the whale shark is considered the largest species of fish making this rescue effort exceptionally difficult. the whale shark is also considered one of the world s most vulnerable species. incredibly, the divers managed to release the whale sharks one by one by cutting through the nets that had imprisoned them and guiding them away to freedom. a happy ending for the whale sharks. time for a look at the weather. here s sarah keith lucas. it s looking a bit mixed over the next few days. we had a bit of sunshine out there today. we ve also had some showers around too. this was the picture earlier in county durham. the theme of sunshine and showers will stick with us at least for the next 2a hours but over the next few days its remaining cool and unsettled and during the weekend will see the arrival of some pretty wet and windy weather for all of us. looking at the expected rainfall over the next three or four days, 50-70 over the next three or four days, 50 70 millimetres by th