Concern is growing for a wounded dolphin spotted swimming through Scotland's biggest city.

Attempts to coax the creature out to sea from the River Clyde in Glasgow appeared to have failed.

Rescuers said the ten foot-long dolphin, usually found in the deep waters of the Atlantic, was in poor condition with a gash above its eye.

Volunteers with the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), assisted by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, had attempted to guide the Risso's dolphin towards the sea on Sunday night.

But the dolphin has appeared back in the centre of Glasgow again, with a reported sighting near the city's Clyde Arc bridge, known locally as the "squinty" bridge.

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