a deal brokered by the united nations to allow ukraine to export grain is due to expire later on monday. under the arrangement russia agreed to allow shipments to leave ukrainian ports despite its blockade. more than 32 million tons of wheat and other cereals have been exported but russia has threatened to end the arrangement, saying it is one sided. wright will have more details on this in 20 minutes. the owner of twitter, elon musk, says the company has lost almost half its advertising revenue since he bought the social media platform last october. mr musk tweeted that his hopes of returning twitter to a positive financial position byjune had not materialised, but he said this month was looking more promising. 55 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on a beach in the western isles of scotland. most were found dead early yesterday morning. however, one whale was successfully refloated. despite a major operation
experts think the pod may have run into trouble, when a female among them became unwell while giving birth. here s jamie mcivor. this is thought to be one of the biggest strandings ever in britain. the pilot whales were found on the beach north at about seven o clock this morning. most were already dead but 15 were still alive. police, the coast guard and charities try to help them. vets and special equipment were brought over from 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. they have evolved to not need the ability to support their own weight when they are out on the land so they do gradually crush themselves and having been out such a long time now, the effect of that crushing can be fatal. pilot whales are one of the smaller species and part of the dolphin family. they are known for their strong social bonds. when one gets into difficulty, others often follow. one of the female w
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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.