内容摘要：Here to stay: Steel statues depicting soldiers and members of the public will remain on display on Salisbury Plain after calls for them to stay. The artwork was commissioned for the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Respect the Range campaign, which aims to make people aware of the dangers of military land.

Here to stay: Steel statues depicting soldiers and members of the public will remain on display on Salisbury Plain after calls for them to stay. The artwork was commissioned for the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Respect the Range campaign, which aims to make people aware of the dangers of military land.

Here is a selection of the best pictures from across the county.Advent: More than 1,300 candles were gradually lit for the annual Darkness to Light service at Salisbury Cathedral on 29 November, which is one of the most popular events of the liturgical year.

After-dark: Visitors to the National Trust's Stourhead are in for a magical treat with the annual Christmas light trail through the estate, which runs until 1 January 2025.If you are lucky, you may even spot Santa between the trees.No ordinary assignment: The works yard team at Salisbury Cathedral had the daunting task of bringing the 29ft high Christmas tree into the building, where it will stay until Candlemas on 2 February. The Nordmann Fir tree comes from Longleat Forest.

Sci-fi: Star Wars fans have been getting up close to their favourite characters ahead of an auction of movie memorabilia in Chippenham.The film props and outfits are being sold by Luke Kaye, who ran Skywalkers costume shop in Swindon.

Rubbish: Swindon Borough Council's councillor, Chris Watts, is pictured surrounded by colourful recycling bales, following the council's investment of £1m for a new recycling machine.

The hope is that the machine will boost recycling rates in the area and make money for the council through selling-off recycled materials.In recent weeks, South Korean and US intelligence as well as Nato have said that they have seen evidence of North Korean troops being involved in Russia's war.

But Moscow and Pyongyang have so far not responded directly to any of the allegations.Ukraine's top counter-disinformation official Andriy Kovalenko first said in a Telegram post on Monday that North Korea's "first military units... [had] already come under fire in Kursk".

In an interview with South Korean broadcaster KBS, Rustem Umerov confirmed this, saying he expects a "significant number" of the North Korean troops to be engaged in combat, though he added it was "so far just small contacts, not full-scale engagement".Most of them are still undergoing training, he added.