Jack Warren
BBC Local Live

Welcome back to Essex Live. 

Standby for the latest news, travel, weather and sport updates for the county until 18:00 this evening. 

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Latest scores and BBC coverage of the 2016 UK Snooker Championship.

A family say they are "utterly distraught" after their mother's ashes were stolen by burglars.

A nurse initially suspended for failing to help a colleague is struck off for labelling witnesses in his case "backstabbers and liars".

Braintree move out of the National League drop zone after edging out Southport in a thrilling nine-goal contest.

Colchester record their biggest win of the season as they put four past Crewe Alexandra in League Two.

Southend extend their unbeaten run to eight League One games with a goalless draw at Walsall.

Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League and FA Trophy.

A chief constable takes to social media to apologise for an officer's poor parking skills.

A man whose dog died days after he beat and threw the animal around a train carriage is jailed.