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A picture of Rob Saggs from the homeless charity Chess wearing a hard hat and hi-vis jacket at the site of a new development

Development is 'game-changing' for city's homeless

Twenty-four purpose built modular homes are nearly finished to help ease the city's homelessness issue.

A man dressed in a shirt and overcoat holds a melon on a stick to taste test it

Watch: What does a £115 melon taste like?

A shop owner selling melons for £115 each says his customers include footballers and film stars.

The outside of a badly damaged caravan. Its front window is smashed.

Caravan blaze sparks smoke alarm warning

Residents were unaware a fire was taking hold in their caravan, Essex fire service says.

A red car stuck in water. The headlights are on and there are firefighters standing around the car in water

Car 'out of its depth' in flooded ford

Essex Police urges people to take care when driving in bad weather.

Jason Coleman, Freddie Coleman and a young girl sat on what appears to be a rollercoaster at a theme park. Jason is wearing a grey and white hoody, has short grey hair and is smiling. Freddie is younger than 15 years old here. He has short brown hair, is wearing a blue hoodie and has his mouth open in excitement. The young girl is smiling while wearing a pink T-shirt. She has light coloured hair which has partially blown across her face.

Family's pain still raw a year on from fatal crash

Jason Coleman returns to the scene of his 15-year-old son's crash death to carry out speed checks.

Freddie Coleman is a 15-year-old boy with brown hair. He's wearing a grey Nike hooded sweatshirt with his arm in a sling. He's looking directly at the camera and smiling

No speed limits for village despite teenager death

Local people are asking why no speed restrictions have been introduced.

A group of men throw their hands into the air in celebration. The one in the middle is holding up silver trophy. They are all wearing baseball caps.

Essex angler grabs street fishing victory

Ben Sharp and his fishing partner Nick Wilson win more points than any other duo in the competition.

Freddie Coleman

Villagers campaign for 20mph zone after teen dies

The sister of Freddie Coleman says: "If doing this saves another person, why not":[]}