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There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25 and Dartford Crossing

M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

Warning - brilliant sunshine in Old Leigh

Warning - brilliant sunshine in Old Leigh

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Yellow heat-health warning issued as Essex set to bask in 28C next week

Could you give any of these Essex pets a home?

Could you give any of these Essex pets a home?

5 pets at RSPCA Essex who are searching for their forever homes

How council plans to breathe life into Southend Pier to stem fall in visitor numbers

How council plans to breathe life into Southend Pier to stem fall in visitor numbers

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How council plans to breathe life into Southend Pier to stem fall in visitor numbers

Fatal- The crash on Nine Mile Ride, Bracknell, was fatal for an Essex man in his teens.

Fatal- The crash on Nine Mile Ride, Bracknell, was fatal for an Essex man in his teens.

Essex teen dies in two-vehicle crash as police appeal for witnesses

Candidate - James Cleverly has entered the race for leader of the Conservatives

Candidate - James Cleverly has entered the race for leader of the Conservatives

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Essex MP announces candidacy for Tory leadership

Incident - a street view image of Central Park in Chelmsford and an graphic of two police officers

Incident - a street view image of Central Park in Chelmsford and an graphic of two police officers

Man arrested in connection to a 'serious sexual assault' of teenager in an Essex park

Round-up - magistrate and crown court judges have had a typically busy month so far

Round-up - magistrate and crown court judges have had a typically busy month so far

Dine-and-dashers, robbers, and racial abusers: here's who's been in court in July

Crucial - The Essex and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance team life-saving service allowed me on board

Crucial - The Essex and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance team life-saving service allowed me on board

Essex and Herts Air Ambulance

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Watch: We took a ride in Essex Air Ambulance's newest helicopter

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the A12 and Dartford Crossing

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the A12 and Dartford Crossing

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M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

Delays - Passengers queue outside Stansted Airport in Essex

Delays - Passengers queue outside Stansted Airport in Essex

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Photos show queues stretching outside Essex airport as IT outage causes delays

Queues - Queues have been reproted in London Stansted Airport following a worldwide IT failure

Queues - Queues have been reproted in London Stansted Airport following a worldwide IT failure

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Queues at Stansted Airport with check-ins being done manually due to world IT failure

Controversy - Colchester MP Pam Cox has spoken out about National Grid's 'Essex pylon plans' following remarks by Harwich MP Sir Bernard Jenkin that it his support to campaigners helped him win his seat

Controversy - Colchester MP Pam Cox has spoken out about National Grid's 'Essex pylon plans' following remarks by Harwich MP Sir Bernard Jenkin that it his support to campaigners helped him win his seat

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'Labour are definitely for it' - Little Bromley campaigner on Essex pylons

Could you give any of these Essex pets a home?

Could you give any of these Essex pets a home?

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5 pets at RSPCA Essex who are searching for their forever homes

Trial - four defendants deny conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to commit false imprisonment

Trial - four defendants deny conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to commit false imprisonment

Coroner says police told him threats were 'the sort of thing you would expect'

Lincoln Brookes, senior coroner for Essex, said he received a series of “very bizarre” letters in 2022

Lincoln Brookes, senior coroner for Essex, said he received a series of “very bizarre” letters in 2022

Coroner 'feared for his family's safety' over alleged kidnap plot, court told

Fast food - KFC signage

Fast food - KFC signage

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Here's how you can win free chicken from KFC this month

Chacko Abraham Thenakarayil who was jailed for eight years today for attempted murder

Chacko Abraham Thenakarayil who was jailed for eight years today for attempted murder

Essex man, 71, is behind bars after attempting to murder son-in-law with a cleaver

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Patients at Shoebury health centre 'struggling to park' due to one-hour limit

Landmark - Kay Mitchell is urging the council to seek help from the Government

Landmark - Kay Mitchell is urging the council to seek help from the Government

Local government

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Calls for council to act soon or face flats going up in iconic Kursaal building

Heavy rain set to hit Essex as Met Office issues 18-hour weather warning

Heavy rain set to hit Essex as Met Office issues 18-hour weather warning

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Heavy rain set to hit Essex as Met Office issues 18-hour weather warning

Revealed: Essex County Council paid firm £330k for app that was never made

Revealed: Essex County Council paid firm £330k for app that was never made

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Revealed: Essex County Council paid firm £330k for app that was never made

Independent - Four independent businesses in Essex have been made finalists at the 2024 Muddy Awards

Independent - Four independent businesses in Essex have been made finalists at the 2024 Muddy Awards

Here are four Essex independent businesses from the National Muddy Awards 2024

'Super hostel' calls for former Shoebury library branded 'totally inappropriate'

'Super hostel' calls for former Shoebury library branded 'totally inappropriate'

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'Super hostel' calls for former Shoebury library branded 'totally inappropriate'

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the A12

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the A12

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M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

Chelmsford was the only Essex representative in the top 20 stylish locations list

Chelmsford was the only Essex representative in the top 20 stylish locations list

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Essex city ranked among the top 20 most stylish places to live in the UK in 2024

Have you spotted any flying ants this week?

Have you spotted any flying ants this week?

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Why hundreds of flying ants have been seen in skies across Essex this week

Jailed for life - Gavin Plumb

Jailed for life - Gavin Plumb

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Essex security guard jailed for life over ‘depraved’ Holly Willoughby murder plot

Could you give any of these Essex pets a home?

Could you give any of these Essex pets a home?

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5 pets at RSPCA Essex who are searching for their forever homes

A young boy from Hemel Hempstead found a megalodon shark tooth at Walton-on-the-Naze

A young boy from Hemel Hempstead found a megalodon shark tooth at Walton-on-the-Naze

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13-year-old 'over the moon' to discover megalodon shark tooth on UK beach

Success - Potters Five Lakes Resort in Tolleshunt Knights is one of two the company's all-inclusive resorts

Success - Potters Five Lakes Resort in Tolleshunt Knights is one of two the company's all-inclusive resorts

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Resort company with site in Essex named top UK holiday park in new Which? survey

YouTube supergroup The Sidemen filmed a hide and seek video on Essex's Osea Island

YouTube supergroup The Sidemen filmed a hide and seek video on Essex's Osea Island

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YouTube group The Sidemen film 'Ultimate Hide and Seek' video on Essex island

Here is why drivers are still paying the Dartford Crossing charge

Here is why drivers are still paying the Dartford Crossing charge

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Here is why drivers are still paying the Dartford Crossing charge

Finchingfield was praised for its picturesque nature among other factors

Finchingfield was praised for its picturesque nature among other factors

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Essex village named among Britain's best places to work from home

Closures - All the road closures you need to know about in Colchester

Closures - All the road closures you need to know about in Colchester

Upcoming road closures across Colchester and surrounding areas you should to aware of

There were ten postcode winners across Essex in June

There were ten postcode winners across Essex in June

People's Postcode Lottery

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Here are the Essex winners of the People's Postcode Lottery's draw in June

Crash- The fatal crash was at junction 7A near Harlow yesterday.

Crash- The fatal crash was at junction 7A near Harlow yesterday.

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Woman in her 60s dies at scene of two-car crash on Essex motorway

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25

M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

Bayo Alaba delivered the first blow to the Tories

Bayo Alaba delivered the first blow to the Tories

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Labour's Bayo Alaba takes the first Tory scalp at the Southend count

Local government

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'I’ll work tirelessly' - Labour makes history with a double win in Southend

Here are all the General Election results in Essex

Here are all the General Election results in Essex

General Election 2024

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Listed: Every result across all Essex constituencies for 2024 General Election

There have been 57 Prime Ministers before Keir Starmer in the UK

There have been 57 Prime Ministers before Keir Starmer in the UK

Sir Keir Starmer

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'We will rebuild Britain' - Keir Starmer addresses nation for first time as PM

Rishi Sunak gave his final statement from Downing Street before heading off to resign as Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak gave his final statement from Downing Street before heading off to resign as Prime Minister

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'This is a difficult day' - Rishi Sunak gives final Downing Street statement as PM

Could you give any of these Essex pets a home?

Could you give any of these Essex pets a home?

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5 pets at RSPCA Essex who are looking for loving new homes

Jailed - Ethan Burdett

Jailed - Ethan Burdett

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Lorry driver who killed four day-trippers in fatal Essex crash is jailed

Scene - Virginia McCullough's actions were uncovered four years after the murders

Scene - Virginia McCullough's actions were uncovered four years after the murders

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Daughter admits murdering her parents in their Essex home four years ago

Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister according to the exit poll, which predicts Labour will win a Westminster majority

Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister according to the exit poll, which predicts Labour will win a Westminster majority

General Election

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Exit Poll predicts Labour and Sir Keir Starmer will win election landslide

Ban - XL Bully's

Ban - XL Bully's

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Dozens of XL Bullies 'destroyed' in Essex since nationwide ban on the breed

Shoplifting - Essex Police have charged 29 people in the past fortnight

Shoplifting - Essex Police have charged 29 people in the past fortnight

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Nearly 30 shoplifters charged across Essex in the past fortnight

Jailed - Bradley Smith has been jailed for 12 years

Jailed - Bradley Smith has been jailed for 12 years

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Man who filmed himself sexually abusing woman has been jailed for 12 years

Charged - Three men have been charged in connection to organised vehicle crime

Charged - Three men have been charged in connection to organised vehicle crime

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Three men have been charged following organised vehicle crime operation

Arrested - Essex man becomes the third person arrested in connection with Stonehenge spraying

Arrested - Essex man becomes the third person arrested in connection with Stonehenge spraying

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Essex man arrested following third arrest in connection to Stonehenge spraying

An imageof police body-worn video footage of the arrest of Gavin Plumb, who is accused of a plot to kidnap, rape and murder the TV presenter Holly Willoughby, at his flat in Harlow

An imageof police body-worn video footage of the arrest of Gavin Plumb, who is accused of a plot to kidnap, rape and murder the TV presenter Holly Willoughby, at his flat in Harlow

Video shows Essex man's arrest on suspicion of plotting to kidnap Holly Willoughby

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25

There will be a few late night road closures in Essex over the weekend, including on the M25

M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

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