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Updates for Friday, 27 November 2015
More news, sport, travel and weather updates from 08:00 on Monday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Wet and windy to start the nightpublished at 17:54
Chris Bell
BBC Look East weatherIt will be wet and windy for a time as the band of rain moves through. Drier, clearer and colder conditions will follow later in the night, with some patchy frost possible by dawn.
Minimum Temperature: 2C (36F).
Tomorrow will be chilly, breezy and sunny start to the day, but cloud increasing into the afternoon with the chance of some patchy rain into the evening.
Bell Hotel collapse 'devastating blow' to townpublished at 17:49
Southend Borough Council has issued this statement after the old Bell Hotel on Leigh Hill collapsed. Nobody was injured:
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End of twitter postBetting shop cashier held at knife pointpublished at 17:45
Jack Warren
BBC Local LiveA betting shop cashier has been threatened with a knife whilst working at a Chelmsford bookmakers.
Image source, GoogleEssex Police says two men approached William Hill in Broomfield Road on 19 November at around 22:50.
One man threatened the woman before taking off with a three figure sum of money. He is described as wearing a purple cap, a grey hooded top and black gloves and trousers.
Fake ambulance drugs smuggler convictedpublished at 17:40
Phil Mackie
BBC NewsA Dutch man has been found guilty over a £1.6bn drugs smuggling operation involving a fleet of fake ambulances.
Image source, NCA/PA Wire Leonardus Bijlsma, 55, was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court for his part in smuggling class A drugs into the UK using Channel ferry crossings from Essex to East Yorkshire.
Olof Schoon, 38, and 51-year-old Richard Engelsbel had already pleaded guilty. Sentencing will take place at a later date.
Fake ambulance drugs smuggler convicted
A Dutch man is found guilty over a £1.6bn drugs smuggling operation involving a fleet of fake ambulances.
Read MoreMillwall midfielder joins Braintree Townpublished at 17:32
BBC SportNational League side Braintree Town have signed Millwall midfielder Jack Powell on loan until January.
Image source, Rex FeaturesPowell, 21, has made 10 appearances for the Lions since joining the League One club in 2013 following his release by West Ham.
Air ambulance lands at Lakeside after woman suffers heart attackpublished at 17:25
A woman suffered a heart attack, external in West Thurrock today.
Headlines: Woman held at knife point in Chelmsford betting shop and Essex Paris victim died from gunshot woundspublished at 17:10
Tom Croasdell
BBC EssexHere are your top stories for Essex:
- Essex Police is searching for two men after a woman was threatened with a knife in a Chelmsford betting shop
- A shop owner has described how he thought he could be shot at point-blank range when a would-be robber entered his off-licence in Stock
- An inquest into the death of Nick Alexander, the Essex man killed in the Paris attacks, has heard he died from gunshot wounds to his stomach and chest
Council cancels festive day loved by residents: ‘Santa in Woods’ axe blamed on cutspublished at 16:54
The popular “Santa in the Woods” event in Langdon Hills has been cancelled, external, Thurrock Council has confirmed.
Travel: One lane closed on London-bound A12published at 16:42
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End of twitter postBishop's tribute to Nick Alexanderpublished at 16:35
Gareth George
BBC Look EastThe Bishop of Chelmsford has paid tribute to Nick Alexander from Weeley who was killed in the Paris terror attacks two weeks ago.
Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell's comments came as an inquest heard how the 35-year-old died from gunshot wounds to the stomach and chest.
Man describes 'red mist' as he confronts armed robberpublished at 16:20
Ian Puckey
BBC EssexA shop owner has told me how he chased a man thought to be armed with a gun out of his off-licence in Stock.
Image source, GoogleMark Stephens says he was told to hand over cash while on shift at The Four Vintners in Mill Road on Wednesday evening.
"I wanted him out of the shop, I really swore at him, I said 'there is no way you're getting a penny' so I rushed round the counter and he legged it," Mr Stephens told me.
Ronnie O'Sullivan 'no desire' to return to snookerpublished at 15:49
BBC SportEssex's five-time World Snooker champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, has said it will take a "massive shift in his mindset" if he's to return to playing the sport.
Image source, Getty ImagesO'Sullivan has opted not to defend his title at one of the biggest events on the calendar, the UK Championships, currently taking place in York.
In an interview with BBC Essex he said: "At the moment I have no desire to put the three to four hours' practice in."
Travel: Roadworks causing long delays on A120published at 15:19
BBC TravelRoadworks at The Street in Bradwell are causing long delays in both directions along the A120.
Congestion is back to Marks Farm roundabout in one direction and the B1024 Colne Road junction in the other.
Police search vehicle involved in A12 rush hour crashpublished at 14:52
Jack Warren
BBC Local LiveEssex Police is trying to trace the whereabouts of a vehicle involved in a crash on the A12 during yesterday's rush hour.
Image source, GoogleThe southbound carriageway near Cololchester at J26 was blocked for a short while just before 18:00.
The force says it would like to speak to the driver of one of the cars involved, a blue VW or Vauxhall estate, which left the scene.
Black Friday: What happens to your order?published at 14:30
Neil Bradford
BBC Look EastAs we were telling you earlier, shoppers in Essex have been out and about trying to grab Black Friday bargains today.
But others will have chosen to stay in the warm and do their shopping online.
I've been to one warehouse in Peterborough to find out what happens to your order once it has been placed:
Met Office issues wind warning ahead of blustery weekendpublished at 14:10
Jodie Smith
BBC NewsThe Met Office has issued ayellow warning of wind, externalfor Saturday morning, when gusts near the coast could reach 60mph (97kmph) in Essex and elsewhere in the region.
Further strong winds are expected on Sunday. The Met Office is warning of disruption.
Image source, Met OfficeCarer's Chelmsford Christmas lights spectacular to raise funds for Broomfield Hospitalpublished at 13:50
A carer is raising cash for the renal unit that saved his wife's life with this amazing Christmas spectacle, external at their Melbourne home.
Headlines: Essex Paris victim died from bullet wounds and man injured after falling almost 100ftpublished at 13:25
Tom Croasdell
BBC EssexHere are your top stories for Essex this lunchtime:
- An inquest into the death of Nick Alexander, the Essex man killed in the Paris attacks, has heard he died from gunshot wounds to his stomach and chest
- A man has been taken to hospital after falling 30m (98ft) from a derelict building in Clacton
- People across Essex have been queuing outside shops this morning to try to get a deal on Black Friday
Worrall out of tomorrow's game against Wiganpublished at 13:06
Ben Fryer
BBC Essex SportSouthend United manager Phil Brown doesn't agree with the rules that mean midfielder David Worrall can't play in tomorrow's League One match against Wigan.
Image source, Getty ImagesWorrall sustained a head injury on Tuesday and guidelines say he has to rest.
"As a manager I just look at how hungry David is and see how much he wants to play", Brown told BBC Essex Sport.