Nic Rigby
BBC News

Plans to replace ticket staff with machines at seven Greater Anglia, external stations go out to consultation today.

Greater Anglia is proposing to replace seven ticket offices "which serve a very low number of customers" with ticket machines, and, in some cases, station staff to help customers with ticket enquiries.

The affected stations are Walton-on-the-Naze, Thorpe-le-Soken, Alresford, Great Bentley, Dovercourt, Harwich International and Great Chesterford.

A Greater Anglia spokeswoman said: "All of these stations have very low ticket sales that fall well below minimum sales thresholds set by the Department for Transport... so Greater Anglia is intending to submit applications to withdraw ticket office facilities at them."

All the ticket offices affected, except for Great Chesterford, are served by trains with on-board conductors who can also sell tickets to customers.

A foodbank says it has received extraordinary donations among items confiscated from passengers at an airport.

Richard Smith
BBC Essex

The majority of the residents of a block of flats in Colchester, which was evacuated when Storm Doris tore off large parts of the roof, have returned home.

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Residents were allowed to move back into all but three of the 31 properties on Saturday lunchtime. 

One of the uninhabitable flats suffered water damage and it is expected to be repaired within days.

Nick Alliker
BBC Essex

Work is re-starting today on replacing a house that was destroyed in a gas explosion in Clacton three years ago.

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Builders are hoping to finish the project by the summer ready for a new council tenant.

The blast, which happened in Cloes Lane in 2014, injured nine people, including two who had serious injuries.

The re-building project has been delayed due to a boundary dispute. 

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Cambridge United's 1-1 draw with Colchester United at the weekend was not without its troubles, as three men were arrested at the match.

Two men, 19 and 20, both from Colchester, were arrested on suspicion of going on the playing area at a football match, say Cambridgeshire Police police.

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They were later charged and released on bail to appear at Cambridge Magistrates Court on 21 March.

A 17-year-old boy from Ipswich was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firework at a sporting event.

He was later charged and released on bail to appear at the same court on March 22.

Pollution levels were excluded from air quality assessments due to an "incorrect" classification.

A doctor has called for action after figures have revealed "unsafe" levels of pollution.

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Data from local councils - put together by  Defra, external  - shows there were unsafe levels of nitrogen dioxide at 24 sites across Suffolk in 2015.

Areas highlighted included the taxi rank in Newmarket, the roundabouts on Norwich Road in Ipswich and Cross Street in Sudbury. 

The  World Health Organization, external  estimates more than nine in 10 people across the globe breathe polluted air. 

Dr Simon Rudland, from the Suffolk GP Federation and a partner at Stowhealth in Stowmarket, said: "It's so frustrating because we're asking people to be more active and to be more out-and-about, then they do that and they're exposed to fumes which affect their respiratory health.

"It's good we're having these conversations, but from these conversations we need some action to improve the quality of air."

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

We've been following news that pollution levels around the M25 Dartford Crossing, linking Essex to Kent, were excluded from government air quality assessments because it was classed as a "rural" road. 

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Despite carrying 50 million vehicles a year, the crossing was officially known as the A282, the BBC has found.

In a letter obtained by the BBC, government minister Therese Coffey said: "The A282 in Dartford does not appear in the national air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide because it was classified as rural and was, therefore, excluded from Defra's air quality modelling assessment."

She added that the Department for Transport (DfT), which is responsible for road classification, confirmed the rural status "was incorrect".

However, the DfT told the BBC it was Defra that designated the A282 as a rural road.

The error was only recognised because Dartford Borough Council noticed the stretch of road was not included in the government's National Air Quality plan.

For 15 years the council has carried out its own air quality measurements, and each year the area around the crossing has been above the EU's target for nitrogen dioxide. 

Trains between Norwich and London are currently being cancelled after someone was hit by a train.

It happened near Chelmsford. 

Greater Anglia says services may be back to normal, but is urging people to check before they travel. 

So far four services have been cancelled.

Lizzie Massey
BBC Live reporter

Pollution levels around the Dartford Crossing, linking Essex and Kent, have been excluded from government air quality assessments because it was classed as a "rural" road, the BBC has discovered .

Despite carrying 50 million vehicles a year, the status meant nitrogen dioxide recordings were not reported to the EU.

Consisting of the Dartford Tunnel and QEII Bridge, the crossing - officially known as the A282 - connects the M25 north and south of the River Thames.

It has now been reclassified.

In a letter obtained by the BBC, government minister Therese Coffey conceded the error.

Man rescued by firefighters in north west Essex:

Rail operator Greater Anglia, external says its services through Chelmsford have been disrupted after a person was hit by a train.

It happened just before 11:00. British Transport Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious. 

Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Tuesday's action in the National League and National League North.

Nic Rigby
BBC News

The owners of two cats that died of poisoning fears someone may be deliberately trying to injure or kill cats in their street.

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Two cats, Perry , a two year-old ginger tom and Narla , a 10 month-old white female, had to be put to sleep after consuming a poison, and neighbours in Shoeburyness have reported around 10 cats dying in the past seven months from similar symptoms. 

Owner of Perry and Narla, Rianne Sharpe, of Weaverdale, said: "We are all extremely concerned that so many cats appear to be dying in this street and don't know why. 

"So many neighbours have told me about their cats dying - at least 10 I would say.

"It was awful seeing Perry and Narla as ill as they were - they were clearly in so much pain.

"We don't know what kind of poison it is that is killing them, but I am extremely concerned that it might have been deliberate as it has happened so much. It is just so sad." 

Nic Rigby
BBC News

Animal charity the RSPCA, external has called on people to keep an eye on their pets after a spate of cat deaths from poisoning on one street in Shoeburyness.

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Two cats, Perry (pictured below), a two-year-old ginger tom and Narla (pictured above), a 10-month-old white female, had to be put to sleep after consuming a poison, and there have been of a number of other cases in the area.

RSPCA chief inspector Samantha Garvey said: "It is extremely concerning that so many cats have been reported as dying from poison in the same street. 

"We do not know for sure if these were accidental incidents or deliberate, but we would ask for everyone in the area to check where they keep their pesticides and chemicals. 

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"People should check their car radiators for leaks too. 

"Signs of poisoning can be seen anything from 30 minutes after a cat has ingested the chemical, though it can be two or three days before signs of kidney failure are seen. 

"The signs of poisoning can include one, or several of the following: vomiting, seeming depressed or sleepy, appearing drunk and unco-ordinated, seizures, and difficulty breathing.

"We would like to ask everyone in the area to keep an eye on their cats' well-being.

"We are urging anyone who has any information about this to please contact the RSPCA's appeal line." 

Stuart Woodward
BBC Essex

The Harlow Foodbank says it has been left with some extraordinary donations after teaming up for a special trial with Stansted Airport: 

With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.

Nic Rigby
BBC News

Animal charity the RSPCA is appealing for information after a spate of cat deaths from poisoning on one street.

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Two cats, Perry, a two year-old ginger tom and Narla, a 10-month-old white female,returned back to their home in Weaverdale, Shoeburyness extremely unwell early in February.

Both were disorientated, off their food and vomiting. They were taken to the vets and found to have been suffering from some kind of poison, though it is not known what.

The symptoms were so severe that the vets said there was nothing they could do to help them so they had to be put to sleep.

The incidents come shortly after anecdotal reports that several other cats had died from poisoning in the same street.

Anyone with information is asked to call the RSPCA.

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

A German World War Two device was detonated yesterday at the MOD Shoeburyness Range near Southend.

It came after a long night of careful work by bomb disposal experts from the Royal Navy and British Army at the building site where it was found on Thursday in Brondesbury Park in north west London.

The SC 500lb bomb, which was dropped from an aeroplane, was found during excavation work on the site, and the Army’s Royal Engineers were called to the scene.