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Clacton MP and Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage has poked fun at Prime Minister Keir Starmer after election success for his party.

A crash has been reported on the A12 Southbound, leaving the Junction 26 exit ramp partially blocked. Traffic has begun to queue back to Colchester Stadium.

The latest Colchester Council elections count took place at Colchester Sports Park last night and into the early hours of this morning.

MP for Clacton Nigel Farage has said he is thrilled with the local elections in Clacton.

Forecasters the Met Office are forecasting hot and sunny temperatures in Essex tomorrow, which will see peaks higher than the Spanish island Ibiza.

Shadow secretary James Cleverly has said Reform UK will “let down” voters after the party has seen major gains across Essex in the local elections.

The verification of the ballots for the Braintree District began shortly after 10pm at Tabor Academy in Panfield Lane, Braintree.

Sir Keir Starmer insisted he would carry on as Prime Minister despite Labour suffering disastrous local election losses.

A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials have said.

Nigel Farage suggested Reform UK was on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results.

The Prime Minister has called Sir David Attenborough a “true national treasure” as the naturalist turned 100.

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