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Durdle Door Rescue

Durdle Door
Durdle Door Rescue Credit: ITV Meridian

An air ambulance has been involved in the rescue of a woman who broke her ankle while walking close to Durdle Door in Dorset. Lulworth Coastguard rescue officers escorted an ambulance crew to the scene but they decided to call in the air ambulance.

The coastguards prepared a landing site and the woman was flown to hospital. They also came to the rescue of a sailing boat which broke down eight miles off Portland Bill.

Fobney Island Reserve opens

Fobney Island
Fobney Island's new wildlife haven Credit: Environment Agency

A wildlife haven has openedafter a revamp - thanks to a £500,000 facelift.

Fobney Island in Reading has seen rough grassland transformed into a wetlandhaven for nature.

The Environment Agency joined forces withReading Borough Council, Thames Water and the Thames Rivers Trust to carry outthe work.

The renovation work carriedout included additional flood storage, a restored river channel, new viewingpoints and disability access.

Graham Scholey, EnvironmentAgency Conservation Technical Specialist, said: "This project will make areal difference to the diversity of wildlife at the site."

Police: No flowers for friends

Friends and relatives of the two women who were killed when their car left the road in Swindon have been warned by police to avoid leaving flowers at the crash scene for their own safety. The car came off the road Saturday morning.

We have had one or two people pulling up at the scene to pay their respects,

This stretch of road is a clearway with traffic travelling at speeds of up to 70mph.

Anyone who attempts to stop, no matter how briefly, could be putting themselves and others at risk of serious injury."

– Wiltshire Police
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