In pictures: East of England

1 of 6 The remains of what is thought to be a medieval monk are uncovered during a dig at Leiston Abbey. The discovery was made as a local youth group was excavating the site in a dig organised by Suffolk County Council's archaelogists.

2 of 6 Police in Essex urged an anonymous caller they believe has information about a 29-year-old murder to ring back. Ivy Davies, above, was 49 years old when she was found dead at her home in Holland Road, Westcliff, in 1975.

3 of 6 Three students arrive at Cambridge by punt after spending a fortnight travelling 200 miles from Oxford. Matthew Cleevely, Steven Holmes and Tom Playford raised nearly £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Relief.

4 of 6 Firefighters peer through the smashed front windscreen of a coach which overturned in Austria. Clare Patel, 39, a mother of three from Amersham and Marion Ashby, 80, and her son, Robert, 60, of Hatfield were among those who died.

5 of 6 Brian Stevens, a former family liaison officer in Soham, Cambs, was jailed for eight months for conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Stevens gave a false alibi when he was accused of downloading illegal pornography on the internet.

6 of 6 The opening of the A10 bypass from Wadesmill, north of Ware, to Collier's End in Herts, has been delayed again. Cracks and faults in the surface meant 35% of the carriageway had to be replaced.