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Lower Thames Crossing between gets go-ahead from Heidi Alexander to ease hellish jams and 'unlock growth'

Construction could start next year, with the new road expected to open in the early 2030s

Evening Standard

UK’s largest-ever road tunnel set to be built after £8.3bn plan approved

Lower Thames Crossing is a 2.6-mile tunnel under River Thames linking Kent and Essex

The Independent UK

Charity shop workers left ‘speechless’ as donated Bible sells for £56,000

The Bible in Chinese, dated 1815-1822, had been given to Oxfam’s Chelmsford bookshop in Essex

Evening Standard

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Charity shop ‘shocked’ as Bible sells for £56,000

The rare script, which dated back to 1815-1822 was found at Oxfam’s Chelmsford bookshop in Essex

The Independent UK

Two dead after vehicle collision in Essex

A man in his 50s, who was a passenger in one car, and a man in his 30s, who was the driver of the other car, died at the scene.

Evening Standard

Lewisham man charged for flying £2m cocaine haul into Essex airfield

Two men hid 30kg of cocaine under aircraft seats on flight from France to Essex

Evening Standard

This is what to do when you visit the ‘knockout’ market town voted UK’s best place to live

Saffron Walden has been voted the best place to live in the country – Camilla Foster shares the best things to do in the Essex town (and in the regional winners)

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Santander reveals location of all 95 branches to be closed

Almost a quarter of its network will shut this summer

Evening Standard

Essex couple’s £1,500 fine for reporting Channel stowaway is cancelled

Adrian and Joanne Fenton hit with penalty after calling police when they found a boy hiding inside bike-rack cover

The Guardian - UK

You can stick your Manchester and stick your London: here’s 10 reasons why Essex is responsible for the UK’s best ever artists (as decided by an Essex boy)

Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!

Louder

‘Essex Boys’ killer’s prison release challenged by Justice Secretary

Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the gangland murders of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe, which he denied.

The Independent UK

Essex couple fight £1,500 fine after migrant hid on motorhome from France to UK

Joanne and Adrian Fenton were hit with £1,500 fine over migrant stowaway on their motorhome but say they had no idea he was there

Evening Standard

The only way is Essex: Best and worst train stations for London commuters revealed

Chelmsford, Basildon, Shenfield and Wickford top the table - with Welwyn Garden City in last place

Evening Standard

Jedward lift the lid on their new life in London and friendship with Gemma Collins

EXCLUSIVE The Irish twins say moving to the captial has ‘enriched’ their lives and they can now easily visit the former TOWIE star, whom they consider ‘family’, in her native Essex

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Police correctly investigated Allison Pearson’s alleged racism, review finds

Telegraph columnist was visited by ‘exemplary’ officer after complaint about inaccurate tweet she later deleted

The Guardian - UK

‘Pupils are in fear every day’: parents raise concerns about new schools run by top UK academy

Emergency meeting called over strictness of discipline at Essex schools run by Mossbourne Federation

The Guardian - UK

One to watch: Erin LeCount

Self-produced in her garden shed, the young Essex singer-songwriter’s gothic pop is bedding in nicely

International Business Times UK

NHS Compensation: Essex Woman Awarded £170K After Prescription Led To 'Candy Crush' Obsession

An Essex woman received £170,000 from the NHS after developing a Candy Crush addiction due to medication prescribed for restless legs syndrome.

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‘It makes me less lonely’: LGBTQ+ group thrives in England’s straightest place

Data from the 2021 census spurred one man to help gay people in Rochford, Essex to feel more accepted

The Conversation

Child given detention for getting less than 90% on a test – psychology shows there are far better ways to motivate students

An 11-year-old at a school in Essex was recently reported to have been given a detention for not achieving 90% on his maths homework (he got 81%). This measure by his school comes in an environment when schools in England seem to be increasingly reaching for severe methods of punishment:…

The Guardian - UK

Stark, Mersea Island, Essex: ‘Quite unlike anything I’ve ever been served’ – restaurant review

They’ve realised the dream of fine dining without the fuss or stress

BANG Premier

Manic Street Preachers coming to Essex's Audley End this summer with The Charlatans and Ash

The Manic Street Preachers are set to rock Audley End House and Gardens this August.

Evening Standard

Police issue CCTV after schoolgirl, 14, raped in toilets at Essex railway station

Police have released images of a man they are seeking after horrific attack at Harlow Town station

The Independent UK

Brother and sister died of head injuries after car hit e-scooter, inquest hears

Roman Casselden, 16, and nine-year-old Darcie Casselden were pronounced dead at the scene in Ashlyns in Pitsea, Essex on February 1.

Evening Standard

Maura Higgins takes swipe at ‘cheating’ ex Pete Wicks on Valentine’s night out

The Love Island presenter recently parted ways with The Only Way Is Essex star

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