BBC Local Live: Essex

Summary

Updates for Friday, 30 December 2016
About 300 people attend a beach vigil for two teenagers killed in car crash
'I can't sleep or eat - I can't focus straight', says dead youth's friend
Call for a minute's applause in tribute to dead youths
Firms fined thousand over Benfleet asbestos
Artist auctions portrait of late Star Wars star
Man arrested after police threatened with 'firearm' in village
Ambulance service provides a 'Twitterthon' today

Live Reporting

Woman, 71, conned by fraudsters who borrowed £10,000 in her namepublished at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2016
Sonia Watson
BBC Essex
Hazel Harwood, 71, from Laindon, tells BBC Essex she doesn't like answering her phone anymore after she was targeted by fraudsters who took a £10,000 loan out in her name earlier this year.
The scammers pretended to be from a phone company to obtain details used to raise the cash.
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Man aged 19 stable in hospital after car crashes into tree in Theydon Boispublished at 11:03 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2016
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
A 19-year old man from Harlow has suffered serious injuries after his car hit a tree.
The crash happened in Theydon Bois in the early hours of yesterday.
Essex Police said the man's in a stable condition in hospital.
Greater Anglia warn of delays due to bridge problem at Disspublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2016
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Animated film by Essex director a highlight in BBC One Christmas schedulepublished at 09:30
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
A 90-minute film based on Raymond Briggs’ award-winning graphic novel Ethel & Ernest, that tells the personal and honest story about his parents’ lives, is to be shown on BBC One tonight.
Directed by Roger Mainwood who lives near Colchester, the book was written by a Briggs, who also created the Snowman, as a tribute to his own parents.
"It's basically their story, all about their lives... it's a beautiful, simple story - very honest, quite poignant. Throughout it has Briggs' brilliant dry humour... you'll be laughing one minute and crying the next," said Mainwood.
Ethel and Ernest can be seen tonight at 19:30 on BBC One (in the UK).
Fog warning for east of Englandpublished at 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2016
Mark Williamson
BBC Local Live
Just a reminder that the Met Office has issued a "yellow" weather warning for fog across the whole of the east of England this morning.
Drivers are being warned to take care on the roads, but it is expected to clear by midday.
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Weather: Dry and sunny after fog clearspublished at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2016
It's a frosty start for many with some dense fog in places which will be slow to clear, lifting and breaking to low cloud and leaving a largely dull day.
Sara Thornton has the forecast in full.
You can get a more detailed forecast where you live from BBC Weather.
Welcome back to our live coveragepublished at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2016
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
Morning. Welcome to today's Essex Live page, after the Christmas holiday break.
I hope you all had a cheerful, restful and happy few days. For some it will be their first day back to work, but some will be heading off for the sales.
We'll bring you the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from now until 18:00 this evening... including a look at the 90-minute animated film on BBC One later called Ethel and Ernest.
Directed by Roger Mainwood who lives near Colchester, the story is based on the lives of the parents of Raymond Briggs, the creator of The Snowman.
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Teenager killed in police pursuit crashpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2016
One teenager dies and another is critically injured when a car being followed by Essex Police crashes.
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Dagenham & Redbridge v Braintree Townpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2016
Listen to live BBC Essex radio commentary of Dagenham & Redbridge v Braintree Town in the National League.
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New Year's Day non-league footballpublished at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2016
Follow live BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League and National League North.
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Luton Town 0-1 Colchester Unitedpublished at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2016
A late goal from Craig Slater earns Colchester United an unexpected win at promotion-chasing Luton.
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Braintree Town 3-2 Dagenham & Redbridgepublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2016
Simeon Akinola scores twice as Braintree beat promotion-chasing Dagenham 3-2 in a thrilling National League match.
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Southend United 3-0 AFC Wimbledonpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2016
Simon Cox scores a double as Southend beat AFC Wimbledon to extend their League One unbeaten run to 11 games.
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Woman killed in Christmas house firepublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2016
An elderly woman dies in a three-storey house fire in Southend.
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Boxing Day non-league footballpublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2016
Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Boxing Day's action in the National League, National League North and National League South.
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Fatal house blaze caused by candlepublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 24 December 2016
A house blaze that killed a mother and daughter was accidentally started by a candle, Essex Fire Service says.
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