Bottlenose whales shepherded out of Scottish loch ahead of Nato drills

Rescue boats had begun gently moving' pod of three whales towards the mouth of the River Clyde

Rescuers shepherded a pod of three northern bottlenose whales from a Scottish loch on Thursday before a major international military exercise.

The British Divers Marine Life Rescue group said a first group of boats had begun gently moving" the deep-diving mammals from Loch Long towards the mouth of the River Clyde.