Summary

  • Updates for Friday 3 February 2017

  • Colchester and Ipswich hospitals consider possible full merger

  • Dirty white van delivers Ed Sheeran to Essex flower shop

  • Prisoner's family renew calls for government apology

  • Police search for driver who didn't stop after hitting four-year-old boy

  • Ex-teacher remembers young Lampard's 'wow' moment

  1. Man, 58, walks up Snowdon in 59kg diving suitpublished at 15:16 BST 11 October 2020

    The fundraiser aims to walk up Snowdon on the last leg of a gruelling Three Peaks challenge.

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  2. Southend United 2-2 Exeter Citypublished at 17:33 BST 10 October 2020

    Alex Fisher's stunning stoppage-time equaliser denies Southend a first win of the campaign and earns Exeter a 2-2 draw in League Two.

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  3. Walsall 1-1 Colchester Unitedpublished at 12:45 BST 10 October 2020

    Walsall and Colchester extend their unbeaten League Two starts with an entertaining draw.

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  4. Lorry death victims 'tried to break through roof'published at 17:59 BST 9 October 2020

    Thirty-nine people may have died in a lorry because people smugglers got "greedy", the Old Bailey hears.

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  5. Southend sign Spurs striker Sterlingpublished at 17:00 BST 9 October 2020

    Southend United sign Tottenham striker Kazaiah Sterling on loan until 4 January.

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  6. Lorry deaths accused 'made earlier smuggling bid'published at 15:51 BST 8 October 2020

    The Old Bailey hears some of the 39 victims were also involved in a foiled crossing bid days before.

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  7. Leisure centre closed after positive Covid testpublished at 15:17 BST 8 October 2020

    A staff member tested positive so other employees are self-isolating and the site is being cleaned.

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  8. Councils get millions of pounds for Covid marshalspublished at 10:49 BST 8 October 2020

    Marshals will advise people of virus rules while police forces share £30m to help with enforcement.

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  9. Almost 900 airport job cuts blamed on Covid-19published at 17:44 BST 7 October 2020

    Passenger numbers at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have fallen by 27m.

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  10. Lorry container 'became a tomb' for 39 victimspublished at 16:20 BST 7 October 2020

    The Old Bailey hears how the 39 victims died in "unbearable" heat in a lorry container last October.

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  11. Councillor resigns after homophobic abusepublished at 15:45 BST 7 October 2020

    Richard Siddall says he cannot work with people who "support homophobia, bullying and intimidation".

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  12. Rapist jailed after trapping woman in locked carpublished at 18:29 BST 6 October 2020

    Olawale Hassan is sentenced to 10 years in prison for repeatedly raping a woman on a night out.

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  13. M&S customer 'racially harassed by staff member'published at 15:22 BST 6 October 2020

    Police are investigating an allegation that a woman was abused outside a store.

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  14. County ins and outs 2021published at 14:56 BST 6 October 2020

    Details of all the county cricket signings and departures from the 2021 season.

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  15. Couple marry at 'drive-in wedding' with 250 guestspublished at 14:28 BST 6 October 2020

    People watched Roma Popat and Vinal Patel tie the knot on big screens in a Covid-compliant ceremony.

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  16. Woman dies after village shootingpublished at 13:36 BST 6 October 2020

    Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths of two people in their 70s.

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  17. 'He drinks six bottles of wine a day'published at 00:41 BST 6 October 2020

    Three people share their stories of dealing with alcoholism during and after lockdown.

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  18. Two plead guilty over newspaper climate protestpublished at 17:00 BST 5 October 2020

    Some 51 Extinction Rebellion activists are charged with obstructing the highway.

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  19. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferrypublished at 14:47 BST 5 October 2020

    A boat that carries passengers between two major ports lost its moorings in storms last month.

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  20. Southend sign Nathaniel-Georgepublished at 10:33 BST 5 October 2020

    Southend United sign winger Ashley Nathaniel-George from fellow League Two club Crawley Town on a permanent deal.

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