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The NHS Covid legacy - long waits and lives at risk
Nearly a third of hospitals sees long waits balloon, as NHS warned backlog will take years to tackle.
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The NHS Covid legacy - long waits and lives at risk
Nearly a third of hospitals sees long waits balloon, as NHS warned backlog will take years to tackle.
Dad died after 'excessive' restraint at Pontins
An inquest concludes actions taken by holiday park security staff led to a 38-year-old man's death.
Driver jailed for hitting and killing man with car
Philip Burr, 38, was found lying unconscious by the side of the road and died the next day.
Tories form alliance for control of council
The Conservatives strike a post-election deal to form a joint administration at Colchester.
Father-of-four died from multiple stab wounds
James Gibbons was stabbed multiple times in the abdomen, an inquest hears.
Murder charge over mum found dead near hospital
A 20-year-old man is due to appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
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The NHS Covid legacy - long waits and lives at risk
Nearly a third of hospitals sees long waits balloon, as NHS warned backlog will take years to tackle.
Dad died after 'excessive' restraint at Pontins
An inquest concludes actions taken by holiday park security staff led to a 38-year-old man's death.
Driver jailed for hitting and killing man with car
Philip Burr, 38, was found lying unconscious by the side of the road and died the next day.
Tories form alliance for control of council
The Conservatives strike a post-election deal to form a joint administration at Colchester.
Father-of-four died from multiple stab wounds
James Gibbons was stabbed multiple times in the abdomen, an inquest hears.
Murder charge over mum found dead near hospital
A 20-year-old man is due to appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Dad died after 'excessive' restraint at Pontins
An inquest concludes actions taken by holiday park security staff led to a 38-year-old man's death.
Driver jailed for hitting and killing man with car
Philip Burr, 38, was found lying unconscious by the side of the road and died the next day.
Tories form alliance for control of council
The Conservatives strike a post-election deal to form a joint administration at Colchester.
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Essex local elections: What's happened so far and what comes next
The big story of the night in Essex was that the Conservatives took control of Harlow District Council from the Labour Party for the first time in nine years.
Labour held on to just one of the seven seats it was contesting and council leader Mark Ingall lost his seat.
He said he was "disappointed".
Southend remains in no overall control as does Colchester where the Greens gained a second seat.
The Conservatives held on to control of Thurrock Council and Rochford District Council.
Copyright: BBCCounting continues elsewhere today with results due from Basildon, Brentwood and Castle Point this afternoon and Epping Forest early this evening.
The results for Essex County Council will also come through this evening and the county's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is due to be announced on Saturday.
Thurrock Council: Conservative hold
Copyright: GoogleThe Conservatives have held onto control of Thurrock Council and took five seats from Independents and one from Labour.
Local elections 2021: What happened in Essex in 2019?
The local elections of 2019 seem a dim and distant memory but 2 May was a bad day for the Conservatives in Essex.
Not only did they fail to take control of Colchester council - their main target - their leader lost his seat to the Greens. Darius Laws, who was beaten by Green Mark Goacher, said Brexit was partly to blame for the poor showing.
The Tories also lost control of Basildon and Southend due to gains by Labour, independents and Liberal Democrats but held on to Castle Point, Brentwood and Rochford,
Copyright: BBCEssex Tory losses in May 2019:
- Basildon Council, Tendring District Council and Southend Borough Council went to no overall control as the Tories lost seats
- Maldon District Council saw a 25-seat majority slashed to just three by gains from independents
- In Tory target council Colchester, their local group leader lost his seat to the Greens
- They lost control of Chelmsford City Council to the Liberal Democrats, where they had held a 45-seat majority
- The Tories retained control of Castle Point, Rochford, Braintree, Epping, Maldon and Brentwood Councils
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- Braintree woman left surprised after spotting peacock walking down Mill Lane
- Police launch appeal over missing Tracy Caulfield
