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A view of a river lock. The river is low and branches and rockery can be seen in the water. The lock is at the back of the photo with a number of houses to the right behind it.

Construction of new £1m fish pass gets under way

The Environment Agency says the new pass will help the flow of brown trout, eels and coarse fish.

A speedway racer steers his bike around a corner on a mud track. Other racers can be seen behind him.

Speedway club's revival takes step forward

The club is aiming to be back racing this year after last competing in 2023.

A Mildenhall Fen Tiger speedway rider is pictured mid-race making his way around a corner on a dirt track. He has a yellow helmet and black racing suit on with various designs and patterns on it. Another rider is behind him also making his way around a corner.

Speedway team aims for revival at home track

A steering committee hopes to be the first speedway team to set up a supporters' trust.

Karter the dog is pictured looking slightly away from the camera. He is a golden colour and sits on a wooden floor within his trainer's home.

'We're helping to raise a future guide dog'

The couple share the realities of training a potential guide dog to encourage more to do the same.

Barn owl perched on open window of moving car

Watch: Barn owl perched on moving car

The "troubling" footage shows the bird balancing on an open window frame on a dual carriageway.

A black-and-white photo showing four Wellington bomber aircraft from IX Squadron based in Honington in formation, banking to their right. They are flying over fields

First named WW2 air battle remembered 85 years on

An Ely man has organised an event in Lincoln to mark the Battle of the Heligoland Bight.

A chain-link fence with barbed wire at RAF Lakenheath displaying a warning sign that says drones are prohibited

UK military joins hunt for drones near US airbases

There are fresh reports of drone activity near USAF installations in Norfolk and Suffolk.

The rear of a USAF F-15 fighter jet photographed at night, in a green night-sight hue

Mystery drones seen over three US air bases in UK

The United States Air Force says it is unclear if the "small unmanned aerial systems" were hostile.

The village green in West Row, surrounded by bungalows, with red knitted and crocheted poppies attached to camouflage netting forming a cascade from bottom of the village sign, across the grass and towards the camera

Thousands of poppies make up 'river of tears'

The village centrepiece is the culmination of volunteers making poppies for much of the year.