The Latest Breaking News from Essex

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Leigh Best, 54, was working at pet food business Embark on Raw in Essex when owner David Fletcher made the ‘derogatory’ comment ‘at the top of his voice’

Claire Muffet-Reece from Braintree, Essex, thought she'd caught a cold from her youngest son and was experiencing flu-like symptoms so went to rest up. But when her husband couldn't wake her, she was left fighting for her life

Amanda Collins, 36, based in Essex, describes her dog D'hari as a 'little lifesaver' and says she helped her grieve the loss of her partner after he suddenly passed away with cancer at the age of 26

Owner Aimee Smale has been reunited with her shih tzu after he legged it from a wash and blow dry at an Essex groomers and made his way onto a nearby train line

The former The Only Way Is Essex star had been sober for two years until he suffered a relapse earlier this month which resulted in an ambulance rushing to his house to treat him

The 400-year-old oak tree destroyed part of the home in Essex while family members were inside on Friday.

The TOWIE star lamented the destruction of her horse statue and the loss of power in her property following the storm.

TOWIE's Gemma Collins was forced to resort to tea lights after her £1.3million home was subjected to a power cut

First-time buyers Sallyann Smith and fiancé Gareth Hawkins collected the keys to their three-bed home – a property built by Crest Nicholson - in Maldon, Essex, last July. Seven months later, they allege they're at least £5,000 out of pocket from issues with the building

The warning covers Greater London, Kent, Surrey, Essex and East Sussex.