Essex
Ceremonial county in the East of England
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Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the south, Greater London to the south-west, and Hertfordshire to the west. The largest settlement is Southend-on-Sea, and the county town is Chelmsford.
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Sam Cook bowls Essex to big victory over NottsSam Cook takes 6-14- and match figures of 10-73 - as Essex hammer Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge by 254 runs.BBC Sport - Published | |
IT worker jailed for life after murdering Essex couple with fentanylAn IT worker has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 37 years for murdering a couple with strong opioid fentanyl.Sky News - Published | |
Man found guilty of murder of Essex couple with FentanylA man has been found guilty of murdering a couple with strong opioid Fentanyl.Sky News - Published | |
Essex sign former South Africa captain ElgarFormer South Africa captain Dean Elgar signs for Essex on a three-year contract and will help fill the gap left by Sir Alastair Cook's retirement.BBC Sport - Published | |
The Apprentice star makes Essex gym 'safe haven' for those carrying knivesThe Apprentice star Thomas Skinner has made his boxing gym in Brentwood a "safe haven" to hand in knives anonymously - and has offered to personally pay the train fares for anyone coming from central..Sky News - Published | |
Baker's version of The Holiday cottage goes viralA cake baker from Essex has gone viral on social media after making an "entirely edible" version of the cottage from the Christmas film The Holiday.Sky News - Published | |
Final member of people smuggling gang linked to 39 deaths in Essex lorry convictedThe final member of a people smuggling gang linked to the deaths of 39 men, women and children in Essex has been found guilty.Sky News - Published | |
People smuggler behind 39 deaths in Essex lorry must pay more than £65,000 to victims' familiesA people smuggler responsible for killing 39 people who were found dead in the back of a lorry has been ordered to pay more than £65,000 in compensation to the victims' families.Sky News - Published | |
Why electricity pylons in Essex are the front line in the battle to hit net zeroIn the narrow lanes around Aldham in Essex the countryside is close to the English ideal.Sky News - Published | |
England and Essex legend Cook retires from cricketEngland and Essex legend Alastair Cook announces his retirement from professional cricket, ending a record-breaking 20-year career.BBC Sport - Published | |
Essex wait for Cook's decision on possible retirementEssex are wait for former England skipper Sir Alastair Cook to make a decision on his future.BBC Sport - Published | |
Essex man jailed for posing as girl, 16, to blackmail boysA man who posed as a 16-year-old girl online to blackmail dozens of teenage boys has been jailed for 21 years.Sky News - Published | |
Woman charged with double murderA 35-year-old woman has been charged with two murders in Essex.Sky News - Published | Sudden evacuation at Essex school over unsafe concrete raises concernsJames Saunders is wandering through the corridors of Honywood School looking into the condemned classrooms in frustration.Sky News - Published |
'You will not see a better catch to win a tournament!'Watch the moment Somerset's Tom Kohler-Cadmore takes a "spectacular" catch to bowl out Essex for 141 to win the T20 Blast final by 14 runs.BBC Sport - Published | Somerset see off Essex to win T20 for second timeSomerset beat Essex to win the T20 Blast trophy for the second time - 18 years after their first.BBC Sport - Published |
Man charged with couple's murder on Essex holiday islandA 33-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a married couple on a holiday island in Essex.Sky News - Published | T20 Blast quarter-final: Birmingham Bears v Essex - text & radioFollow live text and listen to BBC radio commentary as Birmingham Bears take on Essex in the T20 Blast quarter-finals.BBC Sport - Published |
England's Lawrence to leave Essex and join SurreyEngland middle-order batter Dan Lawrence will leave Essex to join Surrey on a three-year deal at the end of this season.BBC Sport - Published | Selt coming to terms with hair-pulling compulsionEssex's Matthew Selt has been a snooker pro for 23 years and for most of that time has been pulling out his eyebrows and eyelashes.BBC Sport - Published |
40 years ago - the day Surrey were all out for 14It remains the lowest County Championship total since before World War One, the day Essex bowled out Surrey in 14.3 overs.BBC Sport - Published | Wins for Somerset, Yorkshire & Essex in T20 BlastSomerset make it four wins from four in the T20 Blast, while Yorkshire break their duck and Essex open their campaign in style.BBC Sport - Published |
Man guilty of murdering father-of-three in shopping centreA man has been found guilty of murdering a father-of-three in a food court of a shopping centre in Essex.Sky News - Published | Barking dogs alerted owners as fire tore through houseBarking dogs alerted the owners of a house badly damaged by a fire in Essex in the early hours.Sky News - Published |
Bears beat Essex to earn third win of the seasonWarwickshire beat Essex by four wickets to earn the Bears their third County Championship win of the season.BBC Sport - Published | Essex locals resent government plan to house asylum seeking men at MoD facilityAt an old airbase in a rural corner of Essex, it's been a busy week.Sky News - Published |
Miller & Carter restaurant sinking at Lakeside Shopping CentreA floating restaurant has begun to sink at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex.Sky News - Published | 'No-one wanted to sign me because of my age'Essex boxer Nina Hughes has proved the doubters wrong by winning a professional world title at the age of 40.BBC Sport - Published |
Man wanted in connection with Essex lorry deaths to appear in court todayA man wanted in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of an Essex lorry will appear in court this morning.Sky News - Published | Schoolboy, 12, dies after garage wall collapses in Clacton, EssexA 12-year-old boy has died after a garage wall collapsed at a property in seaside town Clacton in Essex.Sky News - Published |
Essex boy, cancer survivor, and now Wimbledon wildcard at 26 - meet Ryan PenistonA few weeks ago no one outside British tennis circles knew who Ryan Peniston was.Sky News - Published | Racism in cricket: Essex fined £50,000 over comment at board meeting in 2017Essex are fined £50,000 by the England and Wales Cricket Board after pleading guilty to two charges relating to a racist comment made in 2017.BBC Sport - Published |
Man charged with murder after death of Canadian teenager at home in EssexA 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a Canadian teenager died in a house in Essex.Sky News - Published | Essex drug smuggler jailed for 20 years after importing cocaine hidden in children's toysA drug smuggler has been jailed for 20 years after using a shipment of children's toys to bring cocaine into the UK, police have said.Sky News - Published |
'Forever our champ': Family pay tribute to boy, 16, stabbed to death in EssexThe family of a teenage boy who died in a stabbing in Essex have paid tribute to their "champ".Sky News - Published | Teenager charged with murdering two boys in EssexA teenager has been charged with murdering two boys during a disturbance in Essex.Sky News - Published |
Border Force involved in search and rescue mission off the coast of EssexA search and rescue operation is under way off the coast of Essex.Sky News - Published | Two people rescued in Border Force search and rescue mission off Essex coastTwo people are understood to have been rescued from the sea off the Essex coast.Sky News - Published |
Police study CCTV after two teenagers die in 'targeted attack' in EssexPolice are studying CCTV evidence following the murder of two teenagers in what officers believe was a targeted attack over the weekend in Brentwood, Essex.Sky News - Published | Eight people arrested after two teenagers die in EssexEight people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenagers died in the early hours of this morning in Brentwood, Essex.Sky News - Published |
'Tom taped up the door': Room sealed to contain 'aggressive' deadly stowaway snake found in Essex in shipping containerA deadly stowaway snake found its way to British shores after being found in a shipping container from India.Sky News - Published | Essex gallery which transformed to help the community during pandemic wins Museum of the Year awardA gallery in Essex which transformed to help distribute food to the vulnerable and gave out free school meals has been awarded the title of Museum of the Year.Sky News - Published |
Top grammar school threatened with funding withdrawal over 'hostile environment' of sexism and racismA top grammar school in Essex has been threatened with having its funding agreement withdrawn after Ofsted found "a significant number" of students felt unsafe and were subject to sexist and racist..Sky News - Published | Man arrested in people-smuggling probe linked to Essex migrant lorry deathsA man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a lorry container in Essex.Sky News - Published |