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Two firefighters tackling a fire at a garage. They are directing water from a hose into the body of the garage. It is almost entirely destroyed with just brick walls on either side of the door standing and blackened joists and other debris on the ground, surrounded by smoke.

Garage destroyed in fire caused by candle making

Flammable items in the garage caused the fire to spread quickly, says the fire service.

Three police cars - one of which is unmarked - parked at the entrance to Lincolns Lane, which is a rural road lined with bushes and trees. There are orange and white cones blocking the road.

Body discovered in country lane

Detectives say doorbell or dashcam footage in the area "may be key".

A marked yellow and blue fluorescent police car. Next to the police car is a sign on the road which is blue and in white writing says, POLICE ACCIDENT.

A-road partially shut after lorry and cars collide

Emergency services including police, fire and ambulance crews are attending the scene.

Two men's custody mugshots. They are both wearing grey sweatshirts. Neither is smiling.

Pair jailed following wave of keyless car thefts

Jack Reid, 22, and Connor Jones, 25, are behind bars for their roles in the organised campaign.

Three girls and one boy waving at the camera. They are all wearing Harry Potter-inspired costumes.

School transformed into Hogwarts for World Book Day

For one day only, Hogarth Primary becomes Hogwarts as pupils play quidditch and make potions.

A woman with a bright green pigeon dress and glasses standing by the road under a bridge

Call to protect pigeons nesting under rail bridge

A campaigner is calling on Network Rail to prevent "unnecessary suffering" to the birds.

Rubbish in a blue clear bag on the kerbside. There are black bags around it with a green litter bin in the background.

Pilot scheme to reverse falling recycling rates

The council says it will choose an area or ward of Brentwood to test the scheme.

Wooden bird boxes lined up next to each other on a table. They all have small holes on the front for a bird to get inside.

Prison inmates get creative to boost bird numbers

Prisoners have been hard at work creating bird boxes during a series of workshops.

Both sides of the M25 at Brentwood in Essex. One side has a large queue of traffic, with most of the vehicles - including cars and lorries - glowing red from brake lights. On the other side, traffic is flowing normally.

Motorway delays after multi-vehicle collision

Rush hour traffic comes to a standstill after cars and a van collide on the M25.