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Police: top of Essex Pople vehicle

Man, 19 charged with multiple counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child

Selected: Bayo Alaba selected as Labour candidate

Labour select candidate to fight to become new Southend MP when James Duddridge quits

Station: police officers stationed in Southend High Street last night

Here’s why police were out in force in Southend city centre last night

Game off - for Southend United at Roots Hall

Blues match postponed due to frozen pitch

Found: Danny Macklin photographed at AFC Wimbledon

'I’ll rebuild my life': Support for ex-Blues boss found after going missing

Bouncing back - Southend Airport

Southend Airport reveals it’s 'on track' to beat 2019 passenger performance

Rejected - plans to transform a boarded-up pub in Leigh have been rejected by Southend Council.

Fresh plans for transformation of boarded up Old Leigh pub are rejected

News

Jailed: Simon Baisden has been jailed

Man who robbed his own colleagues at knifepoint in Essex Greggs jailed

Comic book writer - Pat Mills' work was adapted in Doctor Who's most recent episode (Image: Canva, Pat Mills, PA)

The famed Essex comic book writer that inspired Doctor Who's 60th anniversary

Monitoring: Essex Police during the speed-watching

289 speeding tickets and four vehicles seized as police target road safety

Check out these festive events happening in and around Southend next week.

What's On in Southend? Christmas events and more next week

Plan - redevelopment of Foundry Business Park

Big plans for future of long-standing south Essex industrial estate to be revealed

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The little-known Southend twin town with several striking similarities

The little-known Southend twin town with several striking similarities

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Then and now - the site of the world's first mini roundabout

Then and now: the south Essex site of the world's first mini roundabout

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Uninsured - MIB data ranks Southend 12 amongst worst areas for ununsired drivers

REVEALED: Southend named among the WORST areas for uninsured drivers

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Celebrations - AJ Architects Awards

Southend charity recognised with award for new housing development

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Officers: Ben Herbert and Nigel McDermott with their commendations

Brave police officers threw themselves into the sea to save drowning woman

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Supermarkets, including Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, were compared by Which? to find out which one was the best option for your Christmas shop

This is the cheapest supermarket to go to for your Christmas food shop

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GP, Dr Bhavini Shah (GMC: 7090158) from LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor has urged Brits that their common cold symptoms could actually be allergies and what many call 'Christmas Tree syndrome'.

GP issues health warning to Brits putting up their Christmas decorations

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ITV's I'm A Celebrity has apologised for

I’m A Celebrity apologises after accidentally liking 'offensive' Instagram comment

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Mars Wrigley UK says you can return these Revels products by contacting their customer service team

Revels chocolate recalled by Mars Wrigley UK as products may be 'unsafe to eat'

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Festive: families at the light switch on events

In pictures: hospital patients aged 3 and 4 excited to switch on Christmas lights

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The number of cases of domestic abuse reported to Essex Police has fallen

Domestic abuse reports to Essex Police fall but figures still 'incredibly concerning'

Wow - Christmas decorations across south Essex

IN PICTURES: Some of the most festive homes in south Essex

Hour-by-hour forecast for Southend amid snow and ice warning this morning

Hour-by-hour forecast for Southend amid snow and ice warning this morning

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Assaults most common crime at Basildon train stations with calls for more officers

All the crimes reported at Basildon station - with one committed every 10 days

Teen girl 'terrified' as man followed her into Southend alleyway and lifted her skirt

Teen 'terrified' after man followed her into Southend alleyway and lifted her skirt

For sale in Billericay

Inside spectacular £4 million mansion ‘set within beautiful ground’ in Billericay

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Winner - Matt Johnson with Anna Firth MP

'Absolutely thrilled': Leigh cycle shop wins independent business of the year

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27% of 2000 drivers surveyed said they'd failed to act on warnings following the mandatory safety check and have waited 'months’ to replace their tyres.

Millions of drivers not considering unsafe tyre 'ramifications', new survey says

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There will be a few closures on some of Essex's main roads over the weekend

M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend

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Sport

Recalled - on loan striker Daniel Kanu

Charlton Athletic recall striker from loan spell at Blues

Game off - for Southend United at Roots Hall

Blues match postponed due to frozen pitch

Shortlisted - basketball star Charlie McIntyre

Southend basketball star shortlisted for top BBC sports award

Excited - White Ensign striker Mechack Asuka

Mechack cannot wait for Ensign's 'massive' FA Vase clash

Back in action - Southend Saxons

Southend Saxons ready to resume push for league title

Pitch inspection - at Roots Hall

Pitch inspection planned ahead of Blues' clash with Wealdstone

Aiming high - Southend United's Gus Scott-Morriss

From Wonder Woman to Wealdstone! Blues wing-back targets the play-offs

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National Sport

Kevin Sinfield took to the streets of Cardiff in his latest ultra marathon (Danny Lawson/PA)

Kevin Sinfield greeted by Sir Gareth Edwards after latest fundraising challenge

Scotland, managed by Steve Clarke, will kick off Euro 2024 against hosts Germany (Steve Welsh/PA)

Scotland to open Euro 2024 with Germany clash

Brentford’s Ben Mee (floor, centre) celebrates with his team-mates after scoring their side’s second goal of the game during the Premier League match at the Gtech Community Stadium, London. Picture date: Saturday December 2, 2023.

Brentford beat Luton with strong second-half show

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka was on target against Wolves (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard fire Arsenal four points clear at PL summit

Ronnie O’Sullivan had no problem sinking Hossein Vafaei in York (Richard Sellers/PA)

Ronnie O’Sullivan out to ‘ruin careers’ of trophy rivals after reaching UK final

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Blues

Recalled - on loan striker Daniel Kanu

Charlton Athletic recall striker from loan spell at Blues

Game off - for Southend United at Roots Hall

Blues match postponed due to frozen pitch

Pitch inspection - at Roots Hall

Pitch inspection planned ahead of Blues' clash with Wealdstone

National News

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has hailed the ‘new phase’ in the Aukus partnership (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Defence Secretary hails ‘new phase’ of Aukus partnership

David Hockney’s artwork will be displayed every evening until Christmas Day at Battersea Power Station (Apple)

David Hockney unveils Christmas display to bring ‘joy and hope’ to Londoners

Hospitals could be shut down by storms right as people most need medical attention (Achmad Ibrahim/AP)

More than 16,000 hospitals ‘at risk by 2100 due to extreme weather’

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Liz Truss said the protests showed the ‘woke left’ would ‘rather support authoritarian regimes’ than the West (James Manning/PA)

Pro-Palestinians being ‘allowed to march in favour of terrorists’, Truss claims

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The scene in Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, after an 84-year-old man died after an explosion (Jane Barlow/PA)

Man who died after house explosion in Edinburgh named

Nigel Harman has withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing after sustaining an injury, the BBC has said (Guy Levy/BBC/PA)

Nigel Harman withdraws from Strictly Come Dancing after sustaining injury

Major Kevin McCool died while off-duty in Kenya (Ministry of Defence/PA)

Tributes paid to ‘selfless’ British soldier who died while off-duty in Kenya

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