Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 10 March, 2017

  • Leigh food blogger wins libel case against Apprentice contestant

  • Motorist's car was crushed in 'act of God'

  • Head teachers write to MPs over schools funding

  • Defective train track causes delays

Live Reporting

  1. UKIP leader needs time to sort Carswell/Farage 'mess'

    Simon Dedman
    BBC Essex political reporter

    UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has said he needs time to sort out the , following a row between their only MP - Clacton's Douglas Carswell - and former leader Nigel Farage who wants him kicked out.

    Douglas CarswellPA

    "It's not a one-man band anymore and the one man who was running the band is not the leader any more," - those were the words of Douglas Carswell (pictured) whose interview with the Sunday Times was calling on Farage to give it a rest.

    Mr Carswell said he is 100% UKIP and 100% behind the new leader.

    Paul Nuttall gave his first interviews yesterday  (including BBC1's Andrew Marr show - video below) since losing the Stoke by-election. He backed Mr Carswell and sent a message to Mr Farage saying he was running the show and UKIP needs to move forward.

    UKIP's Paul Nuttall on Hillsborough, Tranmere Rovers and PhD claims

  2. Weather: Sunny spells and showers today

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Look East weather

    Early mist and fog will clear this morning to leave a mostly dry day with some sunny spells and a few showers with a high of 10C (50F)

    Here's my full forecast...

    You can find more details on the BBC Weather website .

  3. Welcome to today's live updates for Essex

    Katy Lewis
    BBC Local Live

    Good morning and welcome to live updates for all the goings-on in Essex. We'll be here from now until 18:00 tonight bringing you the very latest news, sport, weather and travel.

    Today, we'll be looking at the latest from UKIP after a row between their only MP - Clacton's Douglas Carswell - and former leader Nigel Farage who wants him kicked out. 

    And as the lives of the 193 people who died in the Zeebrugge disaster are remembered 30 years on, we'll be recalling the 15 people from Essex who perished.

  4. Southend United 1-1 Port Vale

    Anthony Wordsworth's equaliser for Southend denies Port Vale a first win of 2017 in League One at Roots Hall.

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  5. Cambridge United 1-1 Colchester United

    Sammie Szmodics strikes a late equaliser to earn Colchester a draw at Cambridge in League Two.

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  6. Braintree Town 1-2 Wrexham

    Wrexham recover from conceding a first-minute goal to beat Braintree Town in the National League.

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  7. The Owlman cometh: Mystical creatures in English folklore

    How creatures from English folklore have inspired writers through the centuries.

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  8. Inmate's family to tackle jail suicides

    The Justice Secretary offers inmate's relatives the chance to become involved in making new policies.

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