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• Essex Women to benefit from Rebels link-up

  06-11-2024 16:55 via bbc.com
  
  Essex players have met up with members of the Essex Rebels basketball squad for the first time under a partnership announced earlier this year.
  
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• Tribe marathon boosts Glamorgan before Essex crumble

  25-09-2026 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asa Tribe hits 184 in Glamorgan's marathon innings of 505 before Essex struggle to 100-7 with three wickets for Zain ul Hassan.
  
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• PM asks council for 'evidence for security guards'

  25-09-2026 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham wants it to justify its decision to put guards in towns and cities near an asylum base.
  
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• Colchester sign forward Lubala on free transfer

  25-09-2026 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colchester United sign forward Beryly Lubala on a free transfer.
  
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• Two women on dog rescue die in crash in Romania

  25-09-2026 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An animal rescue says it is devastated after the pair are killed in a crash while collecting dogs.
  
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• Rewriting the myth about Essex girls

  25-09-2026 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The term may have been removed from dictionaries, but the stereotypes haven’t gone away.
  
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• Noah Woods left playground through gap in fence, inquest hears

  25-09-2026 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Noah's mother tells parents to "hold their children a little tighter and cherish every moment".
  
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• Liver transplant anniversary inspired team talk - Dyer

  25-09-2026 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southend United boss Kieron Dyer says the anniversary of his life-saving liver transplant inspired an "emotional" pre-match team talk.
  
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• Mum denies killing son in attack at their home

  25-09-2026 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irene Webb, 51, from Brentwood in Essex, will stand trial in June 2027.
  
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• Watch: Drug dealer tries to flee house raid via garden

  25-09-2026 09:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old runs into the arms of officers waiting by a back gate and is arrested.
  
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• Biologist taking on climate change with new maize

  25-09-2026 07:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr John Ferguson says the research will "drive the future" of food security.
  
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• Two Reform councillors suspended in a week

  25-09-2026 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two councillors are suspended for different reasons, the party says.
  
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• Crews tackle large waste fire in Essex

  24-09-2026 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People are being told to keep windows closed and avoid nearby roads.
  
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• Woman denies leaving friend for dead in flat

  24-09-2026 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amy Keely is accused of helping herself to Helen Bloomfield's cereal after killing her.
  
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• Leicestershire to appeal against 27-point penalty

  24-09-2026 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicestershire are to appeal against the 27-point ECB penalty they received for breaching pitch regulations in August.
  
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• Catherine meets recovering addicts on garden visit

  24-09-2026 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The princess hears from a mum who sought help after her daughter begged her to stop drinking.
  
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• Arson arrest after fire ravages Grade II listed pub

  24-09-2026 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police investigating a fire at the Worlds End pub in Tilbury arrest a man on suspicion of arson.
  
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• Care home pledges to improve after patient's choking death

  24-09-2026 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A spokesperson for the care home says it sincerely regrets it was unable to prevent the death.
  
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• Footballer turns to fundraiser for knee operation

  24-09-2026 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Braintree Town defender Ange Djadja is aiming to raise £10,000 for his recovery.
  
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• Essex cricketer Das charged with two counts of rape

  23-09-2026 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex cricketer Robin Das is charged with two counts of rape and will appear in court in October.
  
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• Father admits causing death of his son in hotel fall

  22-09-2026 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two-year-old boy fell from the window of a hotel in Cyprus in July, a Paphos court hears.
  
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• Inside the Lower Thames Crossing project

  22-09-2026 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An exclusive look behind the scenes of the new £10.6bn road tunnel between Essex and Kent.
  
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• Inside the Lower Thames Crossing

  22-09-2026 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An exclusive look behind the scenes of the new £10.6bn road tunnel between Essex and Kent.
  
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• Nine arrested after protest at drone factory

  22-09-2026 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staffordshire Police was called to UAV Engines, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, on Monday.
  
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• Services disrupted after freight train breaks down

  22-09-2026 09:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A freight train breaks down in Suffolk affecting services to neighbouring counties.
  
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• Artist returns to beach to create sand portraits

  22-09-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gert-Jan Van Der Kooij thrills the festival with his sand portraits of the good and the great.
  
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• New contractor and cash for park and ride service

  22-09-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Stephensons takeover could mean a fleet of new buses, timetable changes and clearer signage.
  
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• University staff walk out over cuts to 400 jobs

  22-09-2026 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 50 people wave their placards on the picket line in Colchester.
  
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• Works on £10.6bn Lower Thames Crossing progress

  22-09-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tunnel boring operation is due to begin in autumn 2028, connecting Tilbury and Gravesend.
  
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• Two dead whales found in Thames Estuary

  21-09-2026 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mystery surrounds the deaths following a rare sighting on the Essex coastline.
  
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