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Somerset beat Essex by 14 runs in the final of the T20 Blast at Edgbaston to bring an end to a lengthy and painful series of near-misses

The ruling comes just two days after the Home Secretary’s department moved asylum seekers on to Wethersfield Airfield in Essex for the first time.

First asylum seekers arrive at former RAF base in Essex

The first arrivals are people who were brought to a processing facility in Kent over the weekend from small boat crossings.

The Essex batter hit a timely 135 to send a message to England selectors, while Durham continued their march towards promotion

Police responding to a report of a screaming woman discovered the source of the worrying noise was actually a pet parrot. Steve Wood, 54, said he was initially confused when police showed up at his home in Canvey Island, Essex. “I thought, ‘Oh my god, what have I done?’’” he…

Marius Mihai Draghici was ‘essential cog’ in operation that caused deaths of 39 people, court heard

Marius Mihai Draghici was jailed for 12 years and seven months after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people

Watchdog ‘very disappointed’ in repeated failures by Essex hospital to address safety concerns