Only the hardiest - arguably most foolish - motorists were still attempting to cross Wash Road, Welney, as the water level rises.

The Welney Wash road on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border is expected to close within the next 24 hours - if not sooner - because of flooding.

A weather warning is in place for Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire on Saturday, with high winds forecast.

Holidaymakers and homeowners are breathing a sigh of relief after the threat of severe coastal flooding passed without major incident.

A flood warning has closed North Bank between Peterborough and Whittlesey.

Flood alerts have been issued along the Norfolk coastline and in tidal areas of the Broads after a yellow weather warning was given for the region.

The extreme heatwave we are currently going through may be a challenge, but how are our animals coping and what should be done to keep them fit and healthy?

A farmer from the Fens is begging his agricultural colleagues to not hold up long lines of traffic as they "shouldn't be such idiots on the road".

Greater Anglia is advising customers "not to travel unless absolutely necessary" today as record-breaking conditions are predicted across the region.