An intensive training course for future lifeguards for Bournemouth and Poole's beaches is getting underway today.

The local Lifeguard Corps and RNLI have invited people interested in joining the team this summer to their seven-day course - which combines theory sessions with hands-on training including First Aid, CPR, rescue skills and accident prevention.

The successful students will then be qualified to look after residents and tourists on the sands between May and September.