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when hejoined the royal air force in the second world war geoffrey wellum was only 17. just over a year later he was engaged in a ferocious dogfight in which he brought down at least three enemy aircraft, sustained damage to his own, and yet managed to escape. robert hall looks back at his life. archive: the british met the challenge by throwing in everything they had. a fortnight after leaving school, i walked through the gates of my elementary flying training school to learn to fly. the chap said to me, he said, go and fly it, but don't you dare break it. it was the start of a true partnership. afterjust a few months‘ training, geoffrey wellum was in the cockpit of his first spitfire. by the summer of 1940, he was a veteran. day after day, he and his young friends scrambled to meet german attacks. the moment the telephone rang, you were absolutely het up. that was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, then it was up to you. flying an aeroplane is a knack. taming the beast, making it do what you wanted it to do, it was a great satis

the real geoffrey wellum was a modest man who said he was just doing his duty. we were, after all, fully armed fighter pilots doing a job, which was... defending our country against the king's enemies. and with geoffrey wellum's passing, of the few, only a handful remain. we don't want medals. we don't even want to be thanked but it's nice to be remembered because if we are remembered, it covers the whole lot of us, those that survived and those that paid the extreme sacrifice. squadron leader geoffrey wellum, who's died aged 96. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. well, many of us will see some rain at some point today

afterjust a few months‘ training, geoffrey wellum was in the cockpit of his first spitfire. by the summer of 1940, he was a veteran. day after day, he and his young friends scrambled to meet german attacks. the moment the telephone rang, you were absolutely het up. that was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, then it was up to you. flying an aeroplane is a knack. taming the beast, making it do what you wanted it to do, it's a great satisfaction. this is red 2, are you receiving me? in later life, geoffrey's experiences were dramatised in the film first light. for much of the battle, british aircraft were heavily outnumbered. dogfights were chaotic and often short, the spitfire only carried enough ammunition for a few minutes of combat. i can remember the controller coming on, "150 plus coming in over dungeness, 150 plus." my goodness, it looked it too. and we went into it head—on. like a lot of gnats on a summer evening. the losses of pilots and aircraft were unrelenting. when i spoke to geoffrey earlier this year, he said survivors had

geoffrey wellum — who has died at the age of 96. a four week—old baby, who was taken during a carjacking in birmingham, has been reunited with her mother in hospital. eliza o'neill was abandoned in her carseat by the carjackers at a health centre, three miles from where the incident took place. the baby's mother, who was forced out of the vehicle, was left with leg injuries. sima kotecha reports. it was yesterday claire o'neill pulled up outside her home in south birmingham, two men demanded her car keys, and then drove off in her vehicle, injuring her in the process. her four week old daughter eliza was still in the back. some of her neighbours saw it happen. you know we thought at the time, i thought a couple of kids were playing or fighting, but when the screaming continued i had to go out and find out. wish i didn't live in birmingham, it's disgusting what they've done. it's not the sort of thing you expect to happen. around 45 minutes later baby eliza was found here at this health centre, just a few miles away. she was still

geoffrey wellum, who has died at the age of 96. now it's time to look at the weather for the week ahead with ben rich. hello there. at long last on friday the rain came down, for most of us, that is. over the next few days it's back to a story of the temperatures heading upwards. sunny spells to ta ke heading upwards. sunny spells to take us through this weekend, still some isolated showers but much of the rain becoming just a memory and those temperatures beginning to climb. there's the rainmaker, the weather front sliding away to the south—east during saturday. high pressure once again takes charge, so for many it's going to be a dry weekend. a couple of exceptions, southern parts of england, south wales could see the odd shower into saturday afternoon, some could be heavy and thicker cloud will bring patchy rain to the far north—west of scotland. in between, some spells of sunshine, those temperatures between 20 and 27. into saturday evening, most of the showers bubbling up in the south will fade away, still patchy rain push

the real geoffrey wellum was a modest man who said he was just doing his duty. we were, after all, fully armed fighter pilots doing a job, which was... defending our country against the king's enemies. and with geoffrey wellum's passing, of the few, only a handful remain. we don't want medals. we don't even want to be thanked but it's nice to be remembered because if we are remembered, it covers the whole lot of us, those that survived and those that paid the extreme sacrifice. squadron leader geoffrey wellum, who's died aged 96. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. well, many of us will see some rain at some point today which begs the question, when did it last rain where you live? of course, the weather has been so drive for so long, rain and infrequent visitor during this very dry summer. on the satellite, a lump of cloud working down from the northwest, this is one weather front and another one working in the england. this one had been expected to stay across northern france but it has moved further northwards, bringing wet weather into kent

geoffrey wellum — who has died at the age of 96. now it's time for the film review.

geoffrey wellum — who has died at the age of 96. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening, some rain tonight in many places, this band sinking southwards and continuing to fizzle away. summer showers across parts of the south east. summer showers continuing through the night across parts of the south. generally speaking, becoming dry, markey and parts of scotland, cloud around and temperatures not dropping far. tomorrow, a lot of dry weather arounds, spells and sunshine developing. summon cloud as well. small chance of a shower across the south, some heavy and patchy rain. temperatures higher than today, 20 degrees in glasgow, 27 in london, and looking ahead to saturday, a heat building in the south, sunshine, more clout and a little rain further north west. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said many questions remain about theresa may's vision forfuture links between london and brussels. novichok victim charlie rowley, who was found in a critic

geoffrey wellum — who has died at the age of 96. now it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases — maybe some singing — here's mark kermode. you cannot fail to notice that out this week is mamma mia! here we go again. i know you are a abba huge fan. i cannot wait to discuss this with you! also out this week, hotel artemis — a future noir thriller with jodie foster. and the receptionist — a low—budget but brave film from jenny lu. here we go again! so, first question — where do you stand on the first mamma mia? yeah, you see, massive abba fan of more than a0 years standing. yeah. really didn't think the first one was very good. 0k, see, the thing is — i watched the first one and i thought, this isn't very good, this isn't very good, oh, good heavens i'm completely going with it! i'm in tears. i was completely sold. where their tears? oh, yes, there were tears! and so ten years later, i thought, they can't possibly repeat this phenomenon, cos it really questioned my entire

squadron leader geoffrey wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the raf in august 1939, died at his home in cornwall on wednesday evening aged 96. he served with 92 squadron and his first missions included the "dogfights" above london and the home counties, for which the battle became known. dozens of parents queued up outside a cardiff school from the early hours of the morning in a bid to secure their children a place at its breakfast club. the school has 100 places, which are allocated on a first come, first served basis. a spokesperson for cardiff city council says that due to staffing and space they can't provide a place for everybody. and the biggest butterfly count in the world starts today in the uk, with the hot, dry conditions promising a bumper year for numbers. sir david attenborough has described participating in the survey as a "precious breathing space" from the stresses of modern life. as part of the big butterfly count, butterfly conservation is asking the public to spot and record 17 species of butterfly for the next three weeks. that's a summary of the latest bbc news

remarkable memories from geoffrey wellum. the youngest spitfire pilot to fight in the battle of britain — who has died at the age of 96. a "dangerous complacency" in the fight against hiv could lead to a worldwide resurgence of the disease, according to a new report. writing in the lancet medical journal, experts warn a lack of funding in recent years is hampering efforts to meet the united nations target of ending the pandemic by 2030. more than 37 million people worldwide are living with hiv or aids. the brother of a man from sudan who died during an immigration raid at a carwash in newport in south wales in south wales says he wants "justice for his brother." 23—year—old mustafa dawood was working at the car wash when — during the raid — he climbed onto the roof of a factory next door, and fell. the independent 0ffice for police conduct is investigating the incident. mustafa dawood s family is now demanding answers, and there are calls for changes to the way immigration raids are carried out. jordan davies has mo

the real geoffrey wellum was a modest man who said he was just doing his duty. we were, after all, fully armed fighter pilots doing a job, which was... defending our country against the king's enemies. and with geoffrey wellum's passing, of the few only a handful remain. we don't want medals. we don't want even to be thanked but it's nice to be remembered because if we are remembered, it covers the whole lot of us, those that survived and those that paid the extreme sacrifice. jon donnison reporting. that is it from afternoon live today, next the bbc news advice with jane hill. time for a look at the weather with chris. many of us will see rain at some point today, begging the question, when did it last rain where you live? it has been a very dry spell of weather recently. the rain has arrived across the east, from an area of low pressure that snuck a little bit further north than had been expected, but nevertheless the rain here will be very welcome. across western areas, this wiggling weather front on the radar picture, pulses of energy along the front, very d

squadron leader geoffrey wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the raf in august 1939, died at his home in cornwall on wednesday evening, aged 96. he served with 92 squadron and his first missions included the dogfights above london and the home counties, for which the battle became known. now to the golf. the excitement is building. we don't have to wait much longer. did you have fun at carnoustie yesterday?” longer. did you have fun at carnoustie yesterday? i did, and such surreal conditions. i can't remember being that hot in this country, let alone in scotland. and by the sea as well, absolutely stunning. it is a really unusual sport to follow, it is a really unique sport to go to the open, if you have ever been. whereas when chris froome was talking about how spectators are really rude, when you are ata spectators are really rude, when you are at a major golf tournament, whenever anyone takes a shot, the people around put the banners up for quiet, and everyone is absolutely respectful of them taking a shot. it isa respectful of them taking a shot. it is a really odd atmosphere. a

and remembering the high—flying heroics of geoffrey wellum,

laughter geoffrey wellum, the youngest spitifire pilot to fly in the battle of britain, has died aged 96. and 10 years after the original — mamma mia 2 is out. mark kermode and i will be singing along to that, and talking about the week's other cinema releases, in the film review. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 5. the european unions chief brexit negotiator michael barnier has said many questions remain about theresa may's vision for future links with the eu. after a meeting with eu ministers he stressed that time is running out for a withdrawal agreement which could avoid a hard irish border. in speaking in brussels, mr barnier said the uk's white paper opened the way to a constructive discussion, but questioned whether the proposals for future economic relations were in the eu's interest. well, his comments followed the prime minister's speech in belfast where she urged the eu to avoid ‘unworkable solutions‘, as our political correspondent chris mason reports. selling her brexit vision over breakfast. the prime minister, meeting young people at the crescent arts c

today, robert hall speaks to squadron leader geoffrey wellum, now 96, who joined the raf atjust 18 years old, in 1939. i can remember walking out with a parachute over my shoulder, helmet on, and looking at this elegant, relaxed fighter, obviously a thoroughbred, and thinking, i've got to fly this. the chap said to me, go and fly it, he said, but don't you dare break it. it was a magnificent machine. and it seemed to flow around the sky. and i thought, there is a very important part of this trip coming off, we've got to land it. eventually i managed to land it — well, it landed me, really. i'd like to spend a little time, if i may, just talking about life on dispersal, waiting for that phone to ring. the moment that phone rang, you went... absolutely... that was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, then it was up to you. and that was, for me, that was the relief of this waiting. tell me about your first combat mission. i can remember the controller coming on and saying, vector 140, 150 plus coming in over dungeness. 150 plus. and my goodness, it look

today, robert hall speaks to squadron leader geoffrey wellum, now 96, who joined the raf atjust 18 years old, in 1939. i can remember walking out with a parachute over my shoulder, helmet on, and looking at this elegant, relaxed fighter, obviously a thoroughbred, and thinking i've got to fly this. the chap said to me, go and fly it, he said, but don't you dare break it. it was a magnificent machine. and it seemed to flow around the sky. and i thought, there is a very important part of this trip coming off, we've got to land it. eventually i managed to land at, well, it landed me, really. i'd like to spend a little time, if i may, just talking about life on dispersal, waiting for that phone to ring. the moment that phone rang, you went... absolutely... that was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, then it was up to you. and that was, for me, that was the relief of this waiting. tell me about your first combat mission. i can remember the controller coming on and saying, vector 140, 150 plus coming in over dungeness. 150 plus. and my goodness, it looked i

today, robert hall speaks to squadron leader geoffrey wellum, now 96, who joined the raf atjust 18 years old, in 1939. i can remember walking out with a parachute over my shoulder, helmet on, and looking at this elegant, relaxed fighter, obviously a thoroughbred, and thinking, i've got to fly this. the chap said to me, go and fly it, he said, but don't you dare break it. it was a magnificent machine. and it seemed to flow around the sky. and i thought, there is a very important part of this trip coming off, we've got to land it. eventually i managed to land it — well, it landed me, really. i'd like to spend a little time, if i may, just talking about life on dispersal, waiting for that phone to ring. the moment that phone rang, you went... absolutely... that was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, then it was up to you. and that was, for me, that was the relief of this waiting. tell me about your first combat mission. i can remember the controller coming on and saying, vector 140, 150 plus coming in over dungeness. 150 plus. and my goodness, it look

today, robert hall speaks to squadron leader geoffrey wellum, now 96, who joined the raf atjust 18 years old, in 1939. the moment the telephone rang you we re the moment the telephone rang you were absolutely... it was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, it was up to you. it was, for me, the relief of this awaiting. tell me about your first combat mission. i can remember the controller coming on and saying, victor 140, 150 plus coming in over, 150 plus. my goodness, it looked at. we went and had one. i was lucky enough to get a higher call that day but i can see it's no. 150 plus with the 109 escorting, like a lot of nuts on a summer evening. they were doing 300 mph. that's 600 miles per hour closing, so a very quick initial burst. everything happens very quickly. ijust want very quickly. i just want to bring you very quickly. ijust want to bring you some breaking news from our team in bbc suffolk. 100 firefighters tackling two major crop fires in suffolk, this is mere berenson edmonds. people are being advised to stay away from the area while crews d