Braintree

Alfie Coleman admits purchasing a gun but denies he was plotting to start a "race war".

Firefighters are working with a local farmer to try to stop the flames from spreading further.

A light aircraft comes down in a field a few miles east of Stansted Airport.

Fire crews save some vehicles, but a boat is also lost in the flames.

A litter-picker says he gathered the items, used to hold roadwork signs, on a short stretch of road.

The Home Office says it wants a "more sustainable and cost-effective asylum accommodation system".

Ed Gold, who has worked in Afghanistan, says he was "taken aback" by people's struggles back home.

The proposal for the month-long bakery at the celebrity chef's home will be decided by the council.