the thames is where the mermaids meet and train, but not before checking on the thames water websitee map that there are no discharges happening at the moment in this area. there's one happening down there. with the forecast cool but clean, the mermaids prepared me for the water. for added safety, then, a whistle, so if you get into trouble... last year, thames water spilled sewage more than 8,000 times. something which even it had to admit was unacceptable. it's really refreshing, actually, to be in freshwater like this. the key thing is really not to think too much about what it is you might be swimming in. we've seen sanitary products, condoms, sewage foam, stoma bags, sewage tide lines on the feathers of swans... blue green algae in the summer. yeah, yeah. we've seen it all. but all that hasn't stopped you swimming, all the pollution you've seen? it shouldn't stop anybody swimming. well, it has to — we have to fight, and we have - to give our river a voice. while you're watching the footy, we're fixing a leak. it's not just about sewage. a quarter of all the water in thames water

chief executive left last week at the extent of thames water's i at the extent of thames water's problems apologised for what she said were the errors and poorjudgment that led to the misleading the environment agency. the final £35 million is tiny when compared to the £14 billion of debt that thames water has accumulated since privatisation. servicing that debt remains a huge headache and today the head of the water regulator said too much money had been borrowed and that efforts are still continuing to try and find the money to shore up the finances of britain's chris porter company. jonah fisher, bbc news, reading. our top story this evening... the un says it's alarmed at the scale of the israeli military operation injenin in the occupied west bank. and of the series byker grove is making a comeback, produced by foremost stars and time deck. also coming up. residents in harrow express dismay — over a billboard that advertises a model's "0nly fans" account. and a special reunion between patient and doctor in the week that the nhs turns 75. work coming up and support on bbc news, the def

it is crucial for thames water to get the - for thames water to get the shareholders to stump up more750 million. this is less than the £1 billion it is thought thames water had originally been expecting and there are certain conditions attached. thames water said today this was a milestone and its interim co—chief executive katherine ross told the bbc there was no immediate threat to temporary nationalisation saying there is a very high bar before the government puts a firm into special administration and we are not absolutely —— absolutely not close to that. there were fears over how thames water would service its debts and fix its problems, thames water said today it will need another £2.5 billion from investors by 2030 and all this depends on the turnaround plan and the regulatory framework. in other words, what does it will be allowed to charge customers. emma, thank you. now a look at some other stories making the news today. spanish rescuers are searching waters off the canary islands for a boat carrying at least 200 african migrants who went missing more than a week ago. it's

having been fined £35 million, thames river says it's now cleaned up its act.- thames river says it'sthis has happened _ cleaned up its act. this has happened six _ cleaned up its act. this has happened six years - cleaned up its act. this has happened six years ago, i cleaned up its act. this has i happened six years ago, that was then committed is now. == was then committed is now. -- thames water. _ was then committed is now. —— thames water. democratic new chief executive committee and spent three years devising a turnaround plan. that chief executive left last week as the extent of thames water's problems became clear. anyone in a statement apologised for what she said where the errors and poorjudgment that led to the misleading the environment agency. ifind a £35 million is a tiny amount when compared to the £14 billion of debt that tends water has accumulated since privatisation. servicing that debt remains a huge headache, and today, the head of the water regulator said too much money had been borrowed and that efforts are still continuing to try to find the money to shore up

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his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution.ld swimmers. i'm teaching my own kids to swim in this river in the knowledge that every once in a while human effluent is going to be poured in 500 metres upstream. it's just not good enough. our rivers are in the worst state of any nation in europe and that is a source, or should be a source, of national shame. water from the thames has been sampled here daily over a four—week period, including throughout last week's henley royal regatta. volunteers were specially trained to conduct the tests using scientific equipment and methods and insist their evidence is irrefutable. if you can pour it into there, that would be brilliant. so we were actually testing for bacteria. so e.coli and enterococci, which are two bacteria which can cause a lot of harm to humans. and we found after a rain event, a huge surge in e.coli in the river. we were also testing for pollutants as well, nitrates and phosphates. and basically, what we found through the testing of those is this is in poor ecological hea

one of the difficulties thames water is —— thames water faces is the supply chain issue.tually matters, and behave that way? thank ou ve matters, and behave that way? thank you very much- _ matters, and behave that way? thank you very much- a _ matters, and behave that way? thank you very much. a stark— matters, and behave that way? thank you very much. a stark warning - you very much. a stark warning there. we will be following today�*s meeting closely. 24 minute past eight. we are here until 9:15am. then it is morning live. gabby and getting out there. good morning. coming up, driving without car insurance is against the law, but fraudsters are tricking people into hitting the road without proper cover. scam interceptors�* nick stapleton tells us how your car could be crushed if you fall victim to ghost brokers selling fake policies at rock bottom prices. plus, there's plenty of headlines about artificial intelligence. it's accused of everything from stealing people'sjobs, to potentially taking over humanity — but how scared should we be? today we're answering the quest

having been fined £35 million, thames water says it has now cleaned up its act. that was then, this is now. we have had a new chief executive who came in and spent three years devising a turnaround plan. that chief executive left last week as the extent of thames water's problems became clear. the new one, in a statement, apologised for what she said were the errors and poorjudgment that led to them misleading the environment agency. the fine of £35 million is tiny when compared to the £14 billion of debt that thames water has accumulated since privatisation. servicing that debt remains a huge headache and today the head of the water regulator, 0fwat, said too much money had been borrowed and that efforts are still continuing to try and find the money to shore up the finances of britain's biggest water company. jonah fisher, bbc news, reading. a man who killed a mother and her two young daughters by setting fire to their flat has been found guilty of their murders. jamie barrow poured petrol through the letterbox of his neighbour fatoumatta hydara in nottingham l

the judge said she believed thames water had shown a "deliberate attempt" to mislead the environmentident. our environment correspondentjonah fisher is in cardiff. explain more about this case. yes, this was a sentencing _ explain more about this case. 1&1: this was a sentencing hearing that has just come to its end. as you said, £35 million fine for thames water connected to what the court was told was a significant and lengthy period of pollution into gatwick�*s stream in west sussex and surrey in october 2017. the court was told that the sewage most likely spilled into the riverfor six was told that the sewage most likely spilled into the river for six and a half hours. eyewitnesses who look at the river said it had turned black and grey and there were reports of more than 1000 dead fish in the water. now, thejudge, as you mentioned there, summing up today said in quite a damning comments for thames water that there had been a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency, the regulator, who went in to try and investigate what had happened afterwards. thames water have plea

i'm even considering not paying my sewage bill for thames water. why?ause they're not doing anything with my money other than paying their shareholders. i don't pay them to pump raw poo into my river. thames water says it plans to invest £1.6 billion in sewage treatment and networks over the next two years. in a statement, it said... "we regard all discharges of untreated sewage as unacceptable, and it's understandable why the public are demanding more from water companies to do better." jonah fisher, bbc news in henley. parents and carers are being urged by a charity to closely supervise their dogs this summer, to reduce the number of attacks on children. parents and carers are being urged by a charity the dogs trust has found that 84% of parents leave their children alone with dogs — and says that most people are bitten by an animal that's known to them. celestina 0lulode reports from oxford. bounce, full of energy and a zest for life. but things could have been very different for bryn. poor bryn came into us because of circumstances where he was left

executive left last week as the extent of thames water's problems became clear.atement apologised for what she said were the arrows and poorjudgement that led to the misleading the environment agency. the fine of £35 million is a tiny when compared to the £14 billion of debt that thames water has a cumulated since privatisation. servicing the debt remains a huge headache at the date out of the water regulator said too much money had been borrowed and efforts are still continuing to try to find the money to shore up the finances of britton�*s biggest water company. jonah fisher, bbc news, reading. let's turn to china because it has overtaken japan as the world's biggest car exporter. their numbers surged 80%, year—on—year in the first five months of 2023 thanks to a jump in sales to russia following its invasion of ukraine. combustion engines still represent the majority of these exports but there is also growing global momentum behind china's electric cars. earlier i spoke to bill russo of consulting company automobility. he explained if thejump in sales to russi

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, thames, as it teeters en ine— supplier, thames, as it teeters en ine inni— supplier, thames, as it clarkson's_ that could signal problems. jeremy clarkson's column about the duchess of sussex , published the duchess of sussex, published in the sun, was found to be sexist by the press regulator for the former top gear star wrote that he dreamed of meghan markle being paraded naked through british towns and publicly shamed more than 25,000 complaints were filed , the most complaints were filed, the most ever received by the independent press standards organisation . press standards organisation. ipso said the article was humiliate , beating and humiliate, beating and degrading, but it rejected suggestions it was racist, inaccurate or harassed . the inaccurate or harassed. the duchess . the senior detective duchess. the senior detective who survived an attempted murder in northern ireland, was given a standing ovation at an award ceremony last night. the kyiv inspector, john caldwell . dci inspector, john caldwell. dci john caldwell , who received the john caldwell, who received the s

. >> but more on the thames. >> but more on the thames. >> okay . >> okay. >> okay. >> why the thamese it's a long way from where you live and whatnot. >> they can when they finish procrastinating in parliament, they can go out and see exactly they can go out and see exactly the issue. they failed to deal with. >> i was going to say, when you say the thames, you mean perhaps moored outside the house of commons? yeah >> yeah. it sounds to me like a fan instead down fantastic idea. instead of down here where, you know, here in dorset where, you know, we on things we tried to get on with things down we're responsible down here. we're not responsible for the mess. >> okay? i think what >> okay? i think that's what they headline from they call a headline from portland. you very much portland. thank you very much indeed for updating us. bring us your reaction . actually, just on your reaction. actually, just on this it's just this downing street, it's just had prime minister's had the prime minister's spokesman speaking on this, defending the use of the barges, asked whether rishi sunak had

shareholders in thames him. shareholders in thames water have agreed to provide a further £750 million in funding as they try to stave off nationalisation . the utility nationalisation. the utility giant, though, is warning another £2.5 billion will be needed. another £2.5 billion will be needed . by 2030 as it struggles needed. by 2030 as it struggles under a mountain of debt. the latest funding deal comes amid government contingency plans to take control of the firm if it collapses . thames water is the collapses. thames water is the biggest uk supplier serving 15 million households across the south—east thousands of holidaymakers are facing disruption this summer after easyjet cancelled around 700 1700 flights, blaming air traffic control delays in europe . most of the council flights are from gatwick airport. the airline says 95% of affected passengers have been booked onto alternate flights. air traffic controllers in europe have threatened to walk out over the next six months, but have yet to confirm dates

thames water is struggling with $17 billion worth of debt.s on the website. see you soon. goodbye. it has been closed since the autumn of 2019. first due to c verv g and then a massive project to rebuild then a massive project to rebuild the rail tracks right to the top. but now the trains are back and that means have ordinary can reopen for business. ~ , u, means have ordinary can reopen for business. ~ , ., , , ., business. when we first came appear the buildin: business. when we first came appear the building was _ business. when we first came appear the building was really _ business. when we first came appear the building was really mouldy, - business. when we first came appear the building was really mouldy, it - the building was really mouldy, it has been closed and there has been no air ventilation for three years so it's been a massivejob getting professional cleaners in and getting the building clean. we needed two new generators and the engineers have been working hard to get us power. have been working hard to get us ower. �* ., .

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another developing story in the last few moments, here in the uk thames water has been fined £3.3 millionges relating to polluting rivers near gatwick in 2017. the court heard the firm pumped an estimated millions of litres of undiluted sewage into rivers near gatwick airport in the south—east of england, causing the water to turn black and kill more than 1,000 fish. thames water pleaded guilty in february to four charges relating to polluting the river is, in one incident the court heard a storm pump at crawley sewage plant was unexpectedly diverting sewage to its storm tank for 21 hours and went unnoticed, meaning more than six hours of untreated sewage spilling into the river. it is understood nearly 1a00 dead fish from the rivers were recovered by environment agency officers. we will bring you more on this story when we have it. lucy is here at the top of the hour. now it time for a look at the weather. good morning. we've had a rather mixed picture so far this morning. there's been a bit of sunshine across parts of wales, through northern areas of england, but elsewhere it's been fai

thames water is struggling with some $17 billion dollars of debt.ore rail disruptions for the next six days. this is after an overtime ban by union train drivers. it will affect 15 rail companies and signals the start of yet more disruptions in the long—running dispute over pay. marc ashdown explains. this industrial action is short of a full strike day, but means that drivers will refuse to work any overtime from first thing tomorrow until saturday night. so six full days in total. now, that's important because most train companies rely on drivers working that overtime in order to run their full schedules. so this action will affect 15 operators running services across england. let's have a look at some of them. we've got thameslink and southern down here. great northern, of course, elland air and avanti west coast. they run trains all the way from london up into scotland. so what can we expect? well, many have said they will have to run reduced timetables. for example, some may cancel the first and last trains of the day. there could also be some

thames water has been fined £3.73 eyes.es related to polluted rivers. millions of unedited sewage relative turned black and killed thousands of fishes near gatwick airport. plans are expected to announce tomorrow that would see the closure of most real ticket offices in england. they initially says us sales of kiosks have dropped. change passenger habits i've seen more tickets bought online at machines. you're live with bbc news. the police are reopening an investigation into breaches of covid regulations at a christmas party at conservative party hq. it follows the emergence of a video of a gathering, where aides were invited to "jingle and mingle". the video was published by the sunday mirror. let's speak to our political correspondentjonathan blake. what is the latest on what the met police are saying? aha, what is the latest on what the met police are saying?— police are saying? a significant “oint police are saying? a significant joint update — police are saying? a significant joint update from _ police are saying? a s

on the thames. hopefully not in the thames. how bad is it? hot on the thames.going around the boat. it is not great. has can see a scam line going around the boat. it is not great.— boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i _ boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i would _ boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i would say _ boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i would say so. - boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i would say so. the - boat. it is not great. has it got| worse? i would say so. the last coule worse? i would say so. the last couole of _ worse? i would say so. the last couple of months _ worse? i would say so. the last couple of months water - worse? i would say so. the last couple of months water quality | worse? i would say so. the last. couple of months water quality has definitely gone down. it is something we are all concerned about, notjust high performance athletes. it is impacting athletes all over the country, notjust all over the country, not just athletes, all over the country, notjust athletes, general river users. we are

thames water is struggling with some $17 billion of debt.t is this backing that's just how significant is this backing that'sjust come? just how significant is this backing that's just come?— that's 'ust come? just one of man that'sjust come? just one of many shareholders - that'sjust come? just one of many shareholders are - that'sjust come? just one of many shareholders are here | that'sjust come? just one of. many shareholders are here so i think they are not over the line it and they need more but issue here is that uss obviously won't want the company to be nationalised because it would wipe their investment but, and the government probably does not want to do that because they know that the sector needs a lot of investment and they want private companies to be able to fund it. the issue is finding a sort of agreement whereby we don't have customer bills rise to a level that is untenable, we have the private sector providing the capital that is needed to invest and yet, we can also have clean water and not have sewage dumping and it wil

thames its fight against russia.ined £3.3 million for polluting two rivers back in 2017. the company pleaded guilty, admitting to discharging millions of litres of undiluted sewage into the gatwick stream in sussex and the river mole in surrey . over the river mole in surrey. over the course of 6.5 hours, it killed more than 1400 fish, the judge said she believed thames water had also demonstrated a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency over the incident . the average rate for a incident. the average rate for a five year fixed rate mortgage deal has now moved above 6. that's after the uk's four major banks were summoned to a meeting with the financial watchdog over allegations of profiteering . the allegations of profiteering. the fca will question the bosses of hsbc, natwest , lloyds and hsbc, natwest, lloyds and barclays over concerns that savings rates are lagging behind the soaring cost of mortgages by around 4. now a new site called threads, which is going to be unked threads, which is going to be

his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution.knowledge that every once in a while human effluent is going to be poured in 500 metres upstream. it's just not good enough. our rivers are in the worst state of any nation in europe and that is a source, or should be a source, of national shame. water from the thames has been sampled here daily over a four—week period, including throughout last week's henley royal regatta. volunteers were specially trained to conduct the tests using scientific equipment and methods and insist their evidence is irrefutable. if you can pour it into there, that would be brilliant. so we were actually testing for bacteria. so e.coli and enterococci, which are two bacteria which can cause a lot of harm to humans. and we found after a rain event, a huge surge in e.coli in the river. we were also testing for pollutants as well, nitrates and phosphates. and basically what we found through the testing of those is this is in poor ecological health as a stretch of river. the testing was specially commissioned by

every year, boatloads of workers round up the birds along england's river thames in a tradition called swan upping. >> we take them ashore, weigh them, measure them, and most importantly we check them for any injuries. >> reporter: the royal responsibility dates to the 12th century, when the crown claimed all wild swans in the land. back then it was more about making sure there was enough swan meat to eat at the feasts and banquets. this is the first time in 70 years that they are patrolling these waters in the name of a new monarch after the death of queen elizabeth. >> the king is very, very interested in wildlife conservation, so it is going to be marvelous, i think. >> reporter: this one census last for five days, covering a nearly 80-mile stretch of the river, but last year tragedy struck in the form of bird flu. >> we had many hundreds of swans on the thames die because of this. this was a real disaster to us. >> reporter: the count will reveal the health of the flock, as king charles takes him under his wing. >> what a great tradition! i am not sure what the swans think of it, b

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thames water has been rise.es water has been fined £33 million for polluting two rivers in 2017. the company pleaded guilty, admitting to discharge millions of litres of undyed looted sewage into the gatwick stream in sussex and the river mole in surrey over the course of 6.5 hours, killing more than 1400 fish. the judge said she believed thames water had also demonstrated a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency over the incident . you're up to date on incident. you're up to date on tv, online, dab+ radio and the in app . this is gb news. in app. this is gb news. britain's news . britain's news. channel >> there's a real problem with the nation's corporate culture. as we've been discussing , banks as we've been discussing, banks are closing down the accounts of people they don't agree with are not giving any reason. this has affected people. we know from this programme, including nigel farage, who suddenly found not only that his account was closed , but he couldn't open other ones. , but he could

. ♪ >> esg funds that piled into green bonds sold by thames water are faced with a dilemma.mes after a string of environmental social and governance disasters amid u.k.'s biggest water company joining us for now is esg managing editor. tens water has a lot of bond water -- bondholders but this is also about green investors who sought out the company's debt in order to fill up their esg portfolios. what is going on? >> exactly, being able to identify more than 200 esg funds that are specifically sourced out tens water because of its green bond program. it has issued about 2.8 billion euros worth of green bonds since 2022 and that was a time when the news headlines were fairly full of stories about sewage leaks so it is not as if one was unaware of what was going on at thames water. the issue with green bonds is the proceeds specifically go towards green proceeds so buyers of green bonds have been able to claim they are looking at the specific way the proceeds are being used but there is a growing debate and i think teams water brings it to the four around the question of cont

goes across southern england, ends in london and then the thames estuary.overnment of tony blair passed new measures to protect uk waters from pollution. again, it sounds extraordinary. but do you really think individual campaigners such as yourself can make such a difference? yes, i do. let me give you another example. i swam the full length of the english channel, so i started in land�*s end and 49 days later i finally arrived in dover. during that period i was urging the british government to properly protect the waters around the united kingdom, i was urging them to protect at least 30% of the waters around the united kingdom. what happened ? michael gove, the environment secretary, met me down there, he made the commitment to me on the beach there in dover that britain would back this call. a month later lord goldsmith stood up in the general assembly and made that commitment, and urged other nations tojoin them in this pursuit. and since then over 120 nations, so more than half of the world�*s nations have agreed to this standard which is protecting a

ofwat has warned that investors in thames water appear to be reluctant to put more cash into the companyclose hundreds of railway ticket offices across england over the next three years. under the proposals, some ticket kiosks would remain in large stations, but elsewhere staff would be on concourses to sell tickets, offer advice and help people with accessibility. rail unions are opposed to the plans and have warned of further strikes. schools in england face further disruption today and on friday as teachers in the national education union stage their latest strike over pay. picket lines will be mounted outside schools and sixth—form colleges and striking teachers will march in westminster in london before taking part in a rally in parliament square. you're live with bbc news. britain's king charles has been presented with the scottish crown jewels as part of a lavish ceremony to mark his coronation. the afternoon began with a people's procession which left edinburgh castle and made its way along the royal mile. around 100 people from all walks of scottish life were involved including

customers will not be made to cover the cost if thames water goes bust, that's according to the industrympany is struggling with debts of an estimated £14 billion. 0fwat has warned that investors in thames water appear to be reluctant to put more cash into the company. train companies are pressing ahead with plans to close hundreds of railway ticket offices across england over the next three years. under the proposals, some ticket kiosks would remain in large stations, but elsewhere staff would be on concourses to sell tickets, offer advice and help people with accessibility. rail unions are opposed to the plans and have warned of further strikes. 21—year—old from hampshire was stopped before he could carry out his plan. those are some the headlines. with the bbc news. the un's nuclear watchdog says it needs to be able to check the whole of the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia plant in ukraine to confirm there are no mines or explosives there. it comes after kyiv again accused moscow of planning to stage an incident at the plant — and blame it on ukrainian shelling. on tuesday, volodymyr ze

every year boat loads of workers round the birds up along england's river thames in a tradition called lift them out of the water, take them ashore, weigh them, measure them, and most importantly, we check them for any injuries. >> reporter: they search an 80-mile stretch of the river for five days. in a royal responsibility that dates to the 12th century, when the crown claimed all the wild swans in the land. back then it was more about making sure there was enough swan meat to eat at feasts and banquets. this is the first time in 70 years they're patrolling these waters in the name of a new monarch, after the death of queen elizabeth. >> the king isvery, very interested in wildlife, conservation, so it's going to be marvelous, i think. >> reporter: but results from this year's swan census aren't so delightful with the number of swans found dropping by 40%, a result the king swan marker calls disappointing, especially after tragedy struck last year in the form of bird flu. >> we had many hundreds of swans on the thames die over this, mainly in the larger flocks, which was a real disas

in addition to that the biden administration has been working in earnest to try to get its thames toto get its thames to turkey, they is something turkey has been interested in and president adeline getting through his re—election has given him a little bit more room to do some of the things that need to be corrected such as on the economy, such as on allowing more resources to go to ukraine, saying ukraine should be an nato as well. if we look at what the nato secretary general said today, nato makes sweden safer and stronger, we know that finland has joined as well, what does this mean for nato to have new members?— this mean for nato to have new members? you have geographic coherence _ members? you have geographic coherence and _ members? you have geographic coherence and depth _ members? you have geographic coherence and depth so - members? you have geographic coherence and depth so that - members? you have geographic| coherence and depth so that you now have all of northern europe, not including the north atlantic alliance, that gives you coherent oversight and control of the ae

well, thames water is collapses.useholds across the south—east thousands of holidaymakers are facing travel disruption this summer after easyjet announced it was cancelling around 1700 flights, blaming air traffic control delays in europe. now, most of the council flights are from gatwick airport. the airline says 95% of affected passengers have been booked onto alternative flights . air traffic alternative flights. air traffic controllers in europe have threatened to walk out over the next six months, but dates have yet to be confirmed . labour is yet to be confirmed. labour is promising to create up to 4 million jobs and reduce household bills in plans it says will benefit tradespeople across the country. labour claims its national warm homes plan to provide better insulation for 19 million households will reduce energy bills by up to £500 a yeah energy bills by up to £500 a year. the aim is to create long term, highly paid jobs for skilled workers. the shadow financial secretary to the treasury , james murray, tol

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killing one was considered an offence, but the annual royal tradition of counting swans on the river thames has revealed a sharp drop in numbers. the census, known as "swan upping", shows numbers of young swans have fallen by almost 40% compared with last year. the decline has been blamed on avian flu but also a growing problem of violence, including shootings, catapult attacks and dogs killing swans. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. good afternoon. i am starting in the south—east of europe. we were hearing the latest on the wildfires early on, but quite a big change in the weather here. this chart shows temperatures compared with the average. where you see the blue colours coming in, that shows below—average temperatures. that said, it is still pretty dry and quite windy at times so those fires are not going to disappear. at least things are cooling a little. warming up things are cooling a little. warming up again towards the western mediterranean as we head into the weekend. it has not been particularly warm here, but today quite muggy and humid with a lot of clout and bi

and thames and a 4.5% pay rise.and thames water was today fined £33 million water was today fined £3.3 million for polluting two rivers in 20 1718. the company pleaded guilty, admitting to discharging millions of litres of undiluted sewage into the gatwick stream in sussex and the river mole in surrey . over the course of 6.5 surrey. over the course of 6.5 hours, the incident killed more than 1400 fish, the judge said she believed thames water had also demonstrated a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency over the incident . that's the latest incident. that's the latest news. you're up to date on tv oane news. you're up to date on tv online dab radio and the tunein app. this is gb news, the people's . people's. channel just a reminder, we will be having some exclusive content from nigel farage, the man himself , from nigel farage, the man himself, very, very shortly. >> but before that , britain is >> but before that, britain is full there is no room at the end.the full there is no room at the end. the

every year boatloads of workers round the birds up along england's river thames in a tradition calledn lift them out of the water. we will take them ashore. we weigh them, measure them. and most importantly, we check them for any injuries. >> reporter: they search an 80-mile stretch of the river for five days. in a royal responsibility that dates to the 12th century, when the crown claimed all the wild swans in the land. back then it more all about making sure there was enough swan meat to eat at feasts and banquets. this is the first time in 70 years they're patrolling these waters in the name of a new monarch, after the death of queen elizabeth. but results from this year's swan census aren't so delightful. with the number of swans found dropping by 40%, a result the king's swan marker calls disappointing, especially after tragedy struck last year in the form of bird flu. >> we had many hundreds of swans on the thames die over this. mainly in the larger flocks, which was a real disaster to us. >> reporter: but there's an upside to the drastic decline. the 94 swans found are in good

and thames and a 4.5% pay rise.and thames water was today fined £33 million water was today fined £3.3 million for polluting two rivers in 20 1718. the company pleaded guilty, admitting to discharging millions of litres of undiluted sewage into the gatwick stream in sussex and the river mole in surrey . over the course of 6.5 surrey. over the course of 6.5 hours, the incident killed more than 1400 fish, the judge said she believed thames water had also demonstrated a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency over the incident . that's the latest incident. that's the latest news. you're up to date on tv oane news. you're up to date on tv online dab radio and the tunein app. this is gb news, the people's . people's. channel just a reminder, we will be having some exclusive content from nigel farage, the man himself , from nigel farage, the man himself, very, very shortly. >> but before that , britain is >> but before that, britain is full there is no room at the end.the full there is no room at the end. the

voting on a historic royal senses has revealed a 40% drop in the number of segments on the river thamesdecline is being blamed on avian flu but also violence including shootings and catapult attacks and dogs killings once --swans. a british man jailed for 17 years for a crime he did not commit says he feels like he was kidnapped by the state. andi malcontent --malkinson would have been out but he refused to confess. he said that chance to gain early releaseor the admission of guilt was a hollow choice. >> even if you fight to end nail and fight compensation, you fight -- it is sick and you have to pay the prison service a large chunk of that if you win compensation for board and lodging which is so abhorrent to me. i am sickened by it. >> there are so many aspects in what you have told us that is staggering. i think that pete -- the people who are listening, they would be struck by the, and the disability in which you are -- the dignity in which you are explaining. when you sta every day in prison, but was in your mind about how you get to the end of that day knowing you might never get

thames water has been fined just over 3 million pounds, after pleading guilty to four charges, relatingthe court heard, how millions of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. there've been calls to nationalise the firm after its boss quit last week. plans are expected to be announced on wednesday — that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995 to an average of 12% today. passenger are buying more tickets online or at machines. you're live with bbc news. in the uk — the metropolitan police are reopening an investigation into breaches of covid regulations at a christmas party at conservative party headquarters. that's after a video emerged of a gathering, where aides were invited to "jingle and mingle". the video was published by the sunday mirror. it's also examining claims that lockdown rules may have been breached at a separate event in parliament six days earlier. but police say they will not investigate alleged

on the south bank of the thames between westminster palace and tower bridge stands london's most prominent, brutally structure, the royal national theatre designed by english architect. so dennis, less than and completed in 1976, prince charles once compared it to a nuclear power plant. the complex was renovated for some 100000000 years. and while the theater is protected, other brutal, the structures are in danger of demolition. what we need to be careful of is diminishing these buildings because we think that they have less funny because we think that that more than, than they do any protecting. but actually, it's exactly why we do need to make sure that the best examples of protected a brutal isn't an architectural style that divides opinion which is definitely worth seeing. the more your ups, the rich culture on facebook discover stunning landscape. enjoy our fine cuisine with your own that's bringing you a wealth of, of in europe and traditions taking action. so be sure to check out our facebook page. many called list delicacy, black gold, truffles, shavings from black. truffles are a