega project doesn't come cheap. the super sewer has cost about £5 billion to build and that's going to be paid for by thames water customers through their bills and that's the reality for the rest of the uk as well. if we want to stop sewage spilling into our rivers and seas, water companies and the government have been very clear that it's all of us, who are going to have to pay for it. it smells absolutely gorgeous, really organicy, really humousy. the contents of the super sewer will be pumped to east london. beckton sewage works is the largest sewage works in europe. beckton can treat 27,000 litres of sewage a second, and that process starts with all the things you shouldn't flush down your toilet being filtered out. so about 30 tonnes is removed from beckton a day, which is enormous. that's equivalent of about two do

thames. it's going to have a profound effect on the health of the river. an hold 600 olympic—sized swimming pools of sewage and rain. it looks like it's getting dark up here. last year, i bicycled with andy along the 7m wide tunnel. here we are at the victoria interception point, which is this connection tunnel here. whoo! echoing. this sort of mega project doesn't come cheap. the super sewer has cost about £5 billion to build and that's going to be paid for by thames water customers through their bills and that's the reality for the rest of the uk as well. if we want to stop sewage spilling into our rivers and seas, water companies and the government have been very clear that it's all of us, who are going to have to pay for it. it smells absolutely gorgeous, really organicy, really humousy. the contents of the super sewer will be pumped to east london. beckton sewage works is the largest sewage works in europe. beckton can treat 27,000 litres of sewage a second, and that process starts with all the things you shouldn't flush down your toilet being filtered

high levels of e coli bacteria have been found on the river thames course.ink the national health service is not working in the uk. a survey — which questioned people in england, scotland and wales last autumn — showed satisfaction with the nhs has dropped to a record low. just a quarter of those asked said they were happy with it. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here and has been looking at the results, and it's a pretty grim picture. yes, sophie. the british social attitudes survey is seen as the gold standard tracking public opinion on the nhs for more than 40 years. this chart shows satisfaction with nhs services. early on, there wasn't data for every year. but you can see, sometimes, the satisfaction rate was well above 50%. but that has fallen sharply in the last couple of years to just 24%. the survey methodology changed slightly during the pandemic. and you can see here the reasons given by people who were unhappy with the service. more than 70% saying it was long waits for gp and hospital appointments. next came those who said more staffing and mone

well, the instruction is not to celebrate the win by jumping into the river thames.gine the adrenaline that these competitors will feel. not after just going four and a quarter miles down this stretch of the river thames, but actually winning. when all of your friends and family and university mates are here as well, celebrating , it's what the well, celebrating, it's what the tradition is. maybe they will jump tradition is. maybe they will jump in, or maybe they'll consider their health the most important because the kalai, which is a bacteria found in all the guts of healthy humans, well, that can cause sepsis, which know many people die which we know many people die from every year. a form of blood poisoning . poisoning. >> all right, will hollis, they're a fabulous gb news reporter. thank you. as ever. we'll see you on later on. now, david carman has written in what? i'll get to your emails now. and david says, as a cancer sufferer, i'm very sorry, david. he says, i know chemotherapy reduces your immunity considerably, which is probably what has been described as

the river action campaign group say the pollution is caused by thames water discharging sewage into theon recent high levels of rainfall and said they were taking action to address the issue. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. let's return to the terrible case we have heard more details about today. finley boden was just ten months old when he died on christmas day 2020 — murdered by his parents soon after a family court had returned the baby to their care. now a safeguarding review has said he was failed by the authorities in derbyshire when he should have been one of the most protected children in the area. stephen boden and shannon marsden inflicted 130 injuries on their child — both were convicted of murder and sentenced to life. here's phil mackie. finley boden�*s family said he was a happy, chucking baby. the authorities knew he was at risk, and so he was taken into care shortly after birth. for his first nine months, he thrived. he was safe and looked after. he died on christmas day 2020, just weeks after being returned to the care of his parents, stephen boden and shan

can you imagine this happening in the river thames? er. next week. british swimming championship. this is all about bringing all the disciplines under one logo with a bold mission to be the best aquatics organisation in the world. recent results show all of the disciplines doing fairly well and as we geared towards parents pretty swimmers have a lot to live up to after tokyo was their most successful games in history. next week the british trials will be held right here and it integrates both paralympic and olympic events and should be an amazing spectacle for everyone both here and those watching on the bbc. essentially, ultracompetitive researchers to determine exactly who gets a sponsor for paris. the perry olympian athlete there is an added incentive after missing tokyo from surgery and has since had her right foot amputated and has won two goals of the world series in italy and she told me earlier she has never been in a better place mentally. i feel as though _ in a better place mentally. i feel as though i'm — in a better place m

it willie green river thames to comply with state law that says agencies need to hide it and it is ofrunaway ostrich. anyone playing i spy with my little eye would have had an unusual game on this road in south korea. but the ostrich is now safely back of a nature park that came from. that's it. you're all caught up now. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i am governor sean and here is what coming up. whales miss out on your qualification dramatic penalty shootout loss to poland. leah williamson back to the lioness, the held to the us trophy returns for the beginning of their title defence. four months out from a likely that 0lympics, but one month from her first child, schubert and the writers' diary about a fella. hello and welcome to the

comfortable them 2 weeks after the last shipment arrived in ga suffices. pollution in britain's river thames is forced to break with tradition of the seas boat race between oxford and cambridge university's cambridge, one. both of men's and women's race, but neither through the cox in the border to celebrate as usual. the cox is the person who steals the boat. racing donna's shows allowing levels of a live bacteria from untreated sewage. stephanie's vice chancellor, administer for the economy a little bit hop. eric has deliberate a stock warning for the future of europe in an easter address. he said, germany and b e. you must be prepared to defend itself against military attacks in light of the war in ukraine. is english, we long for peace. yes. all right, but the honest, bitter answer for this is that there will probably not be a quick good band even if we wish otherwise, since we have to adapt to the threat situation, staying on this and anything else would be naive effects. and therefore, we would be well advised to invest more in our own security. we in germany to european union, one mus

. >> the sewage was going in into the river thames as they were rowing. the river thames as they werethe river thames as they were rowirmean, crass is the river thames as they were rowir mean, crass is this the river thames as they were rowirmean, crass is this ? >> i mean, how crass is this? how crass is it? >> so, no, we need a major, major change. and i hope that the party, once they get the labour party, once they get to , will make those to government, will make those changes in a robust way. >> well, labour party , >> well, the labour party, though, aren't proposing to take us european union. us back into the european union. >> , you say brexit >> i mean, you say brexit is partly for this partly responsible for all this waste pumped into our waste being pumped into our rivers. it was happening before brexit, come jim , you brexit, though. come on jim, you know, many people agree with you on particular issue. but on this particular issue. but when bring brexit into it i when you bring brexit into it i think slightly do think that's slightly unfair. do you not not really know 2016

rainfall through the winter, increasing sewage in the thames. the riverere told to stay out of the water. cambridge went clear in the men's race and stretched out a lead. they put in so much through four miles. some barely had the strength to finish. they won by 10 seconds, but 0xford had an explanation. we've had a few guys go down pretty badly with the e.coli strain. so, i mean, this morning i was throwing up. it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water. but, you know, that's not to take away from cambridge. they were a talented crew. i don't know if we would have had a chance to get them, even if we'd all been on form. so it's in no way to make excuses. the women's boat race was close until it changed on a moment. oxford, i'm warning you, oxford. that stern word from the umpire was to stop the boats colliding. 0xford fell back and cambridge powered on to chiswick. it's their seventh straight win and the men's fifth in six years. but what did change this year was the team's celebration. by tradition, the coxes get thrown in the river.

river action says. tests suggest the pollution is from thames water discharging sewage directly into the river. thames water told gb news that it's the result of higher than average long term rainfall. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now back to andrew and . bev. now back to andrew and. bev. >> very good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom on gb news with me, bev turner and andrew pierce. >> so the home office said churches are now running the risk of undermining the integrity of the asylum system. that's right. >> it's been revealed that the chemical attack at abdul ezedi was in the uk by was allowed to stay in the uk by a judge who accepted he was a christian convert, despite very serious concerns that the sex offender was a liar. >> immigration files, which have been released by the home office . i have to say, after pressure from media organisations, show that ezedi remember he was the one who the chemical attack on a young mother and her daughter was backed by a baptist church minister. n

costing £5 billion and paid for by customer bills, a huge tunnel underneath the river thames was completedo the river in central london, and should improve water quality. are you happy that the super sewer�*s been finished? he laughs the super sewer for london?! back outside the smelly sewage works, who do nigel and simon blame? the government, the regulator ofwat and the environment agency. and then the water companies themselves. sounds like pretty much everyone. jonah fisher, bbc news. rowers in this weekend's university boat race in london have been warned not to go into the thames after high levels of e coli were detected in the river. the crews from oxford and cambridge have also been told to cover up blisters and open wounds. the pressure group river action said tests indicate that the ecoli comes from sewage directly discharged into the thames. thames water said improving river health was a "key focus" for the firm. here's ellie price. it's tradition — every year the winning cox is thrown in. this year, there's a good chance they might throw up, too. we found 10,000 colonies per 10

data shows that every year, billions of litres of effluent flow into the river thames from this thameswest london, but for those kinds of releases to be justified, it has to have been heavily raining. there was very wet weather in the uk in 2023. it was the sixth wettest on record, according to the met office, but nonetheless, there are questions about the legal compliance of english water companies. evidence collected by the bbc last year suggests three major water companies discharged sewage hundreds of times in 2022 on days when it was not raining. and the environment agency's conducting its largest criminal investigation into potential widespread regulatory noncompliance by water companies. hence the ministerial warnings of water company bosses�* bonuses being potentially withheld. there is a wider relevant financial context. at privatisation in 1989, the water companies had no debt. now they have collective borrowings of £60 billion and there is a particular problem at thames water, which has £18 billion of debt which it's struggling to service. some analysts argue this has contri

river thames is at high tide. ames, though, speaking of the thames, though, the well, they've the labour party, well, they've been their war as been sticking their war in as well . thames water been sticking their war in as well. thames water is threatening to up by threatening to rack up bills by about they've said about 40, and they've said they'll measures they'll place tougher measures on water companies such as thames water to clean up waste. and elevated and that comes as elevated levels coli bacteria have levels of e coli bacteria have been detected in the thames. so it's prompted a warning to today's oxbridge rowers not to engagein today's oxbridge rowers not to engage in their traditional celebration of jumping in the river after the race. so joining me now is chief exec of river action campaign group james wallace . good morning james. is wallace. good morning james. is this a sort of you know, how uncommon is this extraordinary level of e coli in the river? do we see it now and then? does it vary dependi

as rowers taking part in the boat race this weekend were warned of high levels of e.coli in the river thames a result of the company dumping raw sewage. the chancellor's promised to hold the company to account. >> treasury will continue to monitor very carefully what's happening at thames water. our understanding is that the company is still solvent and today's news should not have an impact on the services received by customers. obviously there are parts of the country where the service has not been up to scratch, including in my own constituency and local mps will continue to hold thames water to account in those situations. but overall we will continue to watch the situation very carefully. >> last year's recession was less severe than initially thought, according to revised figures , the office for national figures, the office for national statistics has found the economy did still shrink for two quarters in a row, but the total contraction over that six month penod contraction over that six month period a drop from oh point 5% to 0.1. the government says that is proof their plan is work

his body was pulled from the river thames last month amid a major manhunt after he was suspected of dousingis ex—girlfriend with a corrosive chemical. britain and china britain and the united states, rather have accused china of carrying out a global campaign of malicious cyber attacks. it's an unprecedented move, with britain publicly blaming china for targeting the electoral commission yesterday and the email accounts of peers and the email accounts of peers and mps . british intelligence and mps. british intelligence services believe that chinese spies are likely to use hacked information to target critics of xi jinping's government. the united states charged seven of the alleged hackers yesterday . the alleged hackers yesterday. and finally, a former british museum curator has been ordered by the high court to return stolen artefacts within four weeks. doctor peter higgs , who weeks. doctor peter higgs, who was dismissed for misconduct, faces allegations of theft and damage to over 1800 historical items, accusations he denies. the courts also ordered mr higgs to disclose records from hi

it comes amid rising concern for the state of england's waterways, with a part of the river thames.is weekend, found to be contaminated with e.coli. shadow environment secretary steve reed says water company bosses who oversee pollution of oversee the pollution of waterways should be banned from getting bonuses . getting bonuses. >> it's absolutely disgusting that last year we had the highest level of sewage being pumped into our rivers , our pumped into our rivers, our lakes and our seas on record over 4,000,000 hours. this filth was being pumped out into our waterways . and yet the waterways. and yet the government has stood back and done nothing while it's getting worse and worse . worse and worse. >> a review has found that a ten month old baby who was murdered by his parents just weeks after being handed back to them , being handed back to them, should have been in protective care. finley bowden's parents, shannon marsden and stephen bowden, inflicted over 100 injuries on their son before he died at his family home in chesterfield, derbyshire, on christmas day in 2020. they wer

his body was later found in the river thames, ending a police manhunt.ts. in the aftermath of his savage attack on a mother and her two children, abdul ezedi fled across london. the corrosive substance he'd used in the attack had also scarred his own face. and within hours hejumped into the thames from chelsea bridge, his body emerging almost three weeks later. until now, we've only been able to report sketchy details of ezedi's multiple attempts to claim asylum and his sexual offending history. but now, at the request of the bbc and other media companies, the immigration tribunal has released this case file. the dossier shows ezedi arrived from afghanistan in 2016. his initial asylum claim was turned down very quickly and his appeal refused the next year, with a judge saying his story was a mass of inconsistencies — but he wasn't removed from the uk. in 2019, he made fresh submissions, this time including these photographs showing him being baptised at grange road baptist church in jarrow. again, he was turned down. by now, he had been convicted of sexu

his body was later found in the river thames, ending a police manhunt., reports. in the aftermath of his savage attack on a mother and her two children, abdul ezedi fled across london. the corrosive substance he'd used in the attack had also scarred his own face. and within hours hejumped into the thames from chelsea bridge, his body emerging almost three weeks later. until now, we've only been able to report sketchy details of ezedi's multiple attempts to claim asylum and his sexual offending history. but now, at the request of the bbc and other media companies, the immigration tribunal has released this case file. the dossier shows ezedi arrived from afghanistan in 2016. his initial asylum claim was turned down very quickly and his appeal refused the next year, with a judge saying his story was a mass of inconsistencies — but he wasn't removed from the uk. in 2019, he made fresh submissions, this time including these photographs showing him being baptised at grange road baptist church injarrow. again, he was turned down. by now, he had been convicted o

the giant wheel was hoisted into place on the south bank of the river thames almost 25 years ago.its silver anniversary, the london eye, as it's now known, has carried more than 100 million visitors. its name has seen changes. so have many of the buildings that surround it. but the panoramic views from the 32 glass pods remain spectacular. each minute of the slow, half—hour long rotation offers a different perspective. at 145 metres high, it's exposed to the elements. january's storm henk saw the attraction closed briefly after one of the pods' rooftop hatches was blown open in the high winds. considering its size, maintenance is a major undertaking with a programme of painting and cleaning running from january to june. the landmark views from the pods may be its major drawcard, but as it takes centre stage in london's new year's eve fireworks display, the views of it are beamed around the world every year. that is quite a view. the business headlines and the main news headlines and the main news headlines are next here on bbc news. don't go away. for england and wales we have got

two children in the street with the corrosive substance in january but it was later found on the river thamests. in the aftermath of his savage attack on a mother and, he fled across london. the corrosive substance he used also scarred his own face. in hours he had jumped into the terms of chelsea bridge. his body emerged almost three weeks later. until now we really be able to report sketchy details of multiple attempts to claim asylum and his sexual offending history. but now the request of the bbc and other media companies immigration tribunal has released this a detailed case. the dossier shows a ezedi arrived from afghanistan in 2016 an initial asylum claim was turned down very quickly at his appeal refused the next year. with the judge saying his story was a massive inconsistency but he was not removed from the uk. 2019 he made submissions, this time including these photographs showing him being baptised at grange road baptist church in jarrow. again, he was turned down. by now he had been convicted of sexual assault and was on the sex offenders register. so the church made him sign thi

crews from both universities are gearing up to compete on the river thames.t's speak to our reporter pierre—antoine denis who is live for us in west london. hello to you. looking lovely and sunny behind you. and it is traditional, isn't it, that they get chucked in at the end, whoever wins. but perhaps not this year.— but perhaps not this year. perhaps not this year. _ but perhaps not this year. perhaps not this year, indeed. _ but perhaps not this year. perhaps not this year, indeed. this - but perhaps not this year. perhaps not this year, indeed. this is - but perhaps not this year. perhaps not this year, indeed. this is one | not this year, indeed. this is one of the stories, one of the traditions, that they make to have to skip this year because of the e. coli bacteria that is in the thames at the minute. this is because of a recent dump of sewage from thames water. to give you an idea, the level of e. coli has been recorded recently is ten times higher than the level where the environment agency would call the water bad. therefore they are advising peopl

team has claimed a double victory, with the men and women winning the historic boat race on the river thames. the rowers were warned, though, not to jump into the water after winning their events, as is tradition, because of levels of e coli of the high levels of e coli that have been detected in the water, they were also advised to cover up any cuts with waterproof plasters and try to avoid accidentally swallowing any splashes from the river. the men claimed their fifth trophy in six years. the women cruised to a seventh straight victory . to a seventh straight victory. and just a reminder for you, summer is one step closer with clocks going forward. tonight the bad news is you will lose an hour of sleep with the time shifting forward at about 1:00. the news it singles the the good news is it singles the beginning of bst british summer time, which means longer evenings and brighter days ahead. that's the for news the latest stories, do sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news .com/ alerts . .com/ alerts. >> welcome to mark dolan tonight . no, you're not ha

costing £5 billion and paid for by customer bills, a huge tunnel underneath the river thames was completedhat otherwise would have spilled into the river in central london, and should improve water quality. are you happy that the super sewer has been finished? the super sewer for london?! back outside the smelly sewage works, who do nigel and simon blame? the super city of london, back outside the smelly sewage works. who did nigel and simon blame? the government, the regulator 0fwat and the environment agency. and then the water companies themselves. sounds like pretty much everyone. jonah fisher, bbc news. on a brighter note, london's super—sewer — or the thames tideway tunnel as it's officially known — will begin testing in a few months time. it is a huge tunnel — it's nearly 16 miles long and it stretches underneath the thames. eventually it'll connect 3a storm overflow drains and it'll take the sewage to be treated to a works in beckton in east london. leana hosea co—runs watershed, its an investigativejournalism unit focusing on water issues. this explanation about this spills being

the giant wheel was hoisted into place on the south bank of the river thames almost 25 years ago.ear life. but approaching its silver anniversary, the london eye, as it's now known, has carried more than 100 million visitors. its name has seen changes. so have many of the buildings that surround it. but the panoramic views from the 32 glass pods remain spectacular. each minute of the slow, half—hour—long rotation offers a different perspective. at 145 metres high, it's exposed to the elements. january's storm henk saw the attraction closed briefly after one of the pods�* rooftop hatches was blown open in the high winds. considering its size, maintenance is a major undertaking, with a programme of painting and cleaning running from january to june. the landmark views from the pods may be its major drawcard, but as it takes centre stage in london's new year's eve fireworks display, the views of it are beamed around the world every year. what amazing pictures they are. we're going to take a look at a uk premiere of a documentary — commitment to life, that takes a look at how communit

skateboarding bronze from tokyo remains, and another chance today to prove her prowess on the banks of the river thameswith the help of a drone camera — pulled off a routine as she prepares for her second games this summer. i don't feel pressure. itjust makes me more excited to really show what i do. yeah, i'm really excited for paris. the sport, like i said, has grown so much since tokyo and i'm so excited to show everyone. yeah, i got some new stuff and hopefully did get a bit stronger and bigger so i can go higher and faster will but, yeah, ijust want can go higher and faster will but, yeah, i just want to show what i love and how beautiful it is and show my style of it. that is sky brown. just to let you know, some team news has arrived to us. we can tell you about england. five changes from the team and started against brazil. a couple of pleasure came on during the chemo start tonight at windley. max remixes for start as does ivan tony. jarrod bowen also into the side. georgia and greece is going to extra time. that has finished, with a place at the euros on the line, in tbilisi. this is the all—

abdul ezedi is now believed to be dead, having gone into the river thames not long after that attack.ils of his asylum claims, but there have been applications from media companies, including the bbc, which have been released today. he arrived in 2016, applied for asylum was refused, appealed and was refused in 2017, and a judge in that case said his evidence was a mass of inconsistencies with a lack of credibility. but in 2019, he made a fresh application, fresh submissions. those were initially turned out, but part of that application was a claim that he had converted to christianity. it even included a grainy black—and—white photograph of his baptism in the grange road baptist church injarrow in newcastle. as part of that, he had said he had been attending church in 2016 and was a genuine christian. he was turned down on that basis but appealed to a court. the court actually heard from the former reverend from the baptist church, who said he believed it was a genuine conversion, and said he believed he was genuinely a christian. this was despite the fact that ezedi had been convict

his body was later found in the river thames, ending a police manhunt.math of his savage attack on a mother and her two children, abdul ezedi fled across london. the corrosive substance he'd used in the attack had also scarred his own face and, within hours, he'd jumped into the thames from chelsea bridge, his body emerging almost three weeks later. until now, we've only been able to report sketchy details of ezedi's multiple attempts to claim asylum and his sexual offending history. but now, at the request of the bbc and other media companies, the immigration tribunal has released this detailed case file. the dossier shows ezedi arrived from afghanistan in 2016. his initial asylum claim was turned down very quickly and his appeal refused the next year, with the judge saying his story was a mass of inconsistencies. but he wasn't removed from the uk. in 2019, he made fresh submissions, this time including these photographs showing him being baptised at grange road baptist church injarrow. again, he was turned down. by now, he'd been convicted of sexual as

of the wrong reasons, particularly because of sewage pollution here along this section of the river thamesfulham boat club, have assessed the levels of pollution just around the corner where the rowing boats are going to be passing. you can see just how, just the effect, in fact , we just the effect, in fact, we might even get splashed by a little bit of a water. it's come up really high and in the distance see the distance you can see all the boats following well as the boats following as well as the police, the levels of e.coli police, but the levels of e.coli are higher than they are massively higher than they should be, ten times higher than the safe standards by the environment agency. the environment agency. the environment agency. the environment agency recently released those record figures for 2023, twice as much, levels of sewage discharge in 2023. and my feet have just been soaked. oh, my gosh. well, my feet are absolutely soaked in river water. i hope i don't have any, open.i water. i hope i don't have any, open. i hope i don't have any blisters or anything because thatis blist

four people who are suspected of planning to disrupt the annual oxford—cambridge boat race on the river thamesthe force says it was made aware that protesters may try to cause disruption, but that officers were able to swift action were able to take swift action to intercept the plans. the cambridge rowing team claimed a double victory today, with the men and women's teams winning the historic race on the river thames, but the rowers were warned not to jump into the water after winning their races, as is tradition, because of the high levels of e coli that have been detected in the water. the oxford rower leonard jenkins said he didn't want to take anything away from cambridge's victory, but that he and other crew had been very ill crew members had been very ill with some vomiting before the race and they didn't have much to give . summer is one step to give. summer is one step closer with the clocks going forward. very shortly we will lose an hour of sleep with the time shifting forward at 1 am. the good news, though, is that it single signals the beginning of summer time , which of british s

running and the reason for this is obviously record levels of sewage being dumped into, our river by, thamesntry, where other, water companies are dumping sewage into the river as well . i was into the river as well. i was thinking this morning about whether or not this is this should continue to be called the boat race. perhaps they should change name to the floor is change the name to the floor is lava, where you into the lava, where if you step into the water, you might contract, some kidney disease and sepsis, and this is the cost of water privatisation after 30 years. >> so, john bosco, you've been complaining . you've been complaining. you've been complaining. you've been complaining and complaining about this for a long while now . about this for a long while now. why has nothing been done? every year the situation has got worse . the government do nothing of what? what's going on? >> well, it's. i think there is, an ideological obsession at the top of government with privatisation voters. the people listening to this call right now, including , a big majority now, including, a big ma

crews from both universities are gearing up to compete on the river thames for the 2024 title. to remember what a tough _ think you have to remember what a tough race — think you have to remember what a tough race this is physically... let's speak to our reporter pierre—antoine denis who is live for us in london. tell us what the atmosphere is like there. the atmosphere is ecstatic. i am by the boat club and this is where after the finish line the rowers are back here and getting the atmosphere and reactions and emotions have been running very high after the women's race. i have seen after the women's race. i have seen a lot of oxford rowers that 0xford have not win the race, the reserve team win for oxford and then the men's team to — one and now we are into the men's race so let's have a dip in again because we are getting very close to the end of the race now. ., , ., ., ., ., , now. the two seat of oxford harry lookin: now. the two seat of oxford harry looking round _ now. the two seat of oxford harry looking round and _ now. the two seat of oxford harry looking round and a

high levels of e coli bacteria have been found on the river thames course after research by campaign in the knowledge that there be protected by this information but ultimately, we don't know whether people are going to get sick from this event and many rowers consumers have been very sick from using this on the river teams and will continue to be a risk unless they managed to clean up the mess. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. it's going to stay very unsettled as we head into the easter weekend. and today was certainly very mixed weather. we had some sunshine and some brief warmth of 12 degrees in eastern england before we saw that spell of rain. but it was in scotland where the rain hung around for much longer and that really kept the temperatures much lower as well. it's so very unsettled because we've got low pressure sitting close to us and this one is going to strengthen the winds into thursday. we've got this weather front here bringing rain back up from france, in across england and wales. there may even be a bit of sleet and snow over exmoor and into the cotswo

but it wasn't until 2002 that the river thames got its own dedicated lifeboats and stations.xtremely cold. swimming in the thames, in certainly the lower reaches, is very, very dangerous indeed. and so we just see a lot of incidents to deal with. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. it's a chilly start to the day with some patches of mist and fog around. but today it's a mostly dry and settled today, with spells of sunshine, although it will be a bit milder and breezier than yesterday. once that mist nad fog clears we will see some spells of sunshine for a time, but there is a weather front of that is arriving in later on today and into this evening, bringing patchy outbreaks of rain. for the time being, bar the odd isolated shower, it's largely dry, some sunshine around, more in the way of cloud building from the west though later in the day, and temperatures reaching about nine to 11 celsius. that thicker cloud will increase as we head into the evening. some outbreaks of patchy rain will spread through for a time. it will become drier and clearer later in

135 metres —— the london eye, we are 135 metres —— the london eye, we are 135 metres above the river thames big ben, coming up the river here, portcullis house, ministry of defence, horse guards, the big area behind the ministry of defence there, st james's the big area behind the ministry of defence there, stjames's palace, st james is hard, i should say, sorry, buckingham palace. —— stjames's park. you can see windsor castle on a very clear day. the bt tower with the light at the top which is about to be turned into a hotel. charing cross station just below us. it is unrivalled views. it is a fascinating viewpoint. also a very interesting story, as you can imagine, so much maintenance and so much needs to be done to keep visitors so high in the air. it became an immediate fixture among the icons on the silhouetted london skyline. the giant wheel was hoisted into place on the south bank of the river thames almost 25 years ago. the original plan for the millennium wheel was for a five year life. but approaching its silver anniversary, the london eye, as it's now known, has carried more than

against ukraine and is himself a legitimate target for us. where is his headquarters along the thames river well, you’re not just threatening us, you’re already actively you are acting against us, in fact , you are giving us a free hand, we are right , vladimirich, we knew this, our intelligence knew very well, and we talked about it, but this is a recognition of the british themselves or the recognition of the americans themselves that there is at least 12 secret bases on the territory... “what are we talking about, and we’re telling you right away , yes, take these words very seriously, keep in mind that any of your adventures that you organize on the territory of ukraine or against russia in any case , in any case , dooms you, i honestly don’t like tusk, they when they hear about tusk, my watch immediately shows that the threat is a threat, a completely natural reaction of the watch to the name tusk, in my opinion, this is a tusk reaction, in this regard, of course. the strength of not trying to look for an egg from macron, this, as you know, is the same cake as napoleon only without egg

his body was pulled from the river thames last month amid a major manhunt after he was suspected of dousingis ex—girlfriend with a corrosive chemical . ex—girlfriend with a corrosive chemical. now ex—girlfriend with a corrosive chemical . now the london mayor chemical. now the london mayor has condemned a conservative party advert , calling it an party advert, calling it an attempt to mislead voters . attempt to mislead voters. here's part of that video which suggested london had become a crime capital of the world under sadiq khan's leadership, a 54% increase in knife crime since the labour mayor seized power has the metropolis teetering on the brink of chaos. well, the video also warned of what it described as squads of ulez enforcers terrorising communities at the beck and call of their labour masters . while of their labour masters. while the post was withdrawn after a backlash for using footage of a stampede in a new york subway, not london. it's now been replaced without those scenes, and it comes as the conservative susan hall is set to challenge sadiq khan in the upcoming london may

as eddie's body was pulled from the river thames last month amid a major manhunt after he was suspectedf dousing his ex—girlfriend with a corrosive chemical . julian corrosive chemical. julian assange, his wife, says a decision to delay a final appeal on his extradition to the united states is utterly bizarre. us authorities have been asked to provide assurances on whether the wikileaks founder can rely on the american first amendment, which provides a right to free speech, or whether he may face a death penalty. a further hearing will now be held in may. it's after the disclosure of national defence information relating to the afghanistan and iraq wars. stella assange says today's a delay is an attack on press freedoms , but the courts have freedoms, but the courts have done have been to invite a political intervention from the united states to send a letter saying it's all okay. >> i find this astounding five years into this case, the united states has managed to show the court that their case remains an attack on press freedom and an attack on press freedom and an attack on press fre

rainfall through the winter, increasing sewage in the thames. the riverin the men's race and stretched out a lead. they put in so much through four miles. some barely had the strength to finish. they won by 10 seconds, but 0xford had an explanation. we've had a few guys go down pretty badly with the e.coli strain. so, i mean, this morning i was throwing up. it would have been ideal not to have so much poo in the water. but, you know, that's not to take away from cambridge. they were a talented crew. i don't know if we would have had a chance to get them, even if we'd all been on form. so it's in no way to make excuses. the women's boat race was close until it changed on a moment. oxford, i'm warning you, oxford. that stern word from the umpire was to stop the boats colliding. oxford fell back and cambridge powered on to chiswick. it's their seventh straight win and the men's fifth in six years. but what did change this year was the team's celebration. by tradition, the coxes get thrown in the river. but this year on the thames, they're staying out of the

it comes amid rising concern for the state of england's waterways, with a part of the river thames that's be used for the boat race this weekend, found to be contaminated with e.coli. leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey says he's been warning the conservatives about what he called a sewage for called a sewage scandal for years , liberal democrats have years, liberal democrats have been warning the conservatives about this sewage scandal for years. >> but the fact that it's polluting our rivers , our polluting our rivers, our beaches and pushing ecosystems to brink of collapse . to the brink of collapse. >> but rishi sunak and the conservatives just haven't listened. they've done far too little. >> that's why we need a national environmental emergency to be declared and the sage health experts to come to make sure that we are protecting human health, which is in danger because of this , two people because of this, two people suspected of providing financial support to a news agency that promotes the hamas terror group are to be sanctioned by the british government. >> counter—ter

group river action. thamese river. and in the case of rowers, they need very careful health guidance, which we've issued in partnership with the british rowing 0rganisation rivers trust and my charity, riveractions. we will get a full report on that at half past — we will get a full report on that at half past seven. it was raining sixes and records in cricket's indian premier league yesterday. sunrisers hyderabad, smashed 277—3 — that's the highest total in the league's history — in their win against mumbai indians. a record 38 sixes were hit in the match, seven of them, by one player sunrisers' heinrich klaasen. mumbai played their part too, making a brave attempt to chase down their huge target before falling 31 runs short. the staggering total of 523 runs was also a t—20 record. quite a contrast to what the weather is like in the uk at the moment. what the weather is like in the uk at the _ what the weather is like in the uk at the moment. but i did say reigning _ at the moment. but i did say reigning sixes

as eddie's body was pulled from the river thames last month amid a major manhunt after he was suspectedf dousing his ex—girlfriend with a corrosive chemical . the london corrosive chemical. the london mayor has today condemned a conservative party advert, calling it an attempt to mislead voters. here's part of the video that suggested london had become the crime capital of the world. under sadiq khan's leadership, a 54% increase in knife crime since the labour mayor seized power has the metropolis teetering on the brink of chaos? well the video also warned of what it described as squads of ulez enforcers terrorising communities at the beck and call of their labour master. the post was withdrawn after a backlash for using footage of a stampede in a new york, not london, subway station. it's now been replaced, but without those scenes. and it comes as the conservative susan hall is set to challenge sadiq khan in the upcoming london mayoral election on the 2nd of may. a former british museum curator has been ordered by the high court to return stolen artefacts within four weeks. doctor pet