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A lorry with a golden cab and grey trailer drives towards a life-sized model of a cyclist, it looks like both are on a flat concrete surface resembling a runway.

How safe is that lorry? HGVs given star ratings

The scores are out of five and have been driving up standards in cars since 1997.

A woman sitting on a rope swing in a small room where the walls and floods are painted pink. She's wearing a shell bra and a large mermaid tail over her legs, in shades of iridescent blues, pinks, purples and blues.

Meet one of the UK's professional mermaids

Jasmine Seale says the professional mermaid industry in the UK is growing.

A woodland can be seen at the back of this image with trees covered in brown and orange leaves. There is a grassy field in front of the tree line. The sky is quite grey but there are shadows on the grass.

Berkshire's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.

A woodland can be seen in the image. The trees are a little bare with brown and orange leaves clinging on their branches while many more can be seen on the floor. A blue sky can be seen peeking through the branches at the top of the image.

Berkshire's Big Picture: Saturday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.

Five cows sit in a grassy field - some looking at the camera. Some are black and white and some are just white. It's a fair weather day with blue sky and light grey fluffy clouds. A tree line can be seen in the distance with a building popping up just over the top.

Berkshire's Big Picture: Friday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Berkshire.

Meryl Praill, a dark-haired woman wearing a black dress and a red and orange corsage, Will Young, a grey-haired man wearing a stripy shirt and a while blazer, and Rob Rinder, and blonde man wearing a black tuxedo. All three are smiling at the camera and they're in a room with a red wall behind them.

Soup kitchen does 'incredible' work - Will Young

Will Young is performing at a fundraiser for the charity in November.

A scene from Saturday's match with a goalkeeper in a red kit and with 1 on his back readying himself to take a free kick from inside his own half

Football club back home after six years away

Youth games restarted at Faraday Road last year but the first senior men's game was on Saturday.

A GWR yellow and black train at a station

Rail engineering work expected to cause disruption

From 11 to 14 November there will be no train services between Theale and Westbury.

A young boy wearing a black T-shirt saying "DJ Hypester" on it and a pair of black headphones, DJing in front of a crowd of people at night. He's got his back to the camera and is facing the crowd, who have their arms in the air. Behind them is a Ferris wheel and some lit-up festival food stalls.

The teen DJ with his sights set on Glastonbury

Last summer, Harry held up a sign begging to DJ at Carfest, now he is gigging across the country.