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Changes have been to the law have made psychological abuse within a relationship illegal

It's illegal for your partner to do these ten things in a relationship

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Three stolen vehicles recovered

VIDEO: Snow today? Cold weekend is here... spare a thought for the homeless

Picture shows the moment 'gunman' brandishes firearm at train station

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MPs explain why they voted against PM's Brexit plan but still backed her in confidence vote

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Shoebury Garrison may soon have new Lidl supermarket

How to catch a glimpse of the supermoon lunar eclipse on Monday

Concerns over the future for Canvey's Rapid Response Car

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Battling Kim: ‘I’m a domestic abuse survivor and will help others to survive’

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Slum landlords could be fined up to £30k in bid to end squalid conditions

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Here's how 1,000 people told county hall bosses their library shouldn't close

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Playground attack ‘goes viral’ as pupils film fight

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Wetherspoons bar boss visits Southend pub to unleash anger at PM's 'appalling' Brexit deal

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Gang jailed for total of 127 years after violent burglaries

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Perv snared by paedo hunters after trying to entice 'child' into sex acts

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Co-op bosses take to Facebook to call out 'naughty' raiders

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Two teen members of C17 gang banned from large parts of Thurrock

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Man wanted in connection to rape

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Armed robbers jailed after terrorising taxi drivers and cashiers

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Council boss: 'Every piece of land is being used to build more homes for Southend'

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Flying Tiger has reduced everything to £2 or less - here is where and when it's on

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DIY SOS: Life-changing help for football fan Simon Dobbin who was brutally attacked in Southend

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Man stabbed four times before thugs steal his phone

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Banksy artwork sold to Essex art dealer for six-figure sum

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Man arrested in Stanford-le-Hope on suspicion of murder

Chicago's nightclub in Basildon will close tomorrow

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B&M announces new Canvey store

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Killer and accomplice admit terrifying gunpoint robbery at social club

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Couple told they were ‘too old’ to conceive share their little miracle

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Revenge killer back in jail after gun-toting robbery

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Yobs branded ‘disgusting’ after targeting cat with airgun

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Couple have been living out of their car for 8 weeks as they cannot find housing

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Man arrested after fatal M11 crash

London Mayor hits back over 'homeless dumping' claims from Essex council leaders

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Do these items belong to you? Car burglar jailed after resident caught him red-handed

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Woman banned from teaching for life after having sexual relationship with pupil

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'George had his whole life ahead of him': Mum detained after 'appalling tragedy'

WATCH: Suspected druggie arrested after high speed police chase

Tesco fund Westcliff's new charity garden

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Grammar school’s £1m science block extension is unveiled

'People are scared to go out at night': Fear as woman arrested after 'gun' is found

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REVEALED: Essex councils are investing £7bn pension fund in ‘unethical’ firms

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Boots' baby sale returns and prices start from just 60p

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Updated

Mum is cleared of 7-year-old's murder after being judged as insane

Man appears in court on Southend shooting murder charge

'Lazy detectives sabotaged child abuse investigations' court hears

£49 a year council tax rise up for vote

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Tracy pays tribute to her inspirational friend who had a double hand transplant

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Tributes pour in for junior league secretary who died suddenly just days before Christmas

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Woman arrested and imitation gun seized following late night assault

First snow flakes of the year have started to fall in Essex

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Pedestrian left with a head injury after a crash with moped in Leigh

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Exclusive

Rising star Ben Foakes is making the most of chance he thought he'd never get

Lidl plans to open on Shoebury Garrison site

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Fresh multi-million pound plan to build homes on former garrison site

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VIDEO: Shop owner speaks out of terror after knifeman raids newsagent

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Victim sent drawing of her stalker holding a knife with blood dripping from it

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Armed thugs threatened to slit man's throat during terrifying raid

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Mum on trial for murder 'had no idea what she was doing was wrong'

QUIZ: How comfortable are YOU financially (this poll says you need two homes)

Walker badly beaten with bottle in unprovoked attack

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£26m to fix Southend's roads and pavements

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Southend Airport to get a new hotel as bosses promise 'exciting' next decade

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Court to consider lifting anonymity of man accused of murdering backpacker Grace Millane

Thug who stabbed teen in broad daylight jailed for five years

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Armed cops sent to 'car jacking'... only to find a security company carrying out a training exercise

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Gun murder-accused court appearance is delayed

'Insane' mum killed her 7-year-old son to 'save him from a fate worse than death'

Upskirting will finally become a criminal offence

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Whistleblowers claim adults with autism are 'being locked up unnecessarily'

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Civic Centre set for big improvements... including £500k worth of desk moves

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Island car parks set to charge all year round in bid to raise an extra £100k

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All the Blues news

Humphrys hopes Shrimpers switch will help him find his identity

Blues boss Powell thrilled to bring in Humphrys from Fulham

Team news: Hart and Humphrys start for Blues at Bradford

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Sport

Wheeler makes sensational return to Billericay as boss

Blues midfielder Dieng wants more Bradford highlights

Blues boss Powell expects direct threat from Bradford

The view from the other side: Bradford City

Head-to-head: Bradford v Southend United

Bowers relishing Coggeshall clash

Southend Manor are hampered by injuries

Canvey bid to maintain great form on the road

Rocks bidding to recover from first loss of 2019

Kimble prepares Wakering for ‘six-pointer’

Hullbridge ready for clash under the Leyton lights

Basildon boss Blackburn: We need to pick up the points

Concord aim to heap misery on Billericay

Blues boss Powell: Leeds manager Bielsa has gone too far

Scogings urges Westcliff not to take victory for granted

Blues' academy comes to the fore in memorable fashion

Blues midfielder Klass linked with loan switch to Dagenham

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National sport

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley ‘set to foot the bill for January transfers’

Highlights from day six at the Australian Open

England’s Six Nations preparations hit by Owen Farrell thumb injury

Simona Halep has ‘nothing to lose’ when facing Serena Williams in Melbourne

Liam Plunkett helps Melbourne Stars seal shock win over city rivals Renegades

Fulham taking nothing for granted as they test Tottenham without Harry Kane

Novak Djokovic regrets being ‘agitated’ during win over Denis Shapovalov

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Blues

Moore back for Blues but Bunn and Oxley miss out

Blues boss Powell: We must be careful with Kelman

Blues in talks with striker

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Moore back for Blues but Bunn is ruled out

Was Kelman’s fine debut strike Blues’ best ever goal?

Blues coach Huzzey full of praise for youngsters after victory in EFL Youth Alliance Cup semi-final

Billericay hit Blues for six in Essex Senior Cup

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What's On

Join this beautiful winter walk in Southend today

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Take part in the ale trail and find new pub and beer favourites

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Aled Jones and Russell Watson will be performing in Southend

Prosecco party coming to Billericay

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Acclaimed Southend Shakespeare Company ready to tread the boards with Henry IV part I

Remembering the two hero pilots who crashed from our skies into a Rochford field 100 years ago

Down memory lane: photos reveal life in 1920s Southend

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Food & Drink

Take part in the ale trail and find new pub and beer favourites

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Prosecco party coming to Billericay

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Essex Festival of Food and Drink

It’s a wrap! Life on the road with John Torode

Where you can pick strawberries this season

Marco's Tapas Bar in Rayleigh celebrates 15 years

Health virtues of turning veggie are plenty...

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National news

Concern grows over missing man with dementia

Mexico pipeline explosion death toll increases

Labour must not rule out second EU referendum, says Starmer

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Watch Amur tigers experience snow for the first time at Knowsley Safari Park

Cold weather ‘here to stay’ with disruptive snow possible, say forecasters

Teenager arrested over Jaden Moodie murder

Police appeal to HGV drivers after man found dead on city bypass

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