A paramedic called to treat a notorious criminal gunned down in his garden in Essex raised doubts about the cause of his fatal injuries, a report said.

John "Goldfinger" Palmer, who previously ran a jewellery business in Bristol and lived in Bath, was initially thought to have died from natural causes in 2015. It took a week to establish he had been shot six times.

A case review revealed a paramedic told police he doubted the conman's wounds were from recent keyhole chest surgery.

But police officers at the scene were "not concerned", the report said.

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The bricks came down during last month's Storm Doris.

Officers say the 19-year-old died at the house in Chelmsford following reports of a fight.

A case review reveals a paramedic doubted the notorious criminal's wounds were from recent chest surgery.

Solihull hit back from three goals down inside the first 25 minutes to earn an incredible draw against Braintree.

Billy Bodin and Rory Gaffney score the goals as Bristol Rovers beat Southend to boost their League One play-off hopes.

Portsmouth boost their hopes of automatic promotion from League Two with an impressive win at play-off chasers Colchester.

Strange red cards, a penalty hero and Burton breaking new ground - BBC Sport rounds up Saturday's Football League action.

Kate Scotter
BBC News

Farewell from the BBC Essex Local Live team for this week. 

We'll be back again on Monday with all your news, sport, weather and travel from 08:00.

Before we go, here's a quick recap of some of the stories we've covered today:

• A Leigh food blogger wins £24,000 in libel case against a Daily Mail columnist
• Motorist's car was crushed in an "act of God", insurers say
• Money kept from a WW2 air disaster fund is to be spent 77 years on

Scroll down for more... and have a great weekend.

A football club has given its backing a campaign to build a new A120 dual carriageway.

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The  consultation, external  on the route options for the A120 between Braintree and the A12 closes on Tuesday.

There are five proposed options.

The campaign has won support from  Colchester United, external 's head coach John McGreal and current captain Chris Porter. 

Matt Hudson, the club's media manager, said: "We were pleased to be able to back the campaign. 

"The club has a great location adjacent to the A12, which has helped us build a strong business over the last nine years, and efforts to improve other parts of the road infrastructure can only be of benefit to the stadium, our business visitors and match-day supporters."

Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather

It will be a largely cloudy night with some patchy mist, fog and drizzle. It will also be very mild, with lows of 7C (45F).

Any mist and fog will clear on Saturday morning and, after a mainly cloudy start, we should see some brightness and sunshine developing.

In the best of any sunshine, temperatures could climb as high as 18C (64F).

There'll be a light wind between the south-west and south-east.

Find the latest weather where you live on the  BBC Weather website .

Four men have appeared in court accused of conspiracy to murder Leonard Naylor 16 years ago.

A man in his 80s has died after two cars crashed in Little Easton near Stansted Airport.

The collision between a Ford Fiesta and a stationary Volkswagen Golf happened just before 10:50 on the B184, near Woodside Way. 

Essex Police, ambulance crews and an air ambulance attended. 

The driver of the Fiesta, from Thaxted, was treated by paramedics, but died at the scene.

The road was closed while forensic examinations took place but it is due to re-open this afternoon. 

The 18-year-old is one of three people charged over the killing of Michael Beckwith in Harwich.

Essex County Council has 160 bridges which are not suitable for heavy vehicles, a study has found.

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The RAC Foundation, external discovered 2,512 council-maintained bridges in the UK  are not suitable for 44 tonne vehicles .

Essex has the third highest number, external  of sub-standard bridges behind Devon County Council (249) and Somerset (210).

Councils currently have plans to repair just 416 of them nationally, blaming a shortage of funds and a lack of skills. 

RAC Foundation director, Steve Gooding, said: "In the face of growing traffic volumes and ageing infrastructure the danger is that without an adequate long-term funding settlement we will see more rather than fewer bridges with weight restrictions, with the backlog bill getting bigger all the time."  

Our picture shows the bridge over the railway between Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.

A blogger has taken to social media to express her joy at winning a long-fought libel case.

Jack Monroe, from Leigh-on-Sea, has  won £24,000 in damages against Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins  after a row on Twitter. 

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After the High Court ruling, Ms Monroe said on Twitter: "It's taken 21 months but today the High Court ruled that Hopkins statements to/about me were defamatory.

"I sued her for libel, and I won."

The case arose after Twitter users highlighted the daubing of a London memorial to the women of World War Two with profanities directed at the Conservative Party during an anti-austerity demonstration.  

Ms Monroe said two tweets posted by Hopkins "defamed" her.

Jonathan Price, for Hopkins, said Ms Monroe's Twitter handle had been used "mistakenly". 

A food blogger has won £24,000 damages in a libel case against Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins.

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As we reported earlier, Jack Monroe, from Leigh-on-Sea, sued Hopkins over two war memorial tweets she said caused "serious harm" to her reputation.

Hopkins, who rose to prominence as a contestant on the BBC's The Apprentice show, posted a message in May 2015 asking if Ms Monroe had "scrawled on any memorials recently".

Ms Monroe said that meant she had either vandalised a war memorial or "condoned or approved" of it.

The case arose after Twitter users highlighted the daubing of a London memorial to the women of World War Two with profanities directed at the Conservative Party during an anti-austerity demonstration.  

Jonathan Price, for Hopkins, told the High Court judge her case was "this relatively trivial dispute arose and was resolved on Twitter in a period of several hours".  

Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League, National League North, FA Trophy and FA Vase semi-final.

East Anglian Daily Times

Here's a look at today's Essex edition of the East Anglian Daily Times, external :

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Returning to our story about a disaster fund, set up following the first World War Two civilian deaths on the British mainland, finally being spent ...

Image source, Tendring District Council

The money was collected after a German Heinkel aircraft crashed in Victoria Road, Clacton, on 30 April, 1940.

The fund continued to help residents affected by enemy raids, but was banked and forgotten about following the war.

Tendring District Council, external  has now decided to use the remaining £1,700 on improvements to a memorial site.

Michael Talbot, the council's cabinet member for environment, said: "It is our aim to have something ready for the 77th anniversary of the Heinkel coming down on 30 April, although we may have to add the memorial stone at a later date."

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