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Two dogs seen through the circular open top of a blue water butt. They are white and quite thin. There is a blue tube-shaped object in the butt which the dogs are standing next to.

Hare coursing dogs found hidden inside water butt

Four dogs are seized as police tackle the illegal bloodsport in rural Cambridgeshire.

Image shows four of the steel silhouettes, commemorating

Hero nurse among 10 WW2 women being commemorated

Mollie Evershed helped 75 wounded men on a ship get to safety, but was below deck when it sank.

Five male volunteers stand next to the carriage, which is wooden and has two large wheels. One of the volunteers is in a high-vis yellow coat.

Millwright kit is returned after 70-year absence

Volunteers say they never expected the historical kit to be brought "home".

George Kelly who is sitting in a red flocked wing-back armchair. He has short white hair back from his receding forehead and is clean shaven. He is wearing a cream shirt, a blue and maroon tie and over it a black waistcoat covered in a pattern of large gold scrolling leaves

MBE for RAF veteran known as town's 'Poppy Man'

George Kelly, 101, is appointed MBE for voluntary services to the Royal British Legion.

Russ Bray is holding up a trophy as he is inducted into the PDC Darts Hall of Fame prior to the final of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in January

Russ Bray: Darts tournament is 'out of this world'

Retired darts referee Russ Bray reflects on how the sport changed during his 28 years in the job.

Four people, two men and two women, are standing side by side on the common, they are wearing coats and the sky is grey.

Legal fight against homes between protected commons

A group is trying to judicially review a decision to build homes between Soham's protected commons.

A large number of black silhouettes of servicemen in a garden. You can see grass in the front and a sunset behind. An airman figure is in the foreground.

D-Day servicemen silhouettes break visitor records

The For Your Tomorrow exhibition has been on display at a National Trust estate since 1 October.

Sylvia Turay, looking directly to camera. She is sitting in front of a blank, magnolia wall, with a large sash window over her left shoulder. She is wearing a cream coloured top, overlayed with a large knitted cream scarf. She has black hair and dark brown eyes.

The family challenges driving social care demand

Increased demand and complexity is putting pressure on Peterborough's children's social care funds.

Family photo of a smiling Rowan Day with a grey beard and short grey hair

Lorry driver sentenced for killing biker in crash

Rowan Day, 63, died after a truck driven by Alan Howe, 55, jackknifed in front of him, police say.