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Campaigners say Essex libraries are "set up to fail" as book stocks fall by a quarter in a decade.

The snake-headed ring could have come from the workshop of a Snettisham jeweller.

Stephanie Simpson is thought to have died in a "tragic accident" while hiking in a national park.

Stephanie Simpson is thought to have gone missing while hiking in a New Zealand national park.

The local council advises people to stay clear of the floodwaters.

Eyewitnesses say the vehicle left the road when another car turned into its path.

The percentage of staff experiencing bullying is increasing, according to the latest staff survey.

Three men are arrested after the Heybridge Swifts players were assaulted on their way home.

Use the BBC News postcode search to see how your school has done in this year's secondary league tables.

Eamonn Harrison is facing 39 charges of manslaughter and two charges of conspiracy.

The two dam-builders are the first beavers to live in the wild in Essex for 400 years.

Five areas across the country are set to benefit, Natural England says.

Heart attack and stroke patients are among those facing long delays for crews to arrive, BBC finds.

Eamonn Harrison is facing 39 charges of manslaughter and two charges of conspiracy

Only 12 of the 86 children's centres in Essex remain open.

Batsman Tom Westley is named as the new captain of county champions Essex, succeeding Ryan ten Doeschate.

Gabriela Pintilie lost six litres of blood after giving birth to her daughter Stefania.

The driver mounted a verge and drove towards two officers in Chafford Hundred, Essex, police say.

The 17-year-old boy is also charged with aggravated burglary.

Europe's largest transport scheme was originally supposed to be finished by December 2018.

A company is appointed to remove the 40-year-old structure with work expected to start next month.

Jeremy Bamber is serving a life sentence without parole for the killings depicted in White House Farm.

Last year saw killings across the UK fall but London's level rise to its highest since 2008.

Freddie Fox chose not to speak to convicted killer Jeremy Bamber before playing him in a TV drama.

A new six-part drama tells the story of the man convicted of killing five family members.

After a 14-hour standoff, special forces boarded the ship and rescued the crew.

David Leavy received a piece of a condemned roadway where he had had a health scare in 2010.

Essex off-spinner Simon Harmer extends his contract with the county champions until the end of the 2022 season.

Some children face a wait of up to two years for autism assessments, inspectors find.

Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa will re-join Essex Eagles for a third T20 Blast campaign in a row in 2020.

Nine women will receive payments of £8,500-£16,000 after being poisoned by carbon monoxide.

The three Extinction Rebellion activists glued themselves to a train during two weeks' of protests.

The three Extinction Rebellion activists halted services by gluing themselves to a train in London.

The critical report comes as the London Assembly are set to vote on a new London fire chief.

Suffolk Coastal MP Therese Coffey calls on the transport secretary to intervene.

The coastguard said there had been no record of such a sighting on the east coast before.

New primary school league table data for England has been published by the Department for Education.

How to find out the general election results from England's 533 constituencies.

Chelmsford and Colchester, two seats the Liberal Democrats targeted, saw Tory majorities increase.