'Fifa finesse' inspires Ranger goalpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016
Southend striker Nile Ranger said his first goal against Bury was inspired by the "finesse" shot on the Fifa video game.
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'Fifa finesse' inspires Ranger goalpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016
Man in 70s dies in house firepublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016
A man, in his 70s, has died following a house fire in Clacton overnight, Essex Fire and Rescue has said.
It happened in Warwick Road at about 23:10 last night.
When firefighters arrived, the house was heavily smoke-logged and the man, who was found unconscious in the lounge, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Man dies in Clacton house firepublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016
BreakingA man has died following a fire at a house in Clacton overnight, Essex Fire and Rescue says.
More details to follow.
UK doesn't need Farage to act as Trump go-between, MP sayspublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016
If you look at many of this morning's front pages, you're more than likely to see a picture that shows Donald Trump with Nigel Farage.
The UKIP leader is the first British politician to meet the president-elect since his victory over rival Hilary Clinton.
Image source, BBC/@Nigel_FarageThere have been calls for Mr Farage to act as a go-between for Donald Trump and the UK government, however this morning Braintree's Conservative MP James Cleverly has dismissed it.
"If we didn't have such a thing as the foreign office and we didn't have diplomats then I could understand, but we do, and those are the right people to act between the president-elect and the government," he said.
Last night's 'almost supermoon'published at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016
Skywatchers are preparing for the latest "supermoon" as Earth's satellite makes its closest approach since 1948.
But, there was an opportunity last night to get a preview of what to expect.
Monday's weather: Cloudy and breezy with patchy rainpublished at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016
Aisling Creevey
BBC Look East weatherToday will be mild but breezy, with outbreaks of mostly light or patchy rain.
There'll be some glimmers of brightness too, with highs of around 11C (52F).
Watch my full regional forecast:
Media caption, Breezy with outbreaks of patchy rain
Welcome back to Essex Livepublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2016
Jack Warren
BBC Local LiveHello - hope you had a great weekend.
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Bury 1-4 Southend Unitedpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Nile Ranger leads the way with two goals as Southend enjoy a decisive away victory at Bury in League One.
Read MoreColchester United 0-3 Leyton Orientpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Jay Simpson scores twice as Leyton Orient move out of the t League Two relegation zone with victory at Colchester.
Read MoreWrexham 0-1 Braintree Townpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2016
Braintree win for just the fourth time this season as they secured away success at the Racecourse Ground.
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