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A man stands by a plinth at Markshall, with a microphone surrounded by a crowd commemorating an event. Some of the crowd are standing, some are sitting down. The event is held on grass with a stone monument present. Small American and British flags can be seen, sticking out from the ground.

Ceremony will honour pilots of key WW2 operation

An estate in Essex is preparing to host a service to commemorate the Operation Varsity pilots.

A man in a navy and/or grey fleece folding his arms in front of his terraced house. His white hair is receding.

Man, 80, gives up solar panels fight with council

Barry Thompson's local council refuses his efforts to install six solar panels.

A young man stand at an outdoor sale. He holds a wad of cash in front of him. He is throwing back his head and laughing, with his eyes closed.

Is Essex really the county of grafters?

"I think we're built different around here," says car boot sale trader Sonny Green.

Close-up of police uniform. The black outfit also holds a body camera and a yellow taser gun.

Police sergeant charged with assault of woman

The serving officer was not on duty at the time of the alleged incident, police say.

The Sutton Hoo helmet is a decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet found during a 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. It is facing the viewer and on the left while a woman is looking at it on the right.

What makes East Anglia a 'must see' location?

The guide singles out the region's "beautiful coastlines, timeless villages and lively cities".

A photo of Nicole Gibson. She is facing the camera and standing in front of other protesters. She is standing in front of a sign that reads 'stop the pylons'. She has blonde hair and is wearing sunglasses. She is wearing a black t-shirt that reads '180km of pylons, say no'. She is also wearing a black jacket.

'We're not being given a choice' - pylon protesters

Another protest is held against plans to erect a line of pylons across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

The A120 at Coggeshall

Woman, 70, dies after collision with lorry

Police say no arrests have been made as officers appeal for witnesses to come forward.

Dimitri Clark in the driver's seat of an ambulance, next to Michelle Behn

Boy, 6, awarded for bravery after saving mum

Dimitri Clark, who has a speech impediment and doesn't talk on the phone, managed to call 999.

Tommy Marns

The villagers in fear of new quarry plans

Essex County Council wants to extract four million tonnes of sand and gravel each year for housing.