rowers at oxford university will today name one of their boats river action in honour of a campaign group which aims to hold water companies to account for river pollution. it comes amid concern over high levels of e.coli in the river thames during last month s oxford and cambridge boat races, when one rower fell ill before the race. time for us to have our first chat with matt. that works. good morning to you both and good morning to you all. it will be cold this morning if you are about to step out shortly. frost around for some and a beautiful start to the weekend for the vast majority. sunshine around at least to begin with but we will start to see big contrasts during the day in terms of cloud and temperature. looking at what happens we have high pressure centred over us and out to the west we will have warm air, the light wind to the east
for river pollution. it comes amid concern over high levels of e.coli in the river thames during last month s oxford and cambridge boat races, when one rower fell ill before the race. temperatures below the average for the time of year. it s been colder than what we would have expected to see in april. we ve had snow in helsinki today. three degrees, flurries of snow. central parts of europe not making double figures. we are feeling the chill as that cold air arrives from the north. the weather is quiet. a lot of welcome,
what can they do? first advice would be let nature in. so let the stinging nettles grow, let the spiky stuff appear, like the brambles and the dog rose, all the stuff that us humans really don t like. for good reason it stings us, it cuts us, it pricks us. actually, nightingales love that. the denser it is, the more you can t see through it, the happier they will be. from the end of next week, the park will be open for guided tours at dusk, when the birds will be at their most vocal. laura foster, bbc news. what a lovely sound. rowers at oxford university will today name one of their boats river action in honour of a campaign group which aims to hold water companies to account for river pollution. it comes amid concern over high levels of e.coli in the river thames during last month s 0xford and cambridge boat races, when one rowerfell ill before the race. now it s time for a look