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

thames valley. our environment correspondentjonah fisher has been to meet some of their customers who rely on the river swim with mermaids is not an offer you get everyday. one thing led to another, and the henley mermaids started doing sponsored swims. goggles. a relay across the channel got them going. so we did that and then we kind of got a bit addicted to that. so then we did the bristol channel relay, and then we did the north channel relay. the thames is where the mermaids meet and train, but not before checking on the thames water website to see if sewage has been released nearby. so you can see from the 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

thames water. why? because they're not doing anything with my money other than paying their shareholders. i don't pay them to pump raw poo into my riverames 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 unsupervised with a child. an incident happened which involved the child then being injured by him. he was unsupervised. so there's n

his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution. d 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 heal

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

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

are 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 valley. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has been to meet some of their customers who rely on the river all. this is wonderful. look at this beautiful day, jonah. the water's looking gorgeous. the chance to swim with mermaids is not an offer you get every day. we started off as a group of five middle—aged ladies who liked to swim. one thing led to another, and the henley mermaids started doing sponsored swims. goggles. a relay across the channel got them going. so we did that and then we kind of got a bit addicted to that. so then we did the bristol channel relay, and then we did the north channel relay. the thames is where the mermaids meet and train, but not before checking on the thames water website to see if sewage has been released nearby. so you can see from the 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... she blows whistle. you'll all come and rescue me? we'll come — like baywatch, y

lo and behold, you say, on another occasion you swam the length of the river thames, which of courseu chatted with him and lo and behold, very shortly afterwards the labour government 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

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

from us here in washington and we leave you with these live pictures of the son rising over the river thamesthe hour. thank you for watching. hello there. it was a very thundery start to the weekend, and particularly so across parts of the west midlands, into north—west england. and later, those storms spread their way northwards, into scotland, during the overnight period. part two of the weekend looks a little bit better. there will be sunny spells around, but further showers too and low pressure always close by, and these weather fronts, which will continue to generate these showers and thunderstorms. now, we start sunday off on a bright note, this plenty of sunshine. that's the overnight rain — thundery in places, clearing northwards, so it could be quite wet in 0rkney all day. an area of rain, some of it thundery, could affect east anglia and the south—east for a time through the morning. then that clears into the afternoon, and then it's sunny spells, scattered showers. most of these, northern ireland, wales and western england. now, it's going to be a cooler, fresher day across the bo

royal census, known as "swan upping", has revealed a 40% drop in the number of cygnets on the river thames growing problem of violence, including shootings, catapult attacks and dogs killing swa ns. only 94 cygnets were found on the five—day search. you're live with bbc news. the general in charge of the ukraine counteroffensive says his forces are struggling to overcome brushing defences and over —— move quickly. the russian minefields and defensive lines were making it difficult for military equipment including western supplied tanks and other armoured vehicles to advance. let's go live not to our defence correspondent jonathan beale. live now to our defence correspondent — jonathan beale — who speaks to us from dnipro. a really honest account from that general aboutjust how a really honest account from that general about just how tough a really honest account from that general aboutjust how tough this counteroffensive is. it is general aboutjust how tough this counteroffensive is.— counteroffensive is. it is worth remembering _ counteroffensive is. it is worth remembering that _ counter

killing one was considered an offence, but the annual royal tradition of counting swans on the river thamesrs 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

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. thamesur 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 fairly cloudy. that was the scene this morning in essex. a lovely start to the day there on the beach, but we've got a bit of rain across southern areas at the moment. south wales, southern areas of england, some patchy light rain and drizzle here. a bit more in the way of rain also across western scotland at th

more now on pollution in our rivers. thamesish, and the company's bosses are expected to face mps next week. our reporter allen sinclair has been talking about water pollution with the wildlife expert and presenter steve backshall. now its first instinct is to head for water because this is extremely unusual. television presenter and naturalist steve backshall is famous for wildlife programmes, including the hugely popular deadly 60. his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution. we have stand up paddleboarders out here every day, kayakers. we have rowers, we have wild 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 henl

low and behold you| set another occasion you swim the length of river thames which of course goes acrossr summoned you to see him and you chatted with him and low and behold shortly afterwards the labour government of tony blair passed new measures to protect from pollution. again, it sounds extraordinary. but you really think individual campaigners such as yourself can make the difference yes, i do.— difference yes, i do. another example. — difference yes, i do. another example. i — difference yes, i do. another example, i do. _ difference yes, i do. another example, i do. another- difference yes, i do. another- example, i do. another example, most swim the full length of the english channel so i started and 49 days later arrived in dover. during that period i urged the british government to properly protect the waters around the united kingdom, but ellipta attacked at least 30% of the waters around the united kingdom. what happened? environment secretary happened ? environment secretary met happened? environment secretary met me down there, made a commitment to me on the beach there in

historic royal sensors known as swan upping has revealed a 40% drop in the number of cygnets on the river thamesof violence, including shootings, catapult attacks and the dogs killing swans. you're live with bbc news. a british man jailed for 17 years for a crime he didn't commit says he feels like he was kidnapped by the state. andy malkinson would have been out after seven years but he refused to confess. in an often emotional interview with our colleagues on radio 4's today programme, he said the chance to gain early release through an admission of guilt was a hollow choice. evenif even if you fight tooth and nail gain compensation, it's kind of sick, you have to pay the prison service a large chunk of that if you win compensation for so—called board and lodging. it's so abhorrent to me, i'm sickened by it. so many aspects of what you have told us _ so many aspects of what you have told us in — so many aspects of what you have told us in the last ten minutes are staggering, and you are staggered as i staggering, and you are staggered as i am _ staggering, and you are staggered as i am i_ stag

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

. >> swan songs are being officially counted on the river thames.wimming in open waters. they have the official title of seigneur. i don't know if i've said that correctly. signer of the swans. >> well, our royal correspondent cameron walker, has been following the swan uppers taking part in a tradition dating back hundreds of years . hundreds of years. >> that's a nice little cygnet , >> that's a nice little cygnet, a very, very young . a very, very young. >> the tradition of swan upping dates back hundreds of years. but this is the first time king charles has the rights to own any wild swan that's unmarked and mute . the annual census on and mute. the annual census on the river thames is a five day journey upstream in six traditional rowing skiffs supported by boats used to evacuate allied troops from dunkirk during world war ii. royal swan uppers scarlet uniforms have been worn for years. standing out against the centuries old vintners and dyers livery companies who tag their swans to claim ownership . vp swans to claim ownership. vp david barber

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reckless" — that's the verdict of a judge who has fined thames water more than £3 million for releasing millions of litres of undiluted sewage into rivers said the firm had shown a "deliberate attempt" to mislead the environment agency about the incident. thames water is the uk's largest water company, serving 15 million homes, and there are serious questions about its future, as it is billions of pounds in debt. 0ur environment correspondent, jonah fisher, has more. a stretch of river near gatwick airport once popular with local anglers. full of dead fish. this was the aftermath of the sewage spill in october 2017. investigators counted more than 1400. the realfigure is likely to have been much higher. the fish died when raw sewage was pumped out of this water treatment facility. it was a mistake but in court the environment agency listed a catalogue of errors thames water had made both before and after the spill. warning signs were ignored, infrastructure was inadequate and, infrastructure was inadequate and, in the days after the incident, britain's biggest water company deliberately misled investigators. they told us seven times not

you know, we've water the we've had thames water in the news a river.ws has polluted a river. they get the law. get fined. that's the law. that's fine. health and safety. >> the law. >> that's the law. >> that's the law. >> is so vague. >> that's the law. >> but is so vague. >> that's the law. >> but the so vague. >> that's the law. >> but the problem. >> that's the law. >> but the problem with esg , if >> but the problem with esg, if i it isn't the law, but the i if it isn't the law, but the government practises it, we're going to have move on because going to have to move on because we've a statement from unilever. >> listen carefully. i will >> listen very carefully. i will say only once understand say this only once we understand why calls for unilever why there are calls for unilever to russia . we also to to leave russia. we also want to be clear we are trying be clear that we are not trying to manage to protect or manage our business in however, business in russia. however, for companies unilever , which companies like unilever, which have signif

thames water has been fined £33 million for polluting two rivers in 2017. 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 couldn't open other ones . we've had the reports of ones. we've had the report

. >> thames water has been fined £3.3 million for polluting two rivers in 2017.e company pleaded guilty 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 hours, killing more than 1400 fish. hours, killing more than 1400 fish.the hours, killing more than 1400 fish. the judge said she believed thames water had shown a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency over the incident . the company, which incident. the company, which suppues incident. the company, which supplies 15 million households in the south—east faces concern overits in the south—east faces concern over its future amid mounting debt. over its future amid mounting debt . the family of over its future amid mounting debt. the family of a over its future amid mounting debt . the family of a mother over its future amid mounting debt. the family of a mother and two children who died in a flat fire in nottingham say they're relieved the killer has been brought to justice. jamie barrow has been found guilty o

have been lost on the thames alone, but infections are down, paving the way for the swan population to recover . our cameron walker to recover. our cameron walker gb news on the river> lovely. i'll quite like that really. i like the sort of bits of tradition. >> me too . and how cute the >> me too. and how cute the cygnets as well . lovely. i cygnets as well. lovely. i wouldn't mind being part of that swan upper. yeah we could. we could nip out on the right colour on. >> oh yeah . >> oh yeah. >> oh yeah. >> i could be part of the team, you could be part of the team. >> i saw black swan the other day. >> a you. day. >> a few»u. day. >> a few around me. do you. yeah it's quite nice. it's just so unusual. it just suddenly strikes you as being really. there's beautiful black there's so beautiful black swans, i think. >> swans like the classics. >> there you go . the classic. >> there you go. the classic. >> there you go. the classic. >> i like that. i like the traditional. i'm quite scared of swans. i know. is it geese that are really geese? >> geese. we'll go for geese. >> geese. we'll go for geese. >> the ones that go for you. swans are fine. >> are they? they are. b

thames water has been fined more than £3 million for dumping millions of litres of undiluted sewage into rivers. the judge said she believed thames water had shown a "deliberate attempt" to mislead the environment agency about the incident. 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

reckless" — that's the verdict of a judge who has fined thames water more than £3 million for releasing millions of litres of undiluted sewage into riversdge said the firm had shown a "deliberate attempt" to mislead the environment agency about the incident. thames water is the uk's largest water company, serving 15 million homes, and there are serious questions about its future, as it is billions of pounds in debt. 0ur environment correspondent, jonah fisher, has more. a stretch of river near gatwick airport, once popular with local anglers, full of dead fish. this was the aftermath of the sewage spill in october 2017. investigators counted more than 1,400. the realfigure is likely to have been much higher. the fish died when raw sewage was pumped out of this water treatment facility. it was a mistake but in court the environment agency listed a catalogue of errors thames water had made both before and after the spill. warning signs were ignored, infrastructure was inadequate and, in the days after the incident, britain's biggest water company deliberately misled investigators. they told us seven times nothing had happened at the sewag

his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution. d 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 national campaign group river action. it met mps to get their backing for a charter to protect and improve all rivers. in orderfor river action to be able to help communities like henley, we need to have evidence

river. you know, we could have barges lining thames, oh, lining up the thames, but.have that. can't no, we can't have that. we can't have mean, have that. i mean, it's refugees. welcome. you like, refugees. welcome. if you like, sadiq, refugees. sadiq, it's refugees. welcome. just don't just not in my area. i don't want barge full of asylum want a barge full of asylum seekers in the middle of london. it might look bad. it be it might look bad. it might be bad. bracket though. bad. they'll bracket it, though. won't they? as human rights concerns for the individuals on those particular ships. and the chap that he was talking to there the stop the barge there from the stop the barge campaign or whatever it was called an idea for want called, floated an idea for want of a better phrase, that i was and he name checked me channel migrants island seriously people laugh this . why not? migrants island seriously people laugh have this . why not? migrants island seriously people laugh have several . why not? migrants island seriously people laugh have several islandsiot? migra

thames water has been fined after pleading guilty to four charges relating to polluting rivers.of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn black and killed more than 1000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. a man found guilty of murdering an extra neighbour and young daughters. the court heard that he poured petrol through the letterbox and set it alight. in november last year, fatoumatta hydara and her two small daughters, fatimah and naeemah, were killed when their flat was set on fire. the bright flash of light on this cctv footage shows the moment the fire took hold. it was started deliberately by this man, jamie barrow, their next—door neighbour. this is him hours earlier in shops buying alcohol, before he went back to fairisle close and poured petrol through the family's letterbox. the court was told that screams could be heard coming from the property, but barrow did nothing and casually walked away. when he returned to the scene, he was heard asking about the fire. and he appeared relaxed when talking to officers. it was when he got home that he contacted the poli

thames water has been fined just over 3 million pounds, after pleading guilty to four charges, relating to polluting rivers 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 gatherings at the p

his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution. 6 billion towards climate and nature funding for developing countries — that's according to an internal government document seen by the bbc. the document details how the government has consistently underspent and would now struggle to meet its 2026 target. rishi sunak — seen here at the cop27 climate summit in egypt — has publicly declared the £11.6 billion commitment remains in place. live now to our climate editorjustin rowlatt. can you take us back to that original pledge. what was it meant to achieve? ~ . original pledge. what was it meant to achieve?— original pledge. what was it meant to achieve? ~ ., ., to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say _ to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say it _ to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say it would _ to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say it would double i to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say it would double the l in 2019 was say it would double the amount of aid spending on cl

the uk's largest water supplier, thames water has been fined £3.3 million for releasing "millions of litres" of undiluted sewage into riversately attempted to mislead the environment agency after the incident. the company, which serves 15 million households, admitted four charges of illegally discharging waste. last week the pro—brexit political figure nigel farage said he believed his bank account at coutts had been closed for political reasons. coutts is a prestigious private bank for wealthy customers and the bbc has been told mr farage fell short of the required funds to hold an account there. it is understood mr farage was subsequently offered a standard account at natwest which owns coutts. that's the latest from business. you're watching bbc news. now talk about china. to china next where authorities have warned of "multiple natural disasters" in the coming month, as heavy rains lash parts of the country. there's been flooding in large areas of central and south western china with some dramatic rescues taking place. our reporter nicky schiller has been monitoring state tv and social media and is in the newsroom with

thames water has been fined just over 3 million pounds after pleading guilty to four charges, relating to polluting riversdiluted 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. a prominent russian investigative journalist and a lawyer have been badly beaten by masked men who stopped their car while travelling in the russian republic of chechnya. elena milashina had fingers broken and her head shaved. she reports for novaya gazeta, an independent newspaper which was stripped of its licence by the russian authorities. the lawyer travelling with her, alexander nemov, has reportedly been stabbed. here's what elena milashina said following the attack. translation: the assailants to -ull

thames water has been fined £3.3 billion after pleading guilty to four charges related to polluted riversshes 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 significant joint update from the - police are saying? a significant joint update from the met - police are

thames water has been fined £35 million after pleading guilty to four charges relating to polluting riversuted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in october 2017. ajudicial review into the planned expansion of london s ultra—low emissions zone has begun at the high court. legal action was brought by five conservative—led councils who say the plans would have a big financial impact on motorists. the mayor of london insists the move is needed to improve air quality and prevent premature deaths. councillors in 0rkney have voted to explore alternate forms of governance, after a debating plans to change the status of the islands with the uk or even become a self—governing territory of norway. earlier, the prime minister's spokesperson rejected a suggestion the islands could loosen its ties with the union. councillors are debating that right now. you're live with bbc news. the bbc has found that vulnerable women in england, scotland and wales are being failed by police investigations into officers accused of sexually exploiting them. evidence

now thames water has been fined £3.3 million for polluting two rivers back in 27.en 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 . the average rate for a incident. the average rate for a five year fixed rate mortgage deal has now moved above 6. the number of mortgage deals on the market has also dropped, driving up costs for home buyers and home owners . and it comes as the home owners. and it comes as the uk's four major banks have been summoned to a meeting with the financial watchdog over allegations of profiteering with savings rates lagging behind the cost of mortgages by around 4, shadow chief secretary to the treasury pat mcfadden, says families are struggling to meet their costs . now the family of families are st

thames water has been fined £3.3 million after pleading guilty to four charges relating to polluting riversto turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. plans are expected to be announced tomorrow 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. changing passenger habits have seen more tickets bought you're live with bbc news. it follows the emergence of a video of a gathering where aides were invited to jingle and mingle. of a gathering where aides were invited tojingle and mingle. the video was published by the sunday mirror. let's bring our panel in on this, rebecca, it's come to you first. what do you make of this? to be honest, this is a gift that doesn't _ be honest, this is a gift that doesn't stop giving. it's something that the _ doesn't stop giving. it's something that the conservative party will be very keen. — that the conservative party will be very keen, particularly the government itself, and rishi sunak will he _ government

thames water has been fined £3.3 million after pleading guilty to four charges relating to polluting rivers 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. you're live with bbc news. in france, president macron has met more than 200 mayors from areas affected by days of unrest following the police shooting of a teenager. after days of clashes, the last two nights have seen fewer arrests. but thousands of police officers are still deployed across the country. straight to paris — tom symonds is there for us now. hi tom, what's been happening today? well you know, rain is the police officer's best friend when it comes to preventing protests, and it's symbolic that tonight the heavens have opened. tonight on the champs—elysees where we are now, it's back to normal. there are no troubles here. but there are some shops that are continuing to board up shops that are continuing to board up their plate glass windows just in case something happens overnight. and we've heard some figures recently in the last hour or so that, during this last week, hundreds of hundreds of shops and banks, and ten shopping law

and thames water was today fined £33 million water was today fined £3.3 million for polluting two rivers 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 facts are this we no longer have enough room for our own people. we don't have room for legal migrants. ow

and thames water was today fined £33 million water was today fined £3.3 million for polluting two rivers 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 facts are this we no longer have enough room for our own people. we don't have room for legal migrants. ow

today it'll be taken by wild swimmers down the river thames. go up, i see mortgage rates oiini ui. , rates go up, i see mortgage rates oiini ui. my, rates go up, i see mortgage rates oiiinu. ., going up. maybe i can save ifi am fortunate enough _ going up. maybe i can save ifi am fortunate enough in _ going up. maybe i can save ifi am fortunate enough in those - going up. maybe i can save ifi am fortunate enough in those rates i going up. maybe i can save ifi am. fortunate enough in those rates are going up as quickly. yes, really this is a question of fairness — a general feeling that the banks are taking more than they're giving back. let's go back to the beginning — the reason interest rates are soaring compared to recent years is because of this number, inflation — the rate prices have been rising at — remains stubbornly high. enemy number one as the bank of england and the government now describe it. the main weapon the bank has to bring down the price rises is to put up the base rate of interest — now at 5%, which is a 15 year high. that

the number of young swans on the river thames fell by almost 40% in the last year.ial and political views. her family announced the news, saying it's devastated. there have been lots of tributes to sinead o'connor on social media. american singer—songwriter tori amos called her a force of nature. she said she had such intense presence and a beautiful soul. the charity women's aid in ireland praised her for her fearless voice and courageous light giving strength to many survivors to speak out. and professional fighter conor mcgregor, who once had sinead o'connor performing live as he walked out to a fight, paid tribute to one of ireland's absolute finest. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning, carol. mixed? i don't know. all i'm saying is rain at the moment, but i know that you are going to bring me the prospect of no rain at some point.— rain at some point. absolutely riaht, rain at some point. absolutely right. but _ rain at some point. absolutely right. but it — rain at some point. absolutely right, but it is _ rain at some point. absolu

being weighed during the annual swan upping on the river thames.belonging to the king are counted and checked for any signs of disease or injury. apart from the string, tying the feet together, it looks comfortable. it does not look very official. two wire coat hangers and a bag. make do and mend. it looks like there were two in there, as well. it happens every year. what have you seen? favourite food from school, what do you reckon? desserts or men? any. fish fingers, shepherds pie. i loved school dinners. a new study has looked at why we still eat them because apparently we are big kids at heart. top of the list, jelly. i hate jelly. boiled eggs i hatejelly. boiled eggs and soldiers. boiled eggs and soldiers. boiled eggs, yes. number three, she —— number three, fish fingers. my —— number three, fish fingers. my favourite food. the definition of comfort food is it is sentimental, has comforting properties and is insanely delicious. jelly does not come under that. i am going to teach you about a new star discovered. it is two faced. 0ne discovered.

thames water has been fined £3.3 million after pleading guilty to four charges relating to polluting riverse back to the live- desk. now thames water has sunk into more debt after being fined now £3.3 million for polluting rivers at gatwick down in surrey back in 2017, when the utility company is facing collapse after already amassing around £10 billion worth of debt . and this billion worth of debt. and this comes, too, as the chief executive officer of ofwat, the regulator , david black, will be regulator, david black, will be facing a house of lords, industry and regulators committee, no less, this afternoon, all part of its inquiry into the water industry. it will look into debt levels within the sector, which hit almost £61 billion last year. also looking at the increase to customer bills— also looking at the increase to customer bills and introducing wnei-e— customer bills and introducing what's called— customer bills and introducing what's called a— customer bills and introducing what's called a single social renn— what's called a single social ierin ,— what's called a single social

you wouldn't want to fall in the river thames any time soon.vveea .— just tell us what is holyrood vveea . — just tell us what is holyrood vveea . war.— just tell us what is holyrood week . �*r�*v�*biil-- : just tell us what is holyrood week . just tell us what is holyrood- week . well, holyrood week is the week. well, holyrood week is the annual tradition where the monarch spends a week in the capital city of edinburgh in residence at the palace of holyrood house and i suppose gets to know the local community with a number of engagements. it always starts with ceremony of the keys, which happened yesterday where the king is symbolically handed the keys to the city of edinburgh and his ancient and hereditary kingdom of scotland . but of course this of scotland. but of course this yearis of scotland. but of course this year is extra special because it is there's going to be an official celebration of the king's coronation in scotland , king's coronation in scotland, and he's going to be given presented with the honours of scotland and a service

river. he would seen to take a great swooping bend that reminded him of a place in england where he had an called richmond on the thames and so when he found this town in 1737, he will call it richmond on the james and we've been richmond ever since but even before the town is completed. there's need for a church because there is no religious freedom in virginia that time, nor is there a separation of church and state. if you live here, you are subject not only to the king of england but also to his church. you are bound by law not only to tie up the church of england, but also to attend services in person, at least 12 times a year, which is of course, better than the 15 times we have been going in jamestown. don't complain. nevertheless, if they are going to require church attendance, there has to be when the parish will begin to ask william bird for some land. he will agree by 1740 to set aside the south half of this block to town. lots of an acre in total for a church yard. and he will allow to allow them to remove as much as they can from the hill with which to build their church. and that's where you are right now