after several reports of people getting stuck following extreme weather. the coastguard says there s been a recent increase in incidents and it s stepping up training for the busy summer ahead. 0ur reporter crispin rolfe joined emergency crews in cleethorpes. racing against time. pumping up the raft. and sometimes against the tide. presumably, this would be time critical in an emergency? very time critical. it s about practice. the more we practise to do it, the quicker you can do it. yes, the challenges faced by volunteer coastguard teams along the cleethorpes coast as they go about saving the lives of those who get stuck in its mud. the coastguard teams practise regularly and they have to because they say that the number of people getting stuck is increasing. yes, we are having an increase
it is taking away from other risks. we need to know the benefits of ai as well as the potential dangers. we saw sam altman, the chief of open ai give a speech recently where he said chatgpt is a tool, not a creature. thank you very much. workers at the homeless charity st mungo s will begin a month long strike today in a dispute over pay. the unite union said workers were taking a stand following the offer of a 2.25% pay rise. st mungo s has said it cannot afford to meet the union s demands and called the strike unprecedented and disproportionate . we ve had some glorious sunshine in the uk recently and there s no better place to spend the day than by the seaside. however, the outing can be ruined by hungry and aggressive seagulls. now one town in the north of england is trying several inventive ways to scare the birds off. 0ur reporter crispin rolfe has been to bridlington in east yorkshire
year with the seagulls. and it s education, education, education. if you feed the seagulls they know they ve got a food source that they can use all the time. we want you to come to brid, or any seaside resort, to enjoy yourself. just don t feed the gulls. although sometimes that s easier said than done, which is why bridlington needs to stay on its toes. crispin rolfe, bbc news. as extreme sports go, cheese rolling doesn t necessarily spring to mind. it s not for the feinthearted. hundreds gathered in the english countryside for the unofficial event with competitors travelling from as far afield as the us, japan and switzerland. steve knibbs was in gloucestershire for a slice of the action.
as large parts of the uk are currently basking in the sunshine, there s no better place to spend the day than by the seaside. however, the outing can be ruined by hungry and aggressive seagulls. 0ne town in the north of england is trying several inventive ways to scare the birds off, from special music to colourful umbrellas. 0ur reporter crispin rolfe has been to bridlington in east yorkshire to see what can be done. one minute it s yourfood, the next minute it s theirs. they re absolutely evil. they come from nowhere. they glide in over your shoulder, they snatch it out of your fingers and before you know it, you ve lost it. very annoyed. that s all i ve got to say! the challenge is what to do about gulls desperate to feast on your chips. in north yorkshire this is whitby s answer to the problem. but what about east yorkshire? could this be the solution for bridlington? is this better than dressing up
easier said than done, which is why bridlington needs to stay on its toes. crispin rolfe, bbc news. before we go, i want to show you some footage of an elaborate bear rescue in the united states. this was the moment the bear was able to scramble out of the back seat of a parked car in northern nevada. police officers were called to the scene when local residents discovered the creature. they then constructed an escape plan using a long piece of rope to pull open the door from a distance and to set the bear free. it then scarpered off into the woods and, happily, neither the animal nor any human beings were harmed. now it s time for a look at the weather. hello. for some of us, it has been a while since we last saw any rain,