Moment man arrested for kidnapping 11-year-old girl

An 18-year-old, arrested on suspicion of being unfit through drink or drugs, has been released on police bail.

The 20-year-old runs into the arms of officers waiting by a back gate and is arrested.

Two California sea lions are filmed "settling in" to Colchester Zoo.

The device, 6in (28cm) in diameter, is destroyed by an Army explosive ordnance disposal team.

The friendly bird was nursed back to health by a woman who found him injured in a park.

Essex Police says two officers were injured in the collision, but were able to continue the pursuit.

A couple have told the BBC how they attempted to save a mother and daughter who drowned off an Essex beach.

More than 100 firefighters were sent to tackle a huge fire at industrial units on a farm on Friday.

A 22-year-old drug dealer appears in court after police break into a property and arrest him.

Heroin and cocaine were seized from the home of a dealer who was operating a drug line from Colchester.

Reform UK's leader says he wants to be judged by Clacton's voters rather than a Parliament watchdog.

After the announcement that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage would quit his Clacton constituency and stand in a by-election, the serial election candidate Count Binface posted online: "Game on, Nige."

PC Charlie Jones says his training took over and described an "absence of thought" as they pulled out Tasers.

Police say the attack was part of a feud between two rival groups in Essex.

All the residents of the care home are safe and unharmed.

Police release footage of the moment a vehicle gets wedged between railings and the driver flees.

The bunny was in the tray of a Volkswagen Golf which arrived from Burnham-on-Crouch for a service at the garage in Hanningfield.

Police say the sentences "reflect both the scale of this operation and the seriousness of the offences committed".

The clip subsequently went viral, something co-head teacher Paul Bailey says took them by surprise.

CCTV footage shows a man being wrestled to the ground moments after filling a bag with goods.