It is now not unusual to see humpback whales on whale-watching trips off the south and west coast here. A new book, Wake of the Whale, documents the history of whaling in Ireland

A fifth whale has washed up on the east coast of England, near to where four others have been found since last Friday. The sperm whale is believed to be from the same pod as those found in Hunstanton, Norfolk, and Skegness, Lincolnshire, on Friday and over the weekend.