Summary

  • Updates on Friday, 16 June 2017

  • 'Drug-addled' attacker has jail term increased for 'wasting' Appeal Court's time

  • Essex have Lord's final in their sights

  • Colchester land cup tie at home to Aston Villa

  • Essex primary school pupil and teachers hurt in M25 crash

  • Weather: Another sunny day in store with temperatures rising to 21C (70F)

  1. Remove migrant crossing social posts, says Patelpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 6 June 2021

    The home secretary says viral videos "glamourise" the Channel crossings undertaken by migrants.

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  2. Relive County Championship day fourpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 5 June 2021

    Relive live text from the ninth round of fixtures in the County Championship season as Yorkshire seal a dramatic win over Sussex.

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  3. Essex & Notts heading for rain-hit drawpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 5 June 2021

    Essex's Group One game against Nottinghamshire seems destined for a draw after the hosts avoid the follow-on at Chelmsford.

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  4. County Championshippublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Listen to BBC radio commentary from the ninth round of fixtures in the 2021 County Championship season.

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  5. Day two washout between Essex and Nottspublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 4 June 2021

    Persistent rain and a wet outfield prevents any possible play on the second day between Essex and Nottinghamshire.

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  6. Relive day two of eight County Championship matchespublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Relive the action from the second day of eight County Championship matches.

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  7. Clarke leads Notts after hand injurypublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Joe Clarke recovers from a hand injury to make a stylish half-century in Nottinghamshire's first innings against Essex.

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  8. Apology call over 'nakedly racist' deportationspublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Two thousand Chinese merchant seamen were forcibly repatriated from Liverpool after World War Two.

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  9. Relive day one of eight County Championship matchespublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 2 June 2021

    Relive the action from day one of eight County Championship matches, including a superb century for Somerset's Lewis Gregory.

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  10. County Championship - day fourpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 29 May 2021

    Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the eighth round of fixtures in the 2021 County Championship.

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  11. Essex seal three-day win over Durhampublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 29 May 2021

    Jamie Porter takes four wickets as Essex complete a three-day demolition of Durham at the Riverside.

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  12. County Championship: Seven games, including Lancashire against Yorkshirepublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 28 May 2021

    Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the eighth round of fixtures in the 2021 County Championship season.

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  13. Essex on course to beat Durhampublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 28 May 2021

    Essex set up a good victory chance against Durham after closing day two with a lead of 346.

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  14. Agreement reached over Daniel Morgan murder reportpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 28 May 2021

    The release of a review of the case was held up after the Home Office cited national security issues.

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  15. Relive day two of seven County Championship matchespublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Relive the action from day two of seven County Championship matches, including Lancashire against Yorkshire.

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  16. Late wickets put Essex on top at Durhampublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Essex make inroads into the Durham top order to finish day one on top, despite a batting collapse of their own.

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  17. Southend make Duncan director of footballpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Relegated League Two side Southend United promote academy manager Ricky Duncan to the role of director of football.

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  18. Windrush victims offered £30m so farpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    It follows a report from the spending watchdog that found thousands were still waiting on payments.

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  19. The phone app that could detect a Covid coughpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The prototype app compares the sound of your cough to more than 8,000 others recorded globally.

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  20. Relive day one of seven County Championship matchespublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 26 May 2021

    Relive the action from day one of seven County Championship matches, including the Roses match between Lancashire and Yorkshire.

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