Stuart Bailey
BBC News

Hello and welcome to another week of live updates for Essex.

We'll be here between now and 18:00 with the latest news, sport, weather, travel and more for the county.

Coming up shortly we'll get a full weather forecast from Kate Kinsella.

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Surrey end day three with a lead of 217 with three second-innings wickets left, after Ryan ten Doeschate's earlier ton for Essex.

Mark Stoneman falls just of a double-ton for Surrey as Essex's Ryan ten Doeschate stars on day two.

Surrey opener Mark Stoneman hits an unbeaten 181 off 221 balls to put the hosts on top against Essex at Guildford.

That's it from our election special after a 20-hour stint.

We're now off to rest our weary heads on a day when the county has turned true blue - with the Conservatives winning all 18 seats.

The Tories retained all of its MPs in Essex and gained a new one in Clacton: former sitcom star Giles Watling.

We'll be back at our keyboards at 08:00 on Monday, but this feed will be updated over the weekend with major Essex stories.

Have a good weekend.

A woman in her 70s has sustained a potentially life-changing injury following a crash between a coach and lorry near Great Dunmow yesterday.

Image source, Steve Lee'os

These photos of the scene have emerged after the crash closed the A120 in both directions yesterday afternoon. The westbound carriageway was reopened in the early hours of this morning.

A total of five patients were taken to hospital, including two victims with serious injuries - with two air ambulances sent to treat patients.

Image source, Steve Lee'os

Image source, Steve Lee'os

Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather

Once the last of any showers have cleared it’ll be a largely dry night, although we could have some thicker cloud in to the west of the region by morning and possibly some outbreaks of rain too.

The winds overnight will turn form a light south-westerly to the south and temperatures falling to around 12C (54F).

The greatest risk of some rain will be in the west of the region on Saturday morning but for many of us it’ll be a dry day with some long sunny spells developing.

The winds will pick up to a moderate south to south-westerly and temperatures reaching around 23C (73F). However, there is the potential for highs of 26C (79F) in some spots.

People have been evacuated from houses in Shoeburyness after the discovery of an artillery shell and other old explosives.

The devices were found at a home in Watson Close just before 14:00 and a police cordon has been set up.

A bomb disposal unit was on its way to the scene, Essex Police, external has said.

The road has been closed and people evacuated to "ensure residents' safety".

A boy, 15, has suffered leg injuries after being shot with an air rifle in Chelmsford, police have said.

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Th victim was fired at in a park in Beardsley Drive between 18.30 and 20:00 yesterday and was taken to hospital with "non-threatening" injuries.

It was the latest in a recent spate of attacks involving weapons in the city, but police , externalbelieved the victims had been specifically targeted and members of the public were not under threat.

Ch Insp Ronnie Egan said: "We have already made a number of arrests in relation to some of these incidents, but I recognise the concern these attacks have caused.

"These have been targeted attacks and I do not believe there is a risk to the wider public."

CCTV images have been released of two women police wanted to speak to after a clubber was punched in the face on a night out.

Image source, Essex Police

The victim, in her 20s, needed hospital treatment for facial injuries after being attacked in the smokers' area at Revolutions in Southend just after midnight on 20 May.

Anyone who recognised either woman should contact Essex Police, external.

Politics professor Paul Whiteley, external has been further analysing the shock general election results.

Mr Whiteley, who lectures at the University of Essex, external, told the BBC it was thought almost the whole of UKIP vote would shift to Conservatives, but it didn't happen.

"A good third of it, especially up in the north, actually went to Labour. The Liberal Democrats really didn't get off the ground in terms of a national campaign and that meant the Conservatives weren't challenged by them," said Prof Whiteley.

"The Conservative vote went up just over 5%, but it didn't do them any good because Labour's went up nearly twice as much and what counts in our electoral system is the seats and not the vote shares."

Away from the election, a police officer is being treated in hospital after the driver of a stolen BMW rammed a police car in Basildon.

The officer was hit during the police chase this morning in Cranes Farm Road and suffered "minor" injuries.

"Young people are not as apathetic about politics as has been assumed," says one Essex student.

Southend United defender Anton Ferdinand signs a new two-year contract with the League One side.

Brentwood's new MP has praised Sir Eric Pickles, who stepped down at this general election, as he takes on his role.

Tory Alex Burghart told BBC Essex: "What a political colossus of our time - 25 years in parliament, a great servant of his country, party and constituency. What a figure to follow."

While new Conservative MP Giles Watling is celebrating after securing Clacton's seat, film fans might be impressed to discover he was once asked if he wanted to play James Bond.

Image source, Conservative Party

Mr Watling, 64, who played Oswald in the 1980s hit comedy Bread, told the BBC he was once called by director Lewis Gilbert to ask if he'd be interested in taking over the 007 role from Timothy Dalton.

The former actor, who has been a district councillor for 10 years, clinched 27,031 votes on his third attempt to become an MP.

He said his "huge" majority was "very humbling".

The new Conservative MP for Saffron Walden has told BBC Essex that Mrs May must continue as prime minister in a period of uncertainty.

Kemi Badenoch said: "She's still the only serious person in the room and this time last year, we had a prime minister resigning who I really liked and felt should have stayed and just got us through it.

"Having another person going now is not going to be good for the country."

UKIP's Brentwood and Ongar candidate - and national executive committee member - Mick McGough tells BBC Essex he's "totally shocked" by Paul Nuttall's resignation but that past leader Nigel Farage leaves big shoes to fill.

"Paul Nuttall is good, but Nigel was seen as UKIP and is the most incredible character," said Mr McGough.

"We are all worried now - I've only been in politics to achieve Brexit and we haven't achieved it yet."

The Labour leader has made a "considerable achievement" in winning new seats, Sir Eric Pickles conceded.

Sir Eric, 65, stood down at this election.