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BBC Weather

A mostly dry forecast for this evening but remaining rather cloudy. Some clear spells developing overnight, but staying very mild with lows of 7C (45F).

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Tomorrow will see any early cloud thinning and breaking to bring a fine, dry day with sunny spells. Feeling mild and rather breezy in highs of 13C (55F).

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A special two part investigation to be aired by The One Show on BBC 1 this evening will answer questions an Essex man has been asking for 70 years.

Brian Legge was separated from his father when he was just 10 years old.

Now 80, he contacted the programme to ask for help. He's seen here visiting his childhood home in Grays. His 'Who Do You Think You Are?' style odyssey also took him to the Bata Heritage Centre in East Tilbury.

The One Show is keeping its cards close to its chest but Mr Legge will be on the sofa tonight when you can find out how he got on.

The Epping born chancellor Philip Hammond wasn't doing Essex any favours in the Budget when he raised the National insurance paid by self employed people .

The county has 123,600 self employed people, according to  the latest government figures., external

That's 12.7% of the working age population - higher than the national average of 10.4%, and the average for the East of England (11.2%) too.

News of another inmate's death at Chelmsford Prison has come to light, following this tweet from @PrisonStorm - which states its aim to open "debate about the state of the prisons in England and Wales". 

As yet there is still no comment from the Ministry of Justice, but police have confirmed that a man died.

Last month a report warned  that violence at Chelmsford had risen sharply . Three inmates were found dead in their cells between September 2015 and September 2016.

Among them was Dean Saunders, from Basildon, who died in January 2016.

His father Mark is at Westminster today to give evidence about what happened to his son. The Justice Secretary Liz Truss  has apologised for his treatment.

Geoff Doyle
BBC Three Counties Radio sport

Hemel Hempstead's double Olympic gold medallist Max Whitlock is taking a six-month break from gymnastics, so he can be ready for the World Championships in October. 

The 24-year-old, who trains in Basildon, became Britain's first Olympic gymnastics champion at the 2016 Rio Games.

It's been confirmed he will miss the iPro World Cup in London next month.

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Essex Police has confirmed that a prisoner has died at HMP Chelmsford.

The force has released this statement:

"Essex Police was contacted shortly after 10:00 on February 28 with reports a prisoner had been found unconscious at Chelmsford Prison.

"The ambulance service and air ambulance attended and the man, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital but sadly died. His death is not being treated as suspicious but is being treated as unexplained.

"A post-mortem examination is due to take place later this week."

Officers from Essex Police’s Operation Raptor teams carried out specialist operations last week, targeting drug crime. Here are some of the facts and figures.

• Raids: Seventeen properties raided in Southend, Basildon, Brentwood, Thurrock, Harlow, Chelmsford, Clacton and Colchester

• Arrests: More than 22 suspected drug dealers arrested.

• Seizures: £3,000 cash, 3kg of cannabis, 300 cannabis plants, 1.5kg of amphetamine, "substantial amounts" of heroin and crack cocaine
• Large cannabis factory "unearthed" in Brentwood

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

As expected, there were hardly any specific announcements for the eastern region in today's Budget (except, bizarrely, news of a new roundabout in South Norfolk).

But there's plenty in the chancellor's red box which will affect the East.

The extra money for social care will go down well with our county councils and unitary authorities who are struggling to care for a growing elderly population. Business (particularly pubs) will welcome the help for those who're facing large rate increases, while the extra money for triage may help ease A&E pressures on those hospitals of ours which have struggled to cope. 

This Budget was about preparing Britain for Brexit, and the east with its numerous science parks should benefit from the extra money going towards science, research and development.

There'll also be grants to attract the brightest and best in these subjects to study here and more help for North Sea gas firms.

But changing national insurance rates for the self employed will not go down well in a region which has traditionally been the home of white van man. 

A man who a council says has lived on a boat on Harwich beach for a number of years during the summer has been told to remove the vessel by early next month.

Graham Williams, known locally as Catweazle, has used the boat as his home – on and off - over a long period of time, Tendring District Council says.

Efforts to move him began in 2012 and now more complaints have been made, the authority says. Officers have visited several times, and Mr Williams hasn't been there (they believe he has recently been living in Colchester).

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On Monday they stuck a notice to the boat, giving him 31 days to remove it from the beach.

If he does not do so then TDC will have it taken away and stored, and he will be given at least three months to collect it.

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Councillor Nick Turner, TDC’s cabinet member for commercialisation, seafronts and parking, said, "There have been a couple of recent boat fires on that beach and there is now also a question of safety.

"It is not always apparent whether he is there or not and should the boat go up in flames there is every chance he could be trapped in there.

"People living on the beach is definitely not something that should be encouraged – or allowed – especially in an area where we are trying to boost tourism."

We would be interested in hearing from Mr Williams, or anyone who knows him.

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I got told that I wasn't smart enough for a telesales job once, but that was 26 years ago. Still it seems not much has changed.

Rosie Reilly, from Colchester, says she was reduced to tears when she was sent home from a job interview with Boots Opticians in Richmond.

She says that the interviewer told her that she was "not dressed conventionally enough to go on the shopfloor" and the interview would have to be "postponed to another day" when she was "more appropriately dressed".

Rosie (pictured) has piercings and two small tattoos, which she says she'd happily remove or cover if required by an employer. But she was shocked to be told that the second stage of the interview would have to be rescheduled because of her appearance.  

"I was shocked but didn't question it at the time," she said. "It only hit me when I was on the bus back and I thought, 'no, that was bang out of order'. Then me being me I burst into tears."

In a statement Boots said: "We are disappointed to hear about the candidate's experience in her interview and we are investigating further." 

Nikki Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Staff at Shrub End Post Office in Colchester fought back when Shaun Collier tried to rob them. Despite him carrying a gun and claiming to have an axe, they wrestled him to the ground and held him there until the police arrived.

The 33-year-old, who only lives 15 minutes away in Lugar Close, pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm, attempted robbery, and possession of an offensive weapon at Ipswich Crown Court yesterday.

He's been jailed for three years.

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Essex Police says a man found dead on the Dengie peninsula yesterday is missing Carl Matthams.

The 47-year old from Mayland disappeared on Monday. His body was found near the seawall yesterday morning.

Police say his death is not being treated as suspicious.

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

In short: Probably not much! 

The budgets for large infrastructure projects have already been allocated for the next few years and we're being told that the chancellor wants to hold on to any underspend in case of any adverse side effects from Brexit.

Today will be largely big picture stuff but it will impact on all of us: Councils will be watching very closely to see if there is any extra money announced for social care, a growing issue across the region, while many shops and firms will wait to see whether the expected back track on business rates is good or bad news.

Decisions on fuel duty are always eagerly anticipated in rural areas, increased taxes on alcohol and cigarettes are always easy favourites. 

With a large budget deficit and austerity due to continue well into the next decade, don't expect much good news and be prepared for a bit more belt tightening.

Have a beak at this. No wonder commuters are in a flap. I hope someone has plucked up the courage to deal with it rather than just swanning around.

This was taken at Ipswich station. I'm not sure if the display boards in Essex have been so honest about what's caused the delays this morning, or if they've been 'mute' on the subject.

It's two months since a car was driven into East Tilbury Library and set alight , causing unknown damage not only to the library but to the Bata Heritage collection, which celebrates the shoe company which once employed 3,000 people in the town.

At first it was feared that much of the collection had been lost, but while there was extensive smoke damage, water damage was limited.

The chairman of the collection, Mike Tarbard, says they've managed to save around 90%, external  of it.

The collection, in all its glory, is due to feature on The One Show on BBC 1 tonight. Hopefully we'll have more on that later.

Nikki Jenkins
BBC Local Live

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You may think that Miss Essex may not be the one to challenge stereotypes, but that's what Emily Evans has spent the last 12 months doing. 

As Miss Essex 2016 she helped promote the I Am An Essex Girl Campaign, aiming to remove the derogatory definition of "Essex Girl" from the Oxford and Collins Dictionaries.

She's also worked with children, of course, but she also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and won the Miss Brainy Beauty title, dealing blows to all those Essex stereotypes along the way.

So now they need a worthy successor, external . It's just two steps from Miss Essex to Miss World.

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£120,000 and rising - judging by today's delays. That's how much c2c has paid out to commuters since its automatic compensation scheme went live a year ago. 

Passengers who use the c2c Smartcard - a bit like an Oyster card - don't need to fill out any forms to make a claim and the payments are made even if their journey has been delayed for a few minutes. That amounts to about half of the company's season ticket holders at the moment.

Compensation for delays of as little as two minutes start at 3p, increasing by a further 3p for every additional minute's delay up until 29 minutes. If delayed by more than 30 minutes, customers receive 50% of the price of their single journey. 

The company says it's one of the most punctual in the country. If you're a commuter I'm not sure what matters most: refunds or no delays - let us know. 

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BBC Weather

Today will be a mostly cloudy day with periods of dry weather, especially in the north.

However, spells of rain are likely to push in from the south at times through the day, especially during the afternoon. 

It'll be mild with a westerly breeze, and a maximum temperature of 12C (53F). 

Nikki Jenkins
BBC Local Live

Good morning Essex. 

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