Flooding reached record levels at Welney in Cambridgeshire after Storm Christoph hit the UK.

Roads around the Fenland village were flooded after the River Great Ouse burst its banks following heavy rain.

The Environment Agency issued 48 flood warnings and 174 flood alerts and the Met Office issued an amber warning for rain across central and northern England.

Photos have emerged of The Crown star Emma Corrin in one of her first acting roles as a student at Cambridge University. The 24-year-old, who plays Princess Diana in season four of the popular Netflix drama, is seen on stage as she took part in a student production four years ago.

The GRANDSON of vicious swan Mr Asbo has been up to his old tricks attacking visitors to Cambridge – but this time he has come ASHORE as the river is empty due to lockdown.

The feathered fiend, who is now a fully-fledged swan, was nicknamed Asbaby as a youngster when he pecked petrified punters on the famous Backs. But during lockdown punts and boats have been stored away and there is no one on the river, so now the savage swan has taken to chasing people on the towpath instead.

Traditional punts in Cambridge have been fitted with PERSPEX screens to help with social distancing between different households.

Punts have looked the same for the last 120 years, but now Lets Go Punting and The Traditional Punting Company have given their boats a makeover so they can safely re-open.

No one knows who The Hat is, but there is speculation it could be Sheeran, who has posted pictures on social media of similar murals, which he has painted during his break from touring.

There are rumours ED SHEERAN could be the new mystery “Banksy” artist who has been leaving his paintings at locations in East Suffolk asking for them to be auctioned for charities.

Aerial pictures show Britain’s new “mega prison” has the X-Factor with buildings in the shape of CROSSES – and no BARS on the windows.

The huge jail in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, which has just had its topping out ceremony, will hold 1,680 inmates, making it England’s biggest prison. Some inmates at the new-style £253 million super prison will have unobstructed views from their cells over the beautiful River Nene and a fishing lake.

Actor David Jason was seen watching the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight practise their display for the new season as they gained their Public Display Approval.

The Only Fools and Horses star seemed to be enjoying the display by the iconic planes at RAF Coningsby base in Lincolnshire and was later spotted meeting the crew of the Lancaster.

Work is continuing on the Prime Minister’s plane which has had a giant UNION JACK painted on its tail fin as part of a £900,000 paint job.

The once grey aircraft was spotted through the hangar doors in Cambridge, where it is being given a makeover with a massive red, white and blue flag painted on its rear.

A Labrador is believed to have broken the world record by giving birth to FOURTEEN adorable puppies in one litter.

Bella has previously given birth to litters of just six to eight puppies so her owners were shocked when she produced such a big brood. Owner Hazel Hedges, who helped Bella out by bottle feeding the pups through the night for the first three weeks, said the huge litter had been a big “surprise.”

A three-year-old disabled girl told she may never walk has become the YOUNGEST person ever to receive a Points of Light award from the Prime Minister after raising £20,000 for the NHS by completing a rainbow mission.

Pretty Daisy Briggs, who has spina bifida, hydrocephalus, hip dysplasia and talipes, has been called “an inspiration” by Prime Minister Boris Johnson after walking 25 metres a day with her frame for 64 days during lockdown.

A teenager has become the first model with Down’s syndrome to pose for Gucci Beauty - with her pictures appearing in Vogue Italia. Ellie Goldstein has also become one of the brand’s most popular posts on their Instagram page, with almost 800,000 likes.

The 18-year-old modelled Gucci Mascara L’Obscur for the campaign, with her photo receiving hundreds of positive comments on Instagram.

Furious villagers on the Cambridgeshire and Norfolk border have been told they must pay at least £780 a year to continue using an historic iron bridge – or face a 10 MILE detour.

Residents in the small community of Brandon Bank and Little Ouse were stunned to receive a letter telling them they must now pay a significant toll to cross the bridge – which has been free to use for more than 70 YEARS.

TV hunk Tom Brittney looked as though he was playing the lead role in hit musical Grease as he was seen repairing a Jaguar wearing a tight white vest and Levi jeans.

The 29-year-old seemed to have taken inspiration from John Travolta’s character, Danny Zuko, as he was spotted covered in grease under the bonnet of the white car.

A paramedic has spent more than 40 YEARS photographing the changing face of the NHS - and published his pictures in a new book.

Amateur photographer Chris Porsz, 67, spent many of his day’s off over the last four decades accompanying colleagues to capture the patient’s journey from the 999 call to the hospital.

A petrolhead pooch is living life in the fast lane by travelling around in a motorbike SIDECAR.

Louie, a two-year-old St Bernard, regularly goes “motorbarking” on the side of the Honda Gold Wing 1500 at speeds of up to 55mph.

Robbie Williams played an intimate gig at the Roundhouse in London his PYJAMAS.
The pop singer wore gold silk pyjamas for his Under the Radar concert after telling fans that would be the dress code.

Classical superstar Katherine Jenkins helped a fireman to propose to his stunned girlfriend on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London in front of 4000 people.

Claudia Schiffer has lost her battle against her neighbour who wants to double the size of her cottage on the boundary of the supermodel’s Suffolk country estate.

Extinction Rebellion activists have dug up the prized lawn at Cambridge University’s historic Trinity College.

The climate activists then put some of the grass and soil in wheelbarrows and dumped it in the foyer of Barclay’s Bank in Cambridge city centre.

The group said they had dug up the lawn because of the college’s role in a major development in the Suffolk countryside.

Ed Sheeran’s DAD has put together the world’s first exhibition about his famous son with personal items which have never been shown in public before.

John Sheeran has gathered together an array of private family photos, unseen works of art and personal items relating to key moments in Ed’s life and career for the exhibition, which coincides with the singer’s “coming home” concerts in Suffolk.

The finishing touches are being made to the UK’s first electric forecourt.
The site in Braintree, Essex, is the first of around 100 electric forecourts to be built around the country over the next five years as part of a £1 billion programme.