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People across Essex are being urged to have their say on plans to shake up the structure of policing across the county.

Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard the police arrived and carried out a roadside breath test because the defendant smelt of alcohol.

With a weekend of live cooking, local flavours and handmade gifts, the Essex Food and Craft Fair brought packed crowds to a historic setting last weekend.

From street patrols to safeguarding vulnerable young people, Essex Police officers regularly confront the realities of violence against women and girls.

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex has said keeping women and girls safe is “a clear priority” in the police and crime plan for the coming years.

People across Essex are being urged to have their say on plans to shake up the structure of policing across the county.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: Solar generated more U.S. electricity than coal for the first month on record in May 2026, according to new analysis from global energy think tank Ember. Solar supplied 12.8% of U.S. electricity during the month, while coal dropped to 12.2%. That's a dramatic shift in the U.S. power mix. Just five years ago, coal generated 19.7% of U.S. electricity in May, while solar accounted for only 5.4%. U.S. solar generation hit a record 45.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) in May 2026, up 17% from May 2025 and higher than the previous record set last July. Ember says another record could be broken again this summer. Solar output usually peaks in June or July, but its share of the electricity mix is often highest in spring, when strong sunshine lines up with milder temperatures before summer cooling demand ramps up. May was also the first time solar became the third-largest individual source of electricity in the U.S., behind only natural gas and nuclear. (If solar is included with all other renewables, then they're the second-largest source of electricity as an overall category of electricity.) Meanwhile, coal keeps sliding (and will continue to slide). Coal generation hit an all-time monthly low of 39.3 TWh in April 2026. Output rose slightly in May to 43.4 TWh, but it was still 11% lower than May 2025 levels. Even with that small rebound, coal couldn't keep pace with solar's rapid growth.

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The melee began in the doorway of the shop, as a staff member in his 30s and a security guard in his 20s were allegedly assaulted by a group of 'shoplifters'.

The brazen theft occurred on Wednesday morning in Marylebone, a hotspot for phone snatching where devices are reported stolen on a daily basis.

Footage of the incident, which took place on Saturday morning, was shared by Double H Nurseries who are now facing a £1,000 clean-up bill.

The cause of death of Revenge of the Nerds star Robert Carradine has been revealed months after the actor died at age 71, with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner making a ruling.

Colombian pop queen Shakira will open the World Cup in Mexico City alongside Nigerian singer Burna Boy with a live performance of Dai Dai, the tournament's official song, on Thursday.

Chrissy Teigen revealed in a somber announcement on Wednesday that her father, Ronald Leroy Teigen, had died at 73.

The 35-year-old ex reality TV personality shared a carousel of photos with friends, featuring her in a black tank top reading 'gay' in capital white letters riffing off the famous Gap logo.

MIKE KEEGAN IN ORLANDO: With seven days to go until their first group match against Croatia in Dallas, the German delivered an upbeat message.

The London Fire Brigade was called to a detached house in Brondesbury Park at 4.49am to a blaze that they believe started after one of the e-bike's lithium batteries failed while it was on charge.

For years, there was one person the bosses of Loose Women, ITV's much-loved daytime programme, dreaded hearing from.

For England's greatest World Cup moments, we look to 1966 and then we clutch at the straws of cameos. And there have been some beautiful cameos.

The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 39, appeared on The Vanessa Feltz Show on Wednesday, where he opened up about undergoing the procedure

Families were forced to cower or flee as masked and hooded rioters ransacked homes and torched cars belonging to 'foreigners' on Tuesday night.