the skies

But there is a chance of the skies being clear enough to view the partial eclipse early on Friday, especially in the south of the UK.

Built to evade radar, it's the most sophisticated jet in the skies - but at $80m a pop, also one of the most expensive.

And a BBC news reporter grasped the rare opportunity to try to woo him from the skies by whistling a magic pipe.

Blowing on both sides, he explained, should cause the golden eagle to fall from the skies in a sort of daze.

There were audible groans at points as Fin Smith and Alex Mitchell took to the skies, rather than spin wide.