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Hope for consensus between environmentalists and whalers in Barcelona is derailed by a last-minute Australian intervention.

A 26ft (8m) whale that beached on a mudflat off the south coast of England is put to sleep with a lethal injection, rescuers say.

A 26ft (8m) whale that beached on a mudflat off the south coast of England is freed during high tide but remains in danger.

The International Whaling Commission's annual meeting ends with members agreeing to try and resolve their differences.

The first vote at this year's International Whaling Commission meeting denies Greenland's request to hunt humpbacks.

Delegates pledge to look for common ground as the International Whaling Commission convenes in Chile.

The whale is descended from a deer-like animal that lived 48 million years ago, according to fossil evidence.