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

Ryanair boss blasted for pilot call

1:30pm Saturday 4th September 2010

Airline pilots have accused Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary of endangering the safety of passengers with a call to do away with the second pilot on the flight deck of aircraft to save money.

Cheaper coins proposal 'a disaster'

12:48pm Saturday 4th September 2010

The Treasury has admitted that cheaper versions of the 5p and 10p coins could be brought in despite opposition from the vending machine and parking meter industries.

Moat TV coverage 'cannot be right'

12:01pm Saturday 4th September 2010

A chief constable has questioned the decision by broadcasters to beam live TV coverage of the last hours of gunman Raoul Moat, saying: "It cannot be right."

Fresh legal bid over Kelly's death

11:43am Saturday 4th September 2010

A fresh legal bid to force an inquest into the death of Government scientist David Kelly is to be launched within the next few days, it has been disclosed.

Duke's portraits of Queen revealed

11:08am Saturday 4th September 2010

Pictures painted by the Duke of Edinburgh, including portraits of the Queen in intimate surroundings, are being published in a book.

Shoes and eggs thrown at Blair

10:52am Saturday 4th September 2010

Shoes and eggs have been pelted at Tony Blair as he attended his first book signing in the Irish Republic.

Six million facing tax bill shock

8:56am Saturday 4th September 2010

Nearly six million people will be informed over the coming months that they have paid the wrong amount of tax, with about 1.4 million facing demands for more payments, it has been revealed.

Briton among plane crash victims

7:40am Saturday 4th September 2010

A British man is among nine people who died after a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames in New Zealand, local police have said.

Police defend phone-tapping probe

3:18am Saturday 4th September 2010

The Metropolitan Police has defended its handling of phone-hacking allegations after former home secretary Alan Johnson suggested an independent investigation.

Pakistan cricketers freed by police

3:04am Saturday 4th September 2010

The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations were released without charge after being questioned under caution by police.