Reform-led council says the three-month trial will act as a "visible presence to reassure residents".
The Essex chief constable urges Andy Burnham not to "throw the baby out with the bath water".
Could a Shropshire Tudor mansion hide the remains of Bishop Erkenwald, the patron saint of London?
Daniel Bunting says kingfishers and otters are among wildlife affected on a stretch of River Stour.
Mark Hall says he has lost 4.5 stone since joining a male-focused football-themed weight loss group.
Friendly crow sits on BBC journalist's head.
Cuthbert has formed an unlikely friendship with canine Mildred after being nursed back to health.
The friendly bird was nursed back to health by a woman who found him injured in a park.
Dwayne Moody, 40, is sentenced to prison after 13-year-old Evelyn Haylock died in a crash.
