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The Latest Breaking News from Colchester

DWP pays out £35m in Cold Weather Payments – how to check your area

Over £35 million has been spent on the scheme this year

The Independent UK

Ex-Chelsea striker now worth £100m wants to buy this League Two club: report

Former Brazil and Chelsea forward Alexandre Pato is reportedly in talks to buy League Two outfit Colchester United

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Cold Weather Payments triggered in over 400 UK postcode areas - full list revealed

Sub-zero temperatures mean eligible benefit claimants will automatically receive the £25 payment

Evening Standard

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Nearly 1.5 million households to receive cold weather payment this year

Over 800 postcode areas have now experienced over a week of freezing weather

The Independent UK

Police officer rescues swan in ‘Hot Fuzz’ moment

The swan caused a flap and was rescued after wandering down the middle of a Colchester road

The Independent UK

Four students killed in crash after driver lost control at about 94mph – inquest

Makyle Bayley, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol, 22, died at the scene of the crash in Magdalen Street, Colchester.

Evening Standard

Police blunder put Colchester military base on alert over 'Lee Rigby-style' plot

It is understood that due to an error logging the date the post was made, military officials were mistakenly informed it was a new threat

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Train crashes into car on level crossing

One person was assessed at the scene but no one was injured, ambulance staff said

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Rail lines blocked after train hits car on level crossing

One person was assessed at the scene but no one was injured, ambulance staff said.

Evening Standard

Family of boy who died after mirror fell on him ‘hope tragedy never repeated’

Jurors concluded Freddie Farrow’s death was an accident.

Evening Standard

Council set to drop Essex wildlife site from housing plan after eight-year fight

Middlewick Ranges in Colchester considered to be of national importance for nightingales and acid grassland

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Student killed in car crash ‘always had a smile on her face’, family say

Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, was among friends who died at the scene in Colchester.

Evening Standard

Student, 24, among four who died in crash was ‘loved by all’

Essex Police said the three men and a woman who were inside the vehicle died at the scene in Magdalen Street, Colchester.

Evening Standard

Boy, five, died after large mirror fell on him in department store – inquest

Freddie Farrow had appeared to use ‘very little force’ when he touched the mirror at Fenwick in Colchester, the hearing was told.

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The Independent UK

Boy died after large mirror fell on him in store, inquest hears

The incident was captured on CCTV, with Freddie Farrow seen to enter the lingerie section of the store with his mother

The Guardian - UK

Police name four students killed in Colchester car crash

Makyle Bayley, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol died at scene on Saturday

The Independent UK

Four university students killed in Colchester car crash

The four university students died at the scene on Magdalen Street at around 4.40am on Saturday

Evening Standard

Police name four students killed in Colchester crash

Makyle Bayley, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol, 22, died at the scene of the crash.

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Four die after vehicle crashes into a building in Colchester

Families have been informed of the incident, say Essex police, but no details of the deceased have been released

The Independent UK

Four people die after vehicle smashes into building in Colchester

The families of the four people who died in the crash in Colchester have been informed, said Essex Police

Evening Standard

Four people die after vehicle crashes into building

Officers were called to reports a vehicle had collided with a building in Magdalen Street, Colchester at around 4.40am on Saturday.

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Boy, six, who lost leg and survived cancer is recognised for his bravery

Isaac Perry, from Colchester in Essex, was nominated for a Cancer Research UK Star Award by his mother.

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Zebra killed after being impaled by rhino at Colchester zoo

Rhino ‘unintentionally’ punctured zebra’s stomach in enclosure they shared, zoo says

Evening Standard

Moment police officers arrest man on suspicion of murder a decade after fatal Essex street attack

Stuart Coldicott, then 36, sustained serious head injuries in Colchester city centre

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Murder arrest over death of man 10 years after assault that left him paraplegic

Stuart Coldicott suffered a serious head injury in Colchester in February 2014 and died in March this year.

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