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A car fire has closed one lane of the A12 near Brentwood.

The east tunnel at the Dartford Crossing has been closed this evening due to a police incident.

Two new supermarkets are opening in Essex in a boost for shoppers and jobseekers alike.

Two men have been arrested in Basildon in connection with knife offences following separate incidents within the past 24 hours.

Animal rights activists staged a last-minute protest outside Colchester’s first Popeyes just minutes before the High Street restaurant officially opened.

Gok Wan first became a household name in 2006 as the presenter of Channel 4’s How to Look Good Naked and has since appeared on shows including This Morning and The Great Comic Relief Bake Off.

Alex Thwaites, 32, had gone round to the victim’s house in December last year when he became aggressive and called her “a spiteful little b****”.

Ryanair passengers spent 12 hours stranded at Rome Ciampino Airport after a flight to Stansted was cancelled by a UK air traffic control failure.

Sienna Spiro has become the youngest British female artist in more than a decade to score a number one single, according to the Official Charts Company.

An attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has been rejected by MPs.

More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled because of the heat during record-breaking heatwaves in May and June, figures show.

Enzo Maresca believes Elliot Anderson was justified in describing Manchester City as the “kings of Manchester”.

Colchester United boss Danny Cowley on Crewe Alexandra game

Colchester United's League Two game against Port Vale has been postponed

Colchester United host Crewe Alexandra at the JobServe Community Stadium

Dion Dublin says Colchester United owner Robbie Cowling can “stand back” and trust Danny and Nicky Cowley to lead the club through takeover speculation