the hope is that as the tide starts _ and the rnli.flowing out, the i the tide starts flowing out, the waet— the tide starts flowing out, the waei witt— the tide starts flowing out, the wael will move _ the tide starts flowing out, the wael will move with _ the tide starts flowing out, the wael will move with the - the tide starts flowing out, the wael will move with the tide, i the tide starts flowing out, the i wael will move with the tide, and honefutiy— wael will move with the tide, and honefuiiy find _ wael will move with the tide, and hopefully find its _ wael will move with the tide, and hopefully find its way— wael will move with the tide, and hopefully find its way to - wael will move with the tide, and| hopefully find its way to freedom. but at _ hopefully find its way to freedom. but at around _ hopefully find its way to freedom. but at around 2:30pm, _ hopefully find its way to freedom. but at around 2:30pm, once - hopefully find its way to freedom. | but at around 2:30pm, once again hopefully find its way to freedom. - but

in the water, the fire brigade and rnli looked after the whale.derneath i think it was barnes bridge. at the moment, our main priority, which is what we have just managed to do with the help of the rnli and the fire brigade, is to actually get it on to our rescue pontoons, which will keep it supported in the water and will get it off the ramp it has been lying on. the london port authority of asking for people who have seen the well to get in touch because they want to find it and assess it. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. well, i suppose it's a good day for spotting a rainbow or two. a particularly unsettled day where most of you will see a shower at some point during the day. quite a few of you will see several showers with the rain on and off pretty much all day, and what a change in weather fortunes that is because it was particularly dry in april. leuchars in east scotland only managed three millimetres of rain through the whole of the month. may is more than making up for it. here is one of the wettest

today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again.hile, 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 river thames. it could been ill, it could be sick, separated from its mum. wouldn't have been feeding. if it was weaned, then maybe it has had a problem actually feeding for itself. but something has happened. we won't know what that is, but the pathologist, the vat pathologist at london zoo will do an autopsy and they will work out the history of the animal. a captivating site for many over the past 2a hours, but sadly this minke whale was unable to return to the open sea. tim muffett, bbc news. now o

in the water, the fire brigade and rnli looked after the whale.whale coming up underneath i think it was barnes bridge. at the moment, our main priority, which is what we have just managed to do with the help of the rnli and the fire brigade, is to actually get it on to our rescue pontoons, which will keep it supported in the water and will get it off the ramp it has been lying on. it is just after 11pm and emergency teams below have been working tirelessly for about six hours to save this whale's life. we can see that they have now wrapped it in an inflatable. they are trying to keep water going over its blowhole. we have also been told it is quite badly injured and hasn't been eating very well, so is very weak. and the teams below are also working remotely with a vet, who has been given up—to—date information. it will be this vet who will make a determination whether it is in the whale's best interest to save its life. but as the tide rushed in, it was the rescuers' lives in danger, so the decision was made to move the whale. they have taken it

in the water, the fire brigade and rnli looked after the whale.en lying on. it is just after 11pm and emergency teams below have been working tirelessly for about six hours to save this whale's life. we can see that they have now wrapped it in an inflatable. they are trying to keep water going over its blowhole. we have also been told it is quite badly injured and hasn't been eating very well, so is very weak. and the teams below are also working remotely with a vet, who has been given up—to—date information. it will be this vet who will make a determination on whether it is in the whale's best interest to save its life. but as the tide rushed in, it was the rescuers�* lives in danger, so the decision was made to move the whale. they have taken it to an area where there is no tide, in a secure area, so they can work on the whale, make sure it's calm and make sure that the best interests are taken for the animal. the whale left to applause for all involved, but a decision is still to be made on whether it is healthy enough to be released back into

today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again.ternoon, 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 been ill, it could be sick, separated from its mum. wouldn't have been feeding. if it was weaned, then maybe it has had a problem actually feeding for itself. but something has happened. we won't know what that is, but the pathologist, the vat pathologist at london zoo will do an autopsy and they will work out the history of the animal. a captivating site for many over the past 24 hours, but sadly this minke whale was unable to return to the open sea. tim muffett, bbc news. you would have hoped for a happy ending but sorry, not to have been on this occasion. i hope for a h

today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again.pm 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't have been feeding. if it was weaned, then maybe it has had a problem actually feeding for itself. but something has happened. we won't know what that is, but the pathologist, the vat pathologist at london zoo will do an autopsy and they will work out the history of the animal. a captivating sight for many over the past 24 hours, but sadly this minke whale was unable to return to the open sea. tim muffett, bbc news. fulham became the third team to be relegated from the premier league tonight after l

today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again.: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 been ill, it could be sick, separated from its mum. wouldn't have been feeding. if it was weaned, then maybe it has had a problem actually feeding for itself. but something has happened. we won't know what that is, but the pathologist, the vat pathologist at london zoo will do an autopsy and they will work out the history of the animal. a captivating site for many over the past 2a hours, but sadly this minke whale was unable to return to the open sea. tim muffett, bbc news. it is just it isjust a it is just a very sad story there. we have more on it on there.

i would imagine chiswick rnli do not have — ideal.with whales. yes, we train with rescue dummies _ with whales. yes, we train with rescue dummies and _ with whales. yes, we train with rescue dummies and people i with whales. yes, we train with | rescue dummies and people cut with whales. yes, we train with - rescue dummies and people cut off by the tide, stuff like that, but not for a whale. we were safety cover 60 years ago for the whale down at battersea, but that was the last time we were called to something like that. we time we were called to something like that. ~ , ,., ~' time we were called to something like that. ~ , , , ., ., like that. we spoke yesterday to an exert. i like that. we spoke yesterday to an exoert- i suopose — like that. we spoke yesterday to an expert. i suppose it _ like that. we spoke yesterday to an expert. i suppose it was _ like that. we spoke yesterday to an expert. i suppose it was a - like that. we spoke yesterday to an expert. i suppose it was a grim - expert. i suppose it was a grim prediction this

in the water, the fire brigade and rnli looked after the whale.have seen the well to please get in touch with them because they want to find and assess it. matt grayling, bbc news. royal mail is beginning a trial of unmanned drone flights to deliver parcels from the uk mainland to the isles of scilly. the focus initially will be on supplying health and safety equipment and covid tests. if successful, royal mail says it will consider using drones to reach other remote parts of the country. as lockdown restrictions are eased, a campaign has been launched to turn the 4th ofjuly into a "thank you day" — to express gratitude to those who have helped people to get through the pandemic. and the idea is picking up plenty of support. i would like to say thank you to our little daughter lyra who has spent most of her life in lockdown. all the hard—working| staff within our acute services, like the hospitals. the person who's been caring for my mother over the last year. she's just been so generous. my next door neighbours, pam and derek, who have been there

fistral in newquay was one of five beaches included in a trial run of rnli lifeguard cover in 2001.arting to develop. the cloud is turning and braking. through the rest of the day more sunshine will come through. there could be an isolated shower, but it will be very hit and miss. with the sunshine, the temperatures are likely to peek into the low 205 in the afternoon. very pleasant indeed. for the rest of the bank holiday weekend, you will not be disappointed. the emphasis is with dry, settle, sunny weather and increasingly warmer a5 with dry, settle, sunny weather and increasingly warmer as we head towards bank holiday monday. we could see temperatures into the mid 205. we haven't seen temperatures like that since march. the final day of may looks likely to not disappoint. a couple whose son was killed after a driverfailed to properly secure a trailer to his vehicle are pleading with people to carry out safety checks if they're heading away this bank holiday. donna and scott hussey lost their three—year—old son, freddie, in the crash seven years ago and have since been campaigning

the rnli crew found he was blocking the slipway. to move but he did not want to move. i would not argue with a walrus. you would leave he or she to do their own business. go about their own business. and the birthdays pages. a tiny picture of cher, who is 75 years old today. hgppy is 75 years old today. happy birthday, cher. if she is watching. you never know. unlikely, i grant you, but you never know. people are being recruited for a trial to find out if a third dose of covid vaccine could protect against new variants. meanwhile, more surge testing and vaccinations will be introduced in england to combat the spread of the indian variant. let's discuss this with our gp this morning, dr zoe norris. good morning. good morning. how are things? fik. good morning. good morning. how are thins? , , , things? ok. the sun is shining, the birds are singing. _ things? ok. the sun is shining, the birds are singing. it _ things? ok. the sun is shining, the birds are singing. it is _ things? ok. the sun is shining, the birds are singing. it is the

in the water, the fire brigade and rnli looked after the whale.they're looking into those sightings. as we heard in the report to the wail was taken up forever that way towards the sea, effectively. these sightings have been between here and teddington which is actually downriver so clearly the animal is swimming around somewhere in this area and no one quite knows where. there was a lot of concern about its well—being. many people have stressed it is really not in condition so they are very very worried about its welfare. yesterday there were crowds of people gathering and they really urge people to move away because they didn't want to upset the animal any more. we have seen wales and the terms before, haven't we? there was a bottlenose whale famously swum in the centre of london. this is much further. this is 90 miles away from the scene the port of london authority believe this is the furthest a wail has ever swum. the riori is furthest a wail has ever swum. the priority is to _ furthest a wail has ever swum. the priority is to move the wail t

you are from the rnli and you are working with fire and rescue to deliver this.and we have heard of animals being rescued by the river, as well, with ducklings being saved recently. a fantastic scheme which is seeing lots of lives saved.— fantastic scheme which is seeing lots of lives saved. ducklings being saved, lots of lives saved. ducklings being saved. that — lots of lives saved. ducklings being saved. that is _ lots of lives saved. ducklings being saved, that is fantastic! _ lots of lives saved. ducklings being saved, that is fantastic! we - lots of lives saved. ducklings being saved, that is fantastic! we are i saved, that is fantastic! we are glad there is sunshine today and it is not raining because it is cold in there, but valuable the work being done here and people can sign up for the training forfree. that the training for free. that is useful. an excellent demonstration, really clear. do not get in the water but take these measures. brilliant. we will be back with you later. in the meantime give steve a cup of tea and a biscuit from us. it looks rat