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A black and white photo of the RNLI crews from WW2. They are in a lifeboat raising their hats in the air to wave.

Lifeboat station reflects on heroic WW2 crews

The team marks VE Day by reflecting on the RNLI's role in saving 6,376 lives during World War Two.

Wooden board walk with tall wooden railing running over sandy path in a pine forest.

New boardwalk makes nature reserve accessible to all

The wide path has been made using recycled materials and connects the forest and beach at Holkham.

Mandy Humphreys from the RNLI stands in front of an orange life boat. She has short dark blonde hair and wears a blue polo shirt

Beachgoers urged to check tide times after rescues

The RNLI says deep water channels near sandbars can be "incredibly dangerous" and cut people off.

A golden yellow glowing sky at night over the estuary and beach.

Sky meets sea: Northern Lights captured over coast

BBC Weather Watchers photographed vivid displays of colour over the sea in Norfolk.

Three crew members dressed in black and yellow suits onboard an inshore lifeboat. The orange dingy appears to have just left a ramp leading into the sea

Lifeboat crew rescues three people cut off by tide

The casualties were found "waist-deep in water" in an area of marshland, the RNLI says.

East Lindsey District Council worker Derrick Whitworth wearing an orange jacket holding a burnt clump of what appears to be plastic pellets on the shoreline at Skegness.

'Tears' over North Sea ship crash debris on beach

A "retrieval operation" is under way following the crash on 10 March, the coastguard says.

A large clump of charred plastic sat on a golden sandy beach. The sky is blue. Sand dunes are to the right of the plastic and the sea to the left.

Race to clear ship-crash plastic found on beaches

Wildlife groups say the pellets would be devastating for birds and marine animals if ingested.

Nineteen men, of various ages, look jubilant as they pose for a photograph. One person, who is at the back and on the left-hand side, is making a 'V' for victory or peace sign.

Tanker owners praise 'exceptionally brave crew'

Oil tanker Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong collided in the North Sea on 10 March.

A lifeguard sits in a lifeguard hut on a beach. He looks into binoculars and monitors the beach. He wears a bright yellow t shirt with the letters RNLI written on his arm. He has short brown hair and wears a watch of his left wrist.

RNLI looking for new lifeguards across 16 beaches

Lifeguard supervisor Ted Morgan says it is "the best job" for people who love the great outdoors.