Updates on Friday, 8 September 2017
Teenager sentenced over fatal 'superman punch'
Man, 72, jailed for 'merciless' murder of his wife
CCTV images released of possible witnesses to fatal assault
New work on £63m road junction to take a year
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
That's all for this week so goodbye to all - we'll be back again on Monday from 08:00 bring you news, sport, travel and weather.
Meanwhile have a good weekend despite the forecast not looking good.
You can get in touch with the team over the weekend via the "Get involved" button at the top of the page.
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Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather
Further showers during the first part of the night could be heavy and thundery in places across the BBC East region, but everywhere should become dry with clear spells and isolated fog patches.
Temperatures in rural areas are likely to drop.
Minimum temperature: 12C (54F)
Saturday should get off to a dry start with some sunshine, but eventually cloud will thicken and there'll be the risk of showers - some again turning heavy and thundery.
Maximum temperature: 18C (64F)
More details from BBC Weather:
Essex remain 36 points clear at the top of Division One after a rain-affected draw with second-placed Lancashire at Old Trafford.
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A year of remedial work on one of the county's busiest junctions is likely to have a huge impact on travellers and local businesses, according to the leader of the Liberal Democrats on Essex County Council, Mike Mackrory.
He's concerned that improvements are needed to two bridges built in 2012 at a cost of £63m on the Sadlers Farm interchange - the junction of the A13 and A130 near Benfleet.
"Delays are going to have a massive impact on the travelling public and business in that part of the county," he said.
"When the original scheme was under construction there was a big impact on some businesses that reported a drop in orders of up to 90%."
County highways officials said disruption for motorists would be kept to a minimum and there'd be no cost to the taxpayer from the work.
Southend boss Phil Brown is hoping to sign ex-Gillingham midfielder Josh Wright because of injuries at Roots Hall.
Read MoreThe boy, 16, is given a three-year detention order for killing Arkadiusz Jozwik with a single punch.
Read MoreThe judge described it as a "merciless, sustained attack on a defenceless woman who stood no chance."
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BBC News
A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to three years in juvenile detention over the manslaughter of Polish man Arkadiusz Jozwik, 40, who died from head injuries when he fell to the ground after a "superman punch" in Harlow in August 2016.
Striker Nicke Kabamba hopes to be the answer to Colchester's scoring problems following his loan move from Portsmouth.
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BBC News
A crash on the M11 between junction 9 for Saffron Walden and junction 8 for Stansted involved a coach and two cars, which led to severe delays this morning, but no casualties were taken to hospital.
The East of England Ambulance Service sent a rapid response vehicle and an ambulance and crews treated two patients at the scene but neither needed hospital treatment, a spokesman said.
Long tailbacks were experienced by drivers on the southbound carriageway.
Tom Croasdell
BBC Essex
New work lasting 12 months is to be carried out on a busy road junction completed in 2012 at a cost of £63m.
Improvements are to be made to the drainage on the A13 Sadlers Farm link road (between Pitsea and South Benfleet) and on two bridges over the junction to ensure they last.
Image source, GoogleEssex County Council's Conservative deputy leader Kevin Bentley said in a statement: "These remedial works are being completed at no additional cost to the taxpayer following completion of the Sadlers Farm scheme in 2012.
"All work has been carefully planned to cause as little disruption to the driving public as possible.
"Once complete, it will ensure Sadlers Farm continues to deliver benefits to Essex residents and commuters over the next century."
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
A teenager is to be sentenced for the manslaughter of Polish man Arkadiusz Jozwik, 40, who struck his head on the ground after being floored with a single "superman punch".
Image source, Family pictureThe defendant, who was 15 years old at the time of the last year's attack and cannot be named because of his age, denied the charge, but was found guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Mr Jozwik, 40, had been drinking vodka with two friends and had just bought a pizza when he was set upon outside a row of takeaway shops in Harlow shortly after 23:30 on 27 August 2016.
He died two days later in hospital from head injuries.
Listen to live BBC local radio coverage of Warwickshire v Essex in County Championship Division One.
Read MoreCCTV images have been released of two people police believe may be key witnesses to a fatal assault outside Murphys Sports Bar on Kings Road in Brentwood on Bank Holiday Monday, 28 August.
The 47-year-old man died on Saturday, 2 September as a result of his injuries and detectives are continuing to investigate the incident and would still like to hear from any witnesses.
Image source, Essex PolicePolice had issued a photo of a second man they wanted to talk to, but they now say he has been identified.
The crowd in Clacton helped make Thursday one to remember for competitors in the Tour of Britain and, for Chelmsford's Alex Dowsett, the cheering pushed him through a time-trial.
Dutchman Lars Boom won the Stage 5 time trial on the Essex coast, and took the overall lead in the Tour.
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Today's Stage 6 takes place between Newmarket and Aldeburgh in Suffolk, and there's a dedicated BBC Live Reporting page.
Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather
It's getting to look a lot like autumn!
After a cloudy, wet and blustery start it will get slightly brighter but there is a chance of scattered showers in the afternoon, some of which could be heavy.
Maximum temperature: 18C (64F).
For a more detailed forecast for where you are, or where you're going, visit BBC Weather.
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
Hello and welcome to a new day on Essex Live.
A 16-year-old boy is to be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court later for the manslaughter of Polish man Arkadiusz Jozwik who struck his head on the ground after being floored with a single "superman punch".
More on this story shortly, along with our regular news updates.
Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher OSJ from Brentwood for our morning picture - but the skies look bleak there.
We'll have the day's weather forecast for you soon and we'll see what the experts say.
Image source, OSJThe local live team is now signing off for the day... but stay with us, as any breaking news stories will appear here.
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We'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow - have a good evening.
A dull, damp end to the day with outbreaks of rain and brisk south westerly winds across the BBC East region as it dips to 13C (55F).
Rain will clear towards the end of the night.
Image source, .Friday will be a mixture of sunny periods and scattered blustery showers, possibly thundery.
Maximum temperature: 18C (64F).
More details from BBC Weather.
Chelmsford's Alex Dowsett said he heard "every single shout" from supporters as he competed in the time trial for the Tour of Britain's fifth stage in Clacton.
It's one of his last races for the Movistar team and he said the last few hundred metres were "really tough".
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