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Updated 14:30, 7 May 2026

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Top story: Light Aircraft Crashes at Clacton Airfield with Two Minor Injuries

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PLANE INCIDENT

Light Aircraft Crashes at Clacton Airfield with Two Minor Injuries

DEADLY HIT

Drunk Driver Carl Horsnell Jailed for Life-Changing Hit-and-Run That Crippled Met Police Officer in Ipswich

BRING HER HOME

Urgent Police Search for Missing 80-Year-Old Carole Teather in Freezing Colchester

CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Colchester Taxi Impostor Jailed in Absentia for Sex Assault After Fleeing UK

Essex Rallies to Support Families Amid Surge in Family Court Cases and Separation Struggles

PREDATORY OFFENDER

Ex-Luxury Hotel Worker Jailed for Sex Assault on Vulnerable Woman Outside Colchester Bookshop

POLICE PROBE

Rush Hour Horror: Man Wanted for Sexual Assault on Essex Bus in Colchester

BANNED

Speeding Lamborghini Driver Banned 56 Days for 140mph on A120 and Illegal Tints

MIGRANT JAILED

Asylum Seeker Jailed for Sexually Assaulting Vulnerable Woman at Hull Royal Hotel

STAND OFF

Hundreds Protest Outside Essex Asylum Hotel After Migrant Charged with Schoolgirl Sex Assault

FATAL CRASH

76-Year-Old Trike Rider Dies After Crash with Peugeot on Colchester’s Northern Approach Road

NARSTY BITE

Essex Police Dog Lando Sniffs Out Five Suspects in High-Speed Moped Chase and Crash Bust

Careless Cigarette Ignites Dangerous Blaze Near Gas Main in Colchester: Firefighters Warn of Explosion Risk

E-Bike Battery Sparks Dangerous Flat Fire in Colchester – Fire Chiefs Issue Urgent Charging Warning

Teen Girl Killed in A12 Horror Crash Near Colchester – Police Urge Witnesses to Come Forward

A12 Shut Both Ways Near Colchester After Serious Incident – Major Delays and Diversions in Place

Colchester Man, 33, Arrested After Early Morning Exposure Incident in Red Lion Walk

Missing Teen Kyra Pearson, 14, Vanishes in Colchester – Police Launch Urgent Search

Armed Police Arrest Two Teens in High-Speed Train Chase After Castle Park Knife Robbery in Colchester

Colchester Mourns Young Freddie Farrow: Family and Police Pay Emotional Tribute After Tragic Death

Ex-Essex Cop Judy Yuen Slapped with Suspended Sentence for Laundering Sons’ Drug Cash

Tragedy in Colchester: Four University of Essex Students, Including Star Basketball Duo, Killed in High-Speed Crash

Four University of Essex Students Dead After Horror Crash in Colchester – Police Appeal for Witnesses

Four Dead in Horror Colchester Crash – Police Urge Witnesses to Come Forward

Urgent: Police Launch Search for Missing Colchester Woman Karen Thurgood, 57 – Call 999 with Info

Colchester Man Jailed for Funding Nephew’s Terror Fight in Syria After Met Police Probe

Essex Woman Killed in XL Bully Attack: Owner First Charged Under New UK Dangerous Dog Laws

Teen Stabbed in Colchester Chicken Shop: Two Men Jailed for Six Years Nine Months

Uncle Jailed for Sending Cash to Nephew’s Terror Fight in Syria

Teen Stabbed Multiple Times in Colchester Chicken Shop Row as Two Men Plead Guilty