Passenger removed from plane after Covid diagnosispublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 28 August 2020
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Passenger removed from plane after Covid diagnosispublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 28 August 2020
Passengers escorted off flight after Covid-19 textpublished at 22:13 British Summer Time 27 August 2020
22:13 BST 27 August 2020The pair were about to fly to Italy when one of them learned he had tested positive for coronavirus.
Read MorePassengers escorted off flight after Covid-19 textpublished at 22:12 British Summer Time 27 August 2020
22:12 BST 27 August 2020Officials in protective clothing were seen on a plane about to depart Stansted Airport.
Read MoreJennings hits T20 ton for Lancashirepublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 27 August 2020
20:12 BST 27 August 2020Keaton Jennings hits 108 as Lancashire beat Durham in the T20 Blast, with Max Holden's 102 not out for Middlesex in vain as rain means no results in all other games.
Read MoreMurder arrests after baby boy diespublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 27 August 2020
17:53 BST 27 August 2020A 34-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman from Harlow, Essex, remain in custody for questioning.
Read MoreMan dies in hospital days after 'targeted attack'published at 14:42 British Summer Time 27 August 2020
14:42 BST 27 August 2020Five people are arrested after the 40-year-old was found critically injured on 20 August.
Read MoreListen: T20 Blast commentariespublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 27 August 2020
11:25 BST 27 August 2020Listen to BBC Radio commentary of the T20 Blast.
Read MoreBetter late than never - T20 Blast finally returnspublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 26 August 2020
18:39 BST 26 August 2020The delayed T20 Blast gets under way on Thursday with no crowds and few overseas stars, but plenty to look forward to.
Read MoreTeen hit by car during brawl 'seriously injured'published at 16:31 British Summer Time 26 August 2020
16:31 BST 26 August 2020The 17-year-old girl sustains "serious life-changing injuries", say police.
Read MoreAccused 'fled in a heartbeat' after 1998 stabbingpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 26 August 2020
16:18 BST 26 August 2020Grant Byrom was fatally stabbed in Colchester more than 20 years ago.
Read MoreTwo quizzed over murder of man hit by carpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 26 August 2020
15:13 BST 26 August 2020A man and woman are arrested in connection with the death of Philip Burr, 38, who died last October.
Read MoreThree teens charged with stabbing boy, 12published at 14:43 British Summer Time 26 August 2020
14:43 BST 26 August 2020A girl and two boys, all aged 14, are accused of attacking the victim in Pitsea, Essex, on Monday.
Read MoreListen: T20 Blast - evening fixtures abandoned due to rainpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 26 August 2020
10:36 BST 26 August 2020Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from the opening day of the T20 Blast.
Read MoreStabbed boy, 12, in stable conditionpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 25 August 2020
15:52 BST 25 August 2020The boy suffered a knife wound to his back after an argument, say Essex Police.
Read More'The pressure does keep me awake at night'published at 14:58 British Summer Time 25 August 2020
14:58 BST 25 August 2020A 28-year-old charity director spends £25,000 of his own money keeping it afloat to help the elderly.
Read MoreCook unbeaten as Essex draw with Hantspublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 25 August 2020
14:54 BST 25 August 2020Alastair Cook is left 129 not out as bad weather means no play on day four in Essex's drawn game with Hampshire.
Read MoreRelive the final day of the Bob Willis Trophypublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 24 August 2020
19:17 BST 24 August 2020Relive the final day of the Bob Willis Trophy as Storm Francis hits, but Somerset, Northants and Kent still pick up wins.
Read MoreBoy, 12, airlifted to hospital with stab woundpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 24 August 2020
18:55 BST 24 August 2020A girl and three boys, all aged 14, are arrested after a boy is stabbed in Pitsea in Essex.
Read MoreCook makes century before Arundel rainpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 24 August 2020
17:41 BST 24 August 2020Sir Alastair Cook completes his 66th first century but Essex and Hampshire are thwarted by the rain at Arundel for a third successive day.
Read MoreVulnerable victims to give pre-recorded evidencepublished at 08:53 British Summer Time 24 August 2020
08:53 BST 24 August 2020Children and other vulnerable people are being spared the 'trauma' of attending trial from Monday.
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