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A choir stands in a group looking at the camera and waving union jack flags and many wearing the same blue white and red colours.

Choirs mark VE Day singing White Cliffs of Dover

Buskerteers Choirs will perform the song at rehearsals across the south and east of England.

Dave and Pam Letch on the pitch at the County Ground. Dave is standing up while wearing glasses and a chequered shirt. Eva Gray is wearing a navy cricket strip and hat, and has her arm around Pam's shoulders. Pam is wearing a purple outfit and presenting Gray with a player of the match award.

Parents' 20-year fight for professional women's cricket team

The side's first professional season starts after a two-decade campaign from Dave and Pam Letch.

A veteran waves a Union Jack flag as he takes part in a VE Day Parade. He is wearing a suit with a line of medals across his chest.

Soldiers and veterans offered free VE Day travel

Thursday marks 80 years since Allied forces accepted Germany's surrender in World War Two.

A bedroom destroyed by a fire. Shelves and wardrobes are blackened by fire damage, including their contents. The ceiling has partially collapsed.

Candle causes fire that leaves family homeless

The fire service says the incident highlights the danger of unattended candles.

A woman with shoulder-length hair sitting on a brown sofa while holding two copies of her book Powerless. She is looking into the camera

'I'm a viral author but I can't quit my job'

Vicky Ball says social media exposure is "wonderful" but success as an author remains "difficult".

A bicycle is on a road going over a white bicycle sign on the floor. The person riding the bike is wearing black trousers and brown shoes. Cars are parked on either sides of the road.

Cycle routes get £1.4m funding

The local authority says congestion will be eased in two of the county's main centres.

A person is walking from left to right outside a polling station, which appears to be a church building. A sign reading polling station is tied to green metal railings outside the church.

Where are local elections in Essex taking place?

Voters can make their voices heard at several locations in the county.

Murs holding a microphone on stage while smiling and wearing all black.

'I'm in the best shape of my life,' says Olly Murs

The pop star tells the BBC about his preparation ahead of a bumper summer of gigs.

A black bus for the Chelmer Valley park and ride scheme. The bus is parked outside a white building and has orange writing on the screen above the driver which says Chelmer Valley.

Plans to cut park and ride services

The council is encouraging residents to take part in a consultation with four different proposals.