Essex

Essex cricketer Das charged with two counts of rape

Prison tutor sent X-rated pictures to inmate

Fraud mastermind whose gang pocketed £1m is jailed

Teenager denies sending racist message to Lioness

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Graphics show how city's revamped pool could look

Father admits causing death of his son in hotel fall

Convictions linked to corrupt detective quashed

Services disrupted after freight train breaks down

Artist returns to beach to create sand portraits

New contractor and cash for park and ride service

University staff walk out over cuts to 400 jobs

Cat reunited with owners six years after going missing in car crash

Works on £10.6bn Lower Thames Crossing progress

Gallows Corner opens after months of delays

Whales found dead after pod spotted in Thames

Major unit takes over inquiries into police video

Handshakes, heckles and a row over security patrols near asylum base

Why are parakeet numbers on the rise?

Veteran cricket commentator retires after 31 years

Dispersal and face-cover bans in place for protest

Explosions warning as vehicles involved in scrapyard fire

Swimming pool water used to tackle thatched roof fire