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. Bob Willis Trophy: Somerset reach final - day four as it happenedpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Relive the final day of the last round of Bob Willis Trophy group matches as Somerset reach the final, and Yorkshire, Lancashire and Surrey also win.

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  2. Listen: T20 Blast commentariespublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Listen to BBC local radio commentary from seven T20 Blast games.

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  3. Essex beat Middlesex to make finalpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 8 September 2020

    Essex reach the final of the Bob Willis Trophy after beating Middlesex by nine wickets on the third morning at Chelmsford.

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  4. Bob Willis Trophy day two round-uppublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Surrey skipper Rory Burns makes his first century of 2020 in the Bob Willis Trophy as Essex and Somerset edge nearer a Lord's final.

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  5. Bob Willis Trophy - Bell out for 90 in last first-class innings after Essex win, radio & textpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Follow live text and BBC Radio commentary from the third day of the final round of Bob Willis Trophy fixtures.

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  6. Essex close on Bob Willis Trophy finalpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Aaron Beard topples the Middlesex top order after Adam Wheater's chanceless 83 not out puts Essex on course for the Bob Willis Trophy final.

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  7. Footballer who lost 7st in lockdown nets hat-trickpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Kieran Amos "ballooned" to 21st before a weight loss challenge and had not played for seven years.

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  8. Veterans Stevens and Bell star in Trophypublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 6 September 2020

    Ian Bell hits 50 in his final first-class game and Darren Stevens, six years his senior, takes five wickets but Gloucestershire-Northants is abandoned over Covid fears.

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  9. Seamer Cook keeps Essex hopes alivepublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 6 September 2020

    Sam Cook stars as Essex's Bob Willis Trophy final hopes remain on track with 15 wickets falling on day one against Middlesex.

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  10. Bob Willis Trophy: Burns hits century for Surrey - radio & textpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 6 September 2020

    Follow live text and BBC local radio commentary from the second day of the final round of Bob Willis Trophy fixtures.

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  11. Bell-Drummond smashes 81 to lead Kent to victorypublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 6 September 2020

    Watch some of the best shots as Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond smashes 81 off 45 balls to lead them to a 29-run win over Essex in the T20 Blast.

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  12. Foakes leads Surrey to win over Middlesexpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 5 September 2020

    Ben Foakes steers Surrey to a six-wicket win over Middlesex in the T20 Blast, while holders Essex remain winless.

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  13. Reading 3-1 Colchester Unitedpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 5 September 2020

    Lucas Joao scores a hat-trick as Championship side Reading cruise past League Two Colchester United in the Carabao Cup.

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  14. Gillingham 1-0 Southend Unitedpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 5 September 2020

    Gillingham progressed to Carabao Cup second round for the first time since 2016 with victory over Southend United.

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  15. 'It's lots of fun to feel the air underneath you'published at 11:34 British Summer Time 5 September 2020

    Take to the water - meet the three siblings called up to join the Great Britain water skiing squad.

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  16. Southend sign Cherries defender Hobsonpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 5 September 2020

    League Two side Southend United sign defender Shaun Hobson from AFC Bournemouth on a one-year contract.

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  17. Council 'sorry' as energy company collapsespublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    The council leader admits selling the customer base will not make back the millions it invested.

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  18. Taylor-Crossdale joins Colchester on loanpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Colchester United sign Fulham striker Martell Taylor-Crossdale on a season-long loan.

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  19. A120 closed after immigration offence arrestspublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    The A120 at Great Dunmow was temporarily shut in both directions in the morning.

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  20. Four soldiers test positive for virus at barrackspublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    The soldiers are self-isolating and Covid-19 contact tracing procedures are being carried out.

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