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M180

Long motorway queues as go-slow fuel protests start

Convoys of protesters are driving slowly on motorways as they call for fuel duty to be cut.

  • 23m23 minutes ago
  • UK

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Ben Raemers

The skateboarding hero who couldn't handle fame

When Ben Raemers killed himself at the top of his game, it left many skateboarders asking questions.

  • 11h11 hours ago
  • Essex
Nick Alexander

'I refuse to hate my brother's Paris killers'

The sister of the only British victim of the Paris terror attacks reflects on the 10-month trial.

  • 1da day ago
  • Essex
Picket at Ipswich

Regional train services disrupted by strike

Greater Anglia drivers take industrial action in a dispute over pay.

  • 1da day ago
  • Essex
Members of Clacton Pride

Seaside resort hosts its first ever Pride event

Organiser Cheryl Piper never thought the town would host a celebration of LGBTQ+ communities.

  • 1da day ago
  • Essex
Shoeburyness beach

Plans for dog-friendly beach scrapped

Southend City Council was looking at letting dogs use part of East Beach in Shoebury, Essex, all year.

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Ben Raemers

The skateboarding hero who couldn't handle fame

When Ben Raemers killed himself at the top of his game, it left many skateboarders asking questions.

  • 11h11 hours ago
  • Essex
Nick Alexander

'I refuse to hate my brother's Paris killers'

The sister of the only British victim of the Paris terror attacks reflects on the 10-month trial.

  • 1da day ago
  • Essex
Picket at Ipswich

Regional train services disrupted by strike

Greater Anglia drivers take industrial action in a dispute over pay.

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  1. Posted at 9:549:54

    Long motorway queues as go-slow fuel protests start

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    The skateboarding hero who couldn't handle fame

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    When Ben Raemers killed himself at the top of his game, it left many skateboarders asking questions.

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    Essex's remarkable hitting sees off Glamorgan

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    Essex produce a remarkable display of hitting as they beat Glamorgan by 69 runs to maintain hopes of a T20 home quarter-final.

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  4. Posted at 21:34 1 Jul21:34 1 Jul

    Bears win as six teams reach T20 quarter-finals

    Paul Stirling of Birmingham Bears

    Birmingham Bears, Somerset, Essex and Hampshire reach T20 Blast quarter-finals, and Lancashire progress despite losing to Worcestershire.

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    'Overhaul the Met' says Sussex crime commissioner

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    Katy Bourne's comments come amid a row over the Met's "poaching" of officers from outside forces.

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  6. Posted at 16:41 1 Jul16:41 1 Jul

    Greater Anglia cancels 90% of trains due to strike

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    The union Aslef says its members are "left with no alternative" but to stage a walk-out over pay.

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  7. Posted at 14:29 1 Jul14:29 1 Jul

    Listen: T20 Blast - Essex Eagles v Glamorgan

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    Listen to BBC radio commentary as Essex Eagles play Glamorgan in the T20 Blast.

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  8. Posted at 10:39 1 Jul10:39 1 Jul

    Boy killed by car driver 'let down' by police

    Harley Watson, of Essex, who was killed by a car outside his school in Essex

    Harley Watson, 12, died after a man with schizophrenia drove into a group of schoolchildren.

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    Ukrainian circus stars relieved to reach safety

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  10. Posted at 19:12 30 Jun19:12 30 Jun

    T20 Blast as it happened: Six more teams reach last eight

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    Relive Friday's T20 Blast action as it happened as six more teams reach the quarter-finals, including Lancashire, Birmingham Bears and Somerset.

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  11. Posted at 16:00 30 Jun16:00 30 Jun

    Boy run over outside school was unlawfully killed

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    Harley Watson, 12, died when a man with paranoid schizophrenic drove into a group of schoolchildren.

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  12. Posted at 13:27 30 Jun13:27 30 Jun

    Hydrogen-electric lorry 'a first'

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  13. Posted at 16:47 29 Jun16:47 29 Jun

    Boy's killer had 'flawed' mental health assessment

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    Harley Watson, 12, was killed when Terence Glover drove into a crowd of school children in Essex.

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  14. Posted at 9:57 29 Jun9:57 29 Jun

    Essex announce plan to help meet diversity targets

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    Essex announce a new governance plan after failing to meet England and Wales Cricket Board diversity targets.

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  15. Posted at 23:43 28 Jun23:43 28 Jun

    County Championship, day four: leaders Surrey held by Kent as it happened

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    Relive day four of the latest County Championship games as it happened as Sussex and Glamorgan win and Surrey are held to a draw by Kent.

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    Stolen puppies found after two arrested

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    Police say two spaniel puppies were found in Berkshire after being taken from their Surrey home.

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  17. Posted at 14:16 28 Jun14:16 28 Jun

    Harmer career-best as Essex beat Hampshire

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    Simon Harmer produces career-best match figures of 15-207 as Essex beat Hampshire by 12 runs in the County Championship.

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  18. Posted at 13:28 28 Jun13:28 28 Jun

    Million trees to be planted for Thames Crossing

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    National Highways is promising to create a community woodland and two parks each side of the Thames.

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  19. Posted at 13:00 28 Jun13:00 28 Jun

    East of England has biggest population rise in census

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    Figures show the number of people in the region grew by 8.3% since the last census in 2011.

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    Nurses leaving hospital due to 'toxic' conditions

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    A whistleblower reveals nurses are quitting a hospital because they feel "helpless and unsupported".

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