Cricket fans return at The Ovalpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
Supporters attend a competitive cricket match for the first time this season, with 2,500 allowed inside The Oval for the T20 Blast.
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Cricket fans return at The Ovalpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
'Jumbo' water tower gets £20k preservation grantpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
14:03 BST 3 September 2020Historic England grants £20,000 to fund an inquiry into Colchester water tower's wear and tear.
Read MoreRelive Sunday's Bob Willis Trophy actionpublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
12:02 BST 3 September 2020Relive Sunday's Bob Willis Trophy action, including a half-century for Warwickshire's Ian Bell in his final first-class match.
Read MoreListen: T20 Blast - Surrey v Middlesexpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
11:11 BST 3 September 2020Surrey host Middlesex after Kent Spitfires earlier beat Essex Eagles by 29 runs - listen to BBC Radio commentary.
Read MoreSteelbacks maintain fine start in Blastpublished at 23:05 British Summer Time 1 September 2020
23:05 BST 1 September 2020Northamptonshire beat Birmingham Bears to claim a third straight victory, while Somerset, Hampshire, Sussex and Kent all win in the T20 Blast.
Read MoreArrests as Extinction Rebellion protests beginpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 1 September 2020
19:37 BST 1 September 2020Protesters block a road near Parliament and are planning a "walk of shame" near the Bank of England.
Read MoreListen: T20 Blast commentaries - Foakes, Burns & Topley in actionpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 1 September 2020
16:08 BST 1 September 2020Listen to BBC local radio commentary as Surrey host Hampshire in front of 2,500 members as part of crowd experiment, plus Middlesex v Essex & Northants v Glamorgan.
Read MoreMen held over plane 'security threat' releasedpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 31 August 2020
14:49 BST 31 August 2020Counter-terror officers say an object found in the plane's toilet "was found not to be of concern".
Read MoreAttempted murder charge after stabbingpublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 31 August 2020
13:25 BST 31 August 2020The man was stabbed five times at an address in Basildon on 23 August, police say.
Read MoreFive arrests after 500-strong forest ravepublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 31 August 2020
11:09 BST 31 August 2020Police issued all five people with £100 fines after the unlicensed music event in Norfolk.
Read MoreForest rave broken up as new rules come into forcepublished at 22:42 British Summer Time 30 August 2020
22:42 BST 30 August 2020As new powers against illegal gatherings begin, equipment worth thousands of pounds is seized.
Read MoreRoot hits 64 in winning Yorkshire returnpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 30 August 2020
18:02 BST 30 August 2020Joe Root scores a fifty on his return for Yorkshire Vikings, while Surrey and Essex share another tie in the T20 Blast.
Read MoreIndustrial building destroyed by major blazepublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 30 August 2020
11:58 BST 30 August 2020The fire service said there had also been a "molten syrup" leak from the building.
Read MoreChildren 'up to their necks in water' rescuedpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 29 August 2020
16:45 BST 29 August 2020The coastguard issues a warning after they got into difficulty coming back from Mulberry Harbour.
Read MoreListen: T20 Blast commentariespublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 29 August 2020
15:41 BST 29 August 2020Listen to live BBC local radio commentary on the T20 Blast.
Read MoreMurder charge after man knocked down by carpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 29 August 2020
12:49 BST 29 August 2020Philip Burr died the day after being found badly injured in Essex last year.
Read MorePaddleboarder 'falls in love again' with hometownpublished at 00:44 British Summer Time 29 August 2020
00:44 BST 29 August 2020Melanie Miller says the hobby has made her see Harwich in Essex in a new light.
Read MoreSuspect who fled country not guilty of 1998 murderpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 28 August 2020
18:16 BST 28 August 2020Michael Donnelly was present at the stabbing of Grant Byrom but is acquitted of his murder.
Read MoreHaulier admits manslaughter over lorry deathspublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 28 August 2020
16:55 BST 28 August 2020Ronan Hughes pleads guilty to manslaughter after 39 migrants were found dead in a trailer in Essex.
Read MoreColchester sign goalkeeper Georgepublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 28 August 2020
12:44 BST 28 August 2020League Two side Colchester United sign former Liverpool goalkeeper Shamal George on a two-year contract.
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