Essex
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Storm Boelo latest: Thousands without power as 80mph winds batter UK
Ferry and train services have also been halted as Storm Boelo hurtles towards UK bringing heavy rain and gales
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More than third of post offices in TG Jones stores to shut by early 2027
Closures within chain formerly under the WH Smith brand raise fears of high streets becoming ‘postal deserts’
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Council worker made redundant three days before 55th birthday misses out on £350k
Lee Henley, now 57, took the case to an employment tribunal claiming age discrimination
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Police officers joked about death of Paul Hardcastle’s son in crash
Paul Hardcastle, who is best known for his anti-war hit ‘19’, received an apology from Essex Police
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Motorcyclist jailed after filming himself riding at 189mph and goading police
Amin Belechguer was handed a prison sentence at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday
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The hidden problem behind UK job vacancies hitting a five-year low
Small business owners call for help from the Chancellor
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Ali G is back. But is Sacha Baron Cohen's character past its sell-by date?
Borat and Bruno creator Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Ali G, more than two decades after the release of Ali G Indahouse.
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RSPCA struggling with capacity crisis as number of unwanted cats hits all-time high
Record toll of felines needing new homes strains charity’s centres as large-scale rescues soar
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On trial for rape, Russell Brand is still delivering hour-long podcasts in pyjamas
The defendant joked in a podcast with his wife about being told to do his shirt up during the first week of his trial
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Researchers uncover truth of British Empire’s trade routes
Researchers used AI to help extract data from the vast number of voyages noted in the handwritten port books
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Wickes reveals faster sales growth amid ‘mild’ price inflation
Chief executive David Wood said the group is on track to meet profit guidance for the year.
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Broomfield Hospital's NHS trust prosecuted over children's deaths
Charges relate to the deaths of a two-year-old and a three-year-old at Broomfield Hospital in Essex.
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Microsoft ditches residency plans at UK's largest data center over power supply concerns
Nscale data center's only publicly announced customer has pulled out
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Centuries-old shipping records show trade with Europe drove the British Empire
Researchers used AI to help extract data from the vast number of voyages noted in the handwritten port books
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Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns
Development by UK firm Nscale heralded by ministers as largest of its kind in country loses anchor tenant
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Essex dad sentenced after son died in Cyprus hotel fall
Joshua Foster "lost control" of his son while showing him the view of a water park from a window.
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MPs are under more threat than ever, says Farage, five years after Amess murder
Nigel Farage has said on the fifth anniversary of the murder of Sir David Amess that MPs are “under more threat than they’ve ever been”.
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Wes Streeting in US for Hegseth meeting as Ukraine tensions escalate – UK politics live
Defence secretary’s meeting comes after Burnham said he would help facilitate reconciliation between Zelenskyy and Trump
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Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and extreme comments
Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist views
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One stolen every four minutes - inside the police battle against vehicle thieves
Officers tell the BBC they are overstretched and struggling to keep up with sophisticated criminals.
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Golf clubs and private schools among businesses facing severe water use restrictions
Golf courses and private schools could be banned from using mains supplies to irrigate lawns
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North Yorkshire named best place in region to start and grow a business
North Yorkshire has been named the best place in Yorkshire and the Humber for starting and sustaining a business, according to American Express.
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MI5 chief Ken McCallum confirms Russia did interfere in Brexit referendum but says it had little impact – as it happened
He argued there was no evidence to suggest the result of the Brexit vote had been swayed as a result of the effort
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Essex NHS staff get 'landmark' payout over gas exposure
The settlement follows the largest group legal action brought by midwives in the UK, says union.
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Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?
Meeting travellers' expectations could be challenging, experts warn.
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Normandy veteran Henry Rice dies aged 100
Henry Rice, from Cranleigh, Surrey, was a signalman who served off Normandy in the days after D-Day.
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A man asked ChatGPT to help him get out of a parking fine — and the AI helped him win the legal battle three years later
ChatGPT came in handy for this man when he asked it for legal advice, and won a three-year parking fine dispute.
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B&M to open 8 new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations
B&M is scheduled to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations.
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B&M to open 8 new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations
B&M is scheduled to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations.
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County Durham Beefeater among 110 old pubs saved after takeover creating 1,000 jobs
More than 100 former Beefeater, Brewers and Cookhouse sites will reopen after being acquired by Queensway Inns and Common Table Group.
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B&M to open 8 new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations
B&M is scheduled to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026 - see the full list of locations.
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Man wins three-year parking ticket battle after using ChatGPT as his lawyer
Rafal Goral says he was fined £100 for not paying quickly enough at a carpark Newquay in Cornwall in 2023
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Man wins three-year parking ticket battle after using ChatGPT as his lawyer
Rafal Goral says he was fined £100 for not paying quickly enough at a carpark Newquay in Cornwall in 2023
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I visited my first pumpkin patch in an attempt to reignite my Halloween spirit
Visiting a pumpkin patch is something I have always wanted to do, but for some reason never got round to doing. So I changed that this year.
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Man wins three-year parking ticket battle after using ChatGPT as his lawyer
Rafal Goral says he was fined £100 for not paying quickly enough at a carpark Newquay in Cornwall in 2023
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Hoads Wood illegal waste "supersite" finally cleared at £15m cost
Concerns remain over the ancient Kent woodland's future after 39,500 tonnes of rubbish were cleared.
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Inquiry probes controversial camera tech linked to mental health patient deaths
The Lampard Inquiry is preparing to determine if emergency interim guidance should be issued regarding the placement of the Oxevision system on hospital wards
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King Cnut, a lost wooden cross and the story of a County Durham village
TO COMMEMORATE next year’s 1,000th anniversary of the legendary King Cnut’s pilgrimage through County Durham, villagers in Trimdon – where he stopped to trim his hair and don his cloak – are raising money to recreate a landmark wooden cross that would have stood in the king’s day.
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Inquiry probes controversial camera tech linked to mental health patient deaths
The Lampard Inquiry is preparing to determine if emergency interim guidance should be issued regarding the placement of the Oxevision system on hospital wards.
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Daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess says politicians still at risk
Katie Amess questions if anything has changed to protect politicians five years after her father's death.
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Why Brexit could end up being Kemi Badenoch’s arrow in the eye
As the Tories arrive in Birmingham for their annual conference still languishing in the polls, political editor David Maddox looks at how the party’s publicity team’s version of the Bayeux Tapestry is an ill omen for Kemi Badenoch
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I can cut cost of housing to stop London brain drain, Cleverly claims
Exclusive: Ahead of the Tory conference in Birmingham, Sir James Cleverly talked to The Independent about his ambitions for what he hopes is his ‘last big job in politics’ – including claims he can cut the price of new homes by £100,000
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Nvidia-backed Neocloud Nscale faces years of delay because UK's 'largest AI supercomputer' can't get enough power from the grid to feed its data centers
UK power infrastructure limits confirmed
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Full list of new Aldi stores opening across the UK before Christmas
Shoppers in communities across England, Scotland and Wales will see new branches open alongside three site relocations.
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Full list of new Aldi stores opening across the UK before Christmas
Shoppers in communities across England, Scotland and Wales will see new branches open alongside three site relocations.
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Full list of new Aldi stores opening across the UK before Christmas
Shoppers in communities across England, Scotland and Wales will see new branches open alongside three site relocations.
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Thousands of ghost number plates detected on UK roads as drivers evade cameras
Thousands of drivers are hiding behind illegal ghost plates, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.
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Bake Off fans divided by Nigella Lawson’s strange habit when judging bakes
Viewers of the Great British Bake Off are divided over Nigella Lawson's strange habit while judging on the show.
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Nowak killer Vickrum Digwa given leave to appeal against sentence
The Court of Appeal will decide in November whether to reduce or lengthen the 21-year minimum term.
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All the major policy announcements in Burnham’s Labour conference speech
The prime minister has maintained a focus on the cost of living in his opening months
