The inland and coastal waters of England are home to a host of different fish species, but we can now add another name to that list, the Pacific pink salmon.

Environment Agency teams are removing the invasive Himalayan Balsam near Colchester to protect the environment and reduce flood risk.

A 44-year-old man from Retford, Nottinghamshire, has been fined £621 for fishing without a licence at the Glebe, Peckleton, Leicestershire on 21 April 2019.

The Environment Agency has decided to retain the current coarse fishing close season on English rivers.

Work is underway on a £2 million scheme to refurbish the flood defence embankment in Stansgate, Essex, offering a higher level of protection to people living nearby.