Essex news

• 'Prolific offender' jailed for sexually abusing child

  18-08-2026 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old is sentenced after admitting eight offences including assault and attempted rape.
  
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• Essex rally against Somerset after following on

  21-08-2026 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset strengthen their bid for a first-ever County Championship title with an impressive second day performance against Essex at Taunton.
  
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• Colchester sign Saints midfielder Sesay on loan

  21-08-2026 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colchester United sign Southampton midfielder Moses Sesay on loan.
  
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• Firefighters rescue mule trapped in deep mud

  21-08-2026 09:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "It was a relief to see her up and about, eating and reuniting with her herd," a crew manager says.
  
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• I need miserable weather, says cricket groundsman

  21-08-2026 06:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stuart Kerrison says he is taking drastic measures to keep the grass alive during the season.
  
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• Fentanyl 'serial killer' review closed by police

  21-08-2026 06:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC can reveal detectives considered bringing new charges against double murderer Luke D'Wit.
  
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• Thomas ton helps Somerset start strongly v Essex

  20-08-2026 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Thomas scores a century and New Zealand's Henry Nicholls hits 96 on debut as Somerset start well against Essex.
  
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• Globally rare wasp found in Essex

  20-08-2026 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Outside of the UK, the nearest population of the wasp is in eastern Europe, in Poland and Estonia.
  
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• Reservoir 'half full' after hot, dry weather

  20-08-2026 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex and Suffolk Water is working "tirelessly" to find and fix leaks.
  
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• Teacher hopes app 'doesn't kill results days'

  20-08-2026 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of students received their GCSE results through an app this year for the first time.
  
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• Derailed train will not hurt tourism, says council

  20-08-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A railway line to Southend-on-Sea remains closed after a train came off the tracks on Friday.
  
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• Ex-police officer breaks record for most ocean rows

  20-08-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former police officer Dawn Smith BEM has now rowed across the ocean seven times.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Somerset crush Essex

  19-08-2026 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Blaze post a record score in beating Durham in the One-Day Cup to stay top as Hampshire, Warwickshire and Somerset also win.
  
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• Derailed train disruption to last another week

  19-08-2026 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The train came off the tracks on Friday, with the line expected to remain closed for several days
  
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• 'I saved an extinct tiger's head from obscurity'

  19-08-2026 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Cranfield knew an "antique fox head" up for auction was something much more special.
  
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• Two jailed for violent disorder at asylum hotel

  19-08-2026 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Glover and Charlie Land receive custodial sentences following disorder in Epping.
  
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• Drill artist brought revolver to probation meeting

  19-08-2026 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Noble Nwokocha is sent back to prison for four years and eight months by a judge.
  
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• Essex man spends £60k on extinct tiger head

  19-08-2026 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ‘find of a lifetime’ specimen was originally thought to be a fox.
  
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• Call for better laws after rise in e-scooter crashes

  19-08-2026 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An officer says the force is "being left to try and manage the risk".
  
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• Hospital emergency department to get major upgrade

  19-08-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Basildon Hospital's rapid assessment, triage and treatment area is to more than double in size.
  
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• At-risk Napoleonic monument gets £360k for repairs

  19-08-2026 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The building has been suffering from leaks and needs "essential" upkeep, says a charity.
  
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• Arrest after toddler seriously hurt in e-bike crash

  18-08-2026 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old man is questioned after a two-year-old girl is struck and seriously injured.
  
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• Murdered teen let down by a council, says coroner

  18-08-2026 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Natasha Hill was beaten to death when she was 18 by her older, abusive boyfriend, the inquest hears.
  
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• Arrest made over life-threatening assault

  18-08-2026 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police appeal for information over the attack in Maldon that left a man with a serious head injury.
  
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• Tories vow to change law to stop unauthorised traveller sites

  18-08-2026 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If elected, the Conservatives say they would amend the Town and Country Planning Act.
  
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• England international Grewcock signs new Essex deal

  18-08-2026 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England international Jodi Grewcock signs a contract extension with Essex Women until the end of the 2028 season.
  
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• Essex swings the axe on net-zero policies – what is being cut?

  18-08-2026 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK-led county council says scrapping some green policies will save almost £3m.
  
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• Defender Flanagan joins Colchester backroom staff

  17-08-2026 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former defender Tom Flanagan becomes Colchester United's head of first team recruitment just weeks after injury forced his retirement as a player.
  
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• Area put under hosepipe ban with immediate effect

  17-08-2026 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Affinity Water says the hosepipe ban is going to to be in place "only for as long as necessary".
  
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• Labour MP suspended as party launches investigation into Covid loans

  17-08-2026 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alaba has said he took out two taxpayer-funded loans during the pandemic but insisted he had not tried to avoid paying the money back.
  
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