four men. he denies all of the charges- four men. he denies all of the charges. louisa, four men. he denies all of the charges. louisa, thank - four men. he denies all of the charges. louisa, thank you. i it s thought a mass stranding of pilot whales on the isle of lewis, causing all 55 wales today, is down to natural causes. as one of the biggest known preachings in british waters. despite the efforts of rescue workers to save those alive, some of the animals had to be euthanised on welfare grounds. our reporter sends this update from the shoreline. is the sad work of the clean up operation continues, people are asking why are we seeing one of the largest preachings of marine creatures here ever, on the isle of lewis. many experts have said over the years that changes to the marine environment, pollution, climate change, man made factors have caused an increase in the number of marine creatures beaching and stranding themselves. however, itappears creatures beaching and stranding
nhs consultants in england, who are already due to walk out on thursday and friday, have announced two more strike dates in august. it comes after their union, the bma, rejected the government s offer of a 6% pay rise. more than 50 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding in the western isles. an entire pod was found on a beach in the isle of lewis. all but one were either dead already or, despite a rescue effort, had to be put down. 0ur scotland correspondent jamie mcivor reports. this is thought to be one of the biggest strandings ever in britain. the pilot whales were found in the beach north of stornoway about seven o clock yesterday morning. most were already dead, but 15 were still alive. police, the coastguard and charities trying to help them. vets and special equipment were brought overfrom the mainland. but it proved too late, and they were euthanised on welfare grounds. these are animals that have spent their entire lives in the water.
nhs consultants in england, who are already due to walk out on thursday and friday, have announced two more strike dates in august. it comes after their union, the bma, rejected the government s offer of a 6% pay rise. more than 50 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding in the western isles. an entire pod was found on a beach in the isle of lewis. most were either dead already or, despite a rescue effort, had to be put down. however, one whale was successfully refloated. the bosses of major supermarkets and other fuel retailers will meet the energy secretary today, to discuss concerns that a drop in the wholesale price of fuel hasn t been passed on to consumers quickly enough. ben s looking at this for us this morning. yes, it is a phenomenon known as