Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome played a key role in defending attacks by German war planes.

The deputy head teacher of a state secondary school in Brentwood says it's become a struggle to recruit more teachers.

Image source, Getty Images

Kim Corbett, from St Martin's, external, an academy, said: "We are struggling to interest people into coming into the profession.

"I think people that follow the media feel it's a very tough job to do, that isn't rewarding and that they can earn more by working in other areas."

Her comments come as a new report says schools in England can't hire enough to keep pace with rising pupil numbers.

The spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, external, has found that tens of thousands of teachers are leaving the profession every year.

Eight out of nine kebab shops in the county, which were tested as part of a new investigation by Essex County Council, external, failed to tell customers about allergens in their food.

Two of the takeaways are being prosecuted for failing to declare their kebabs contained soya.

Image source, Getty

Susan Barker, councillor for culture, communities and customer, said: "If you go to a Chinese [restaurant] and you get a sweet and sour chicken with cashew nuts, you've got a vague idea there are going to be nuts in there.

"If it's egg fried rice, there's going to be egg in there, but the takeaways we occasionally enjoy do not have a label on them, and this is the problem."

The checks were carried out following the death of a 15-year-old girl from Wiltshire earlier this year.

Here's a look at some of the stories that have caught our eye so far this morning:

• Eight out of nine kebab shops, tested as part of a new investigation, failed to tell customers about allergens in the food
• Tributes have been paid to a man who died following a knife attack in South Ockendon last month
• Teaching vacancies unfilled in Brentwood

We'll bring you more on these, and other stories, as the day progresses.

Kate Kinsella
BBC Weather

A lovely bright start for many of us across the BBC East region, but a little bit more cloud coming in from the west later this afternoon.

In the meantime, enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.

It'll be quite breezy, but the wind not as strong as yesterday.

As the cloud arrives, we see the risk of a shower this afternoon, but not as heavy or as frequent as yesterday's.

Top temperature 18C (64F).

Things are set to turn very wet and windy overnight - the Met Office has issued a weather warning, external for strong winds across much of the region.

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

Good morning and thanks for joining us.

We're flexing our fingers and engaging our brains, as we start our regular updates of what's happening across the county.

If there's something we're not mentioning then let us know - you can contact us via the "Get involved" link at the top of this page.

We'll start the day in time-honoured fashion, with a look at the weather prospects.

Kate Kinsella's waiting in the wings to bring us the day's forecast, she'll be with us next.

That's it for our regular updates from across the county, but as ever, any breaking news will still appear here overnight.

If you're just joining us you're not too late to find out what's been happening during the day - you can scroll down to find out what's been going on since 08:00.

We'll be back bright and breezy in the morning (no pun intended, the yellow wind warning on Tuesday doesn't come into effect until tomorrow night) and hope you join us too.

Have a good evening.

Despite providing CCTV footage of the suspects, a business owner was told police were too busy to investigate a theft.

Jack Whiteley, who runs a garden furniture firm, had supplied police with CCTV footage of the crime.

Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather

There'll be a few isolated showers but otherwise, it'll be largely dry overnight across the BBC East region with clear spells and temperatures in rural areas possibly dropping a couple of degrees below 9C (48F).

Moderate westerly wind.

Tuesday will start fresh but sunny, and while many places will remain dry, we can't rule out a few showers.

Temperatures about 18C (64F) with a moderate to fresh west to southwesterly wind picking up towards the end of the day.

There's a Met Office yellow wind warning, external in place for much of the region.

Get a full forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.

Seven Essex police officers are on their way to the Caribbean, to help in the clear-up operation following Hurricane Irma.

They flew out of RAF Brize Norton on Sunday and are expected to spend two weeks out there.

Their role will be to help the local force maintain law, order and policing services, and may also be involved in helping to locate missing people, and liaising with UK authorities.

Supt Andy Mariner, who is leading the Essex group, said: "All of us have seen the footage on the news of the hurricane and the utter devastation it's left behind and wanted to help.

"When the opportunity came to help out it was something we felt we had to do.

"I think we're all nervously anticipating what it's going to look like when we get there, but optimistic about what we can do to help."

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

One of the key members of last year's Leave campaign was among the first speakers in this afternoon's debate in the House of Commons on the latest stage of the EU withdrawal bill.

Bernard Jenkin, the MP for Harwich and North Essex, told MPs that anyone who voted against the bill tonight "will be voting for a chaotic Brexit".

Mr Jenkin (pictured) attacked "the intransigence" of the European Union in the Brexit negotiations adding "I think everyone is getting a bit disappointed that there so far hasn't been more substantive discussion about the issues which matter".

"The EU position is looking more and more unreasonable," he said.

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, external will repatriate all existing European laws into British law on the day that we leave the EU.

But opposition politicians have concerns about the process and will vote against the latest stage tonight.

All of Essex's MPs, all of whom are Conservative, are expected to vote with the government.

Southend striker Nile Ranger will miss Tuesday's League One game against Shrewsbury because of a 19:00 BST curfew.

Chris Flynn
BBC Essex

Earlier we told you about the thousands of drivers caught illegally using a bus lane in Chelmsford after a council finally installed and switched on its enforcement cameras.

At £60 a pop, more than 4,843 offenders caught in the first month could bring in more than £290,000 towards Essex County Council's highways budget.

If they all paid up within 14 days, the fines are halved, but that would still make the council about £145,000.

Its highways budget for this financial year is £208m.

It's been illegal for cars to use the bus lane since 2011, but the cameras only became operational last month, with thousands being caught out in the first 25 days.

Stephen Robinson, the Liberal Democrat councillor for Chelmsford North, said: "People have got so used to the restriction being there - but not being enforced - they thought they could get away with it, and now the camera's in, they've discovered they can't."

A freedom of information request revealed more than 270 of those caught have appealed against their fines, with some claiming the signs are not clear enough.

However, the council says they are installed according to government guidelines and Ian Grundy, cabinet member for highways is adamant they are working.

"Up until recently [enforcement] was done by the police, but their resources are obviously limited and unfortunately drivers were taking advantage," he said.

"We were getting something like 400 vehicles a day illegally going under the bridge.

"I'm pleased to say one thing this enforcement has done is to have brought the average down to under 200, so it does prove it's working."

The council informed people in May that the cameras would be installed, he said, and there was a "grace period" of several weeks during which 3,053 people were issued with warning letters, but were not fined.

"I think that's perfectly fair," Mr Grundy said.

All monies from fines such as these are "ring-fenced" and used for "transport and improvements to the council's roads", Mr Robinson added.

An appeal is made to help choose the top tree in England from a shortlist of 10.

BBC Weather

There's a risk of showers throughout the afternoon, some of these heavy and perhaps thundery.

There will also be some bright or sunny intervals between the showers.

It will feel cool however, with a freshening southwesterly wind.

Top temperature: 17C (63F).

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher "Ebb&Flow" for this photograph taken in Great Chesterford near Saffron Walden this morning:

Chris Flynn
BBC Essex

Almost 5,000 motorists have been fined for using a bus lane within the first month of cameras being installed.

The bus and taxi-only lane in Duke Street in Chelmsford has been in place since October 2011, but enforcement cameras were only installed and switched on last month.

Within the first 25 days, Essex County Council caught about 4,800 drivers illegally using the lane - known as the Bus Gate - and issued them with penalty charge notices.

The fine for being caught in the bus lane is £60, unless it's paid within 14 days, in which case offenders will pay £30.

However, a Freedom of Information request revealed 274 people have challenged the fines, with many of those claiming the signs are inadequate.

There are six signs in the immediate vicinity of the bus lane, three of which warn drivers about the cameras.

Jack Cousens, from the AA, agrees with some aggrieved drivers that there could be something wrong with the signs.

"To have a bus lane issuing 186 tickets a day is excessive, and that means that something's not right - either the design of the street is incorrect, or the signage is incorrect.

"So, there has to be a fundamental problem there, and it's very difficult for a council that has now suddenly got a revenue stream that it didn't once have, to switch that off," he said.

However, the council said the signs have been installed according to Department for Transport guidelines and that prior to switching on the cameras, a "media and social media campaign was launched informing residents that enforcement was going to commence".

Essex remain 36 points clear at the top of Division One after a rain-affected draw with second-placed Lancashire at Old Trafford.

Five England players are released for duty with their clubs for this week's round of County Championship fixtures.

The mother of Mike Lilley grew up on the Falkland Islands, which were invaded by Argentina in 1982.