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A middle-aged man faces the camera wearing a white shirt and black tie with the equipment of a hospital ward seen behind him

Hospitals still waiting for £96m of funding

The regional NHS trust has only had £22m of the £118m in government funding it secured in 2018.

Two police officers in uniform are talking to a person whose face has been hidden from view. They are standing in front of a wooden building.

Eight arrests in immigration and slavery inquiry

Police visit businesses in Essex to check on welfare and legal status of workers.

Rat droppings scattered across the top of a white fridge.

Rat droppings found near food in restaurant

Details obtained by the BBC reveal the extent of a rodent infestation at the Essex seafood eatery.

People are sat outside a building which is branded with a green Fish on the Quay sign. It is a sunny day and the road beside the quay is on the left hand side.

Rat infestation forces seafood restaurant to close

The restaurant manager tells the BBC "everything is great" when contacted for comment.

Sir John Whittingdale standing in front of iron gates, which are blurred. He has short grey hair and is wearing a chequered shirt.

Clubs 'badly affected' by leisure plan, says MP

A district council leader insists the revamp of the centre will future-proof the popular facility.

A small brown eel, about an inch and a half long, lying in the palm of a hand.

Safe route past man-made weir created for eels

The project in the River Blackwater, near Maldon, allows fish to complete their migration upstream.

Seven male wheelchair basketball players sitting in front of a green wall inside a sports hall. They are wearing cyan vests and smiling. One is holding a basketball.

Sports clubs told to make way for climbing wall

Changes at a sports hall in Maldon mean some of its regular users will lose their base in August.

Firefighters hose down a burnt and destroyed garden. Trees can be seen burnt with rubble strewn across the garden.

Numerous gardens destroyed in late night fire

Residents attempt to tackle the fire themselves before the fire service arrives.

Three young women with long hair are standing in a street using vapes. They are exhaling plumes of vapour which looks like white smoke.

Fire warning over risks of rechargeable vapes

People switching to reusable vapes are being warned to make sure they are charged correctly.