Chelmsford and Essex news, sport and information from the Chelmsford Weekly News

9:21pm Monday 21st May 2012

A police officer has suffered serious burns to his face in a suspected gas blast which injured five others.

7:52pm Monday 21st May 2012

Three police officers and an engineer suffered serious injuries after a suspected gas explosion at a flat, a spokesman has said.

7:16pm Monday 21st May 2012

Ed Miliband has sought to play down speculation that he will promise a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union if he takes power - insisting it was not his priority.

7:04pm Monday 21st May 2012

A violent boyfriend who strangled his aspiring-model girlfriend in a jealous rage has been described as "evil" by the dead teenager's grieving family.

6:57pm Monday 21st May 2012

David Cameron has reaffirmed plans to withdraw British troops from Afghanistan amid fresh warnings the country could re-emerge as a terrorist haven once international forces have gone.

6:24pm Monday 21st May 2012

A couple murdered their "westernised" teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.

5:53pm Monday 21st May 2012

The widow of murdered police officer Constable Stephen Carroll has spoken of her "disgust" at the jail term handed to one of the killer gang.

5:18pm Monday 21st May 2012

A violent and obsessed boyfriend has been found guilty of murdering his aspiring model girlfriend in a jealous rage.

4:47pm Monday 21st May 2012

Sir Mervyn King is to come under increased scrutiny after an independent review was announced into the Bank of England's actions at the height of the financial crisis.

4:43pm Monday 21st May 2012

A couple murdered their teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.