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Police had been reviewing whether he may have committed further offences

A major Essex route has been shut in both directions after a vehicle overturned this morning.

A major Essex route has been shut in both directions after a vehicle overturned this morning.

A reader contacts us asking for help on transferring a large sum of Turkish money to the UK. We ask an expert financial adviser for guidance on what they should do next.

A rapidly developing El Nino is already reaching record-setting levels for this time of year and is expected to intensify further over the coming months. "The El Nino has blossomed. It is off the charts. Usual measures of El Nino have blown past prior record levels in the period with good data, even though maximum effects are still several months in the future," writes renowned climate scientist James Hansen at Columbia University in New York in a newsletter sent today. Climate scientists disagree over whether it has already surpassed previous "super El Nino" events on every metric, but several say the signal is unprecedented in forecasts and could ultimately become the strongest modern event on record. New Scientist reports: There are different ways of measuring El Ninos, which occur when warm surface waters spread eastwards along the equator across the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Hansen thinks the best measure is how much warmer than usual the upper 300 meters of the eastern tropical Pacific becomes. "Our preferred metric, the heat anomaly in the upper 300 meters of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean... already exceeds the 1997-98 super El Nino," he writes. [...] What's clear is that this developing super El Nino will soon exceed previous events on all measures. "I have never seen an El Nino signal this intense in our forecasts," [Adam Scaife at the Met Office, the UK's national weather service] said in a statement released today. "If the forecast is accurate... then 2026 will far exceed our recent experience of El Nino and its worldwide climate influences." While Hansen is comparing the developing super El Nino to other modern events for which we have direct temperature records, Hayley Fowler at Newcastle University in the UK thinks it could also exceed historical events suspected to be even larger. "The super El Nino evolving in the Pacific will likely be the biggest ever recorded, reaching or exceeding the levels of the 1877-1878 El Nino which caused widespread impacts, including famines and around 50 million deaths (3-4 percent of the global population at the time), mostly across Asia and South America," Fowler said in a statement.

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The television presenter and Location, Location, Location star highlighted a report in the Mail this week showing homes in parts of London have seen close to £300,000 wiped off their value in the past year.

Tesco's might is built on its Clubcard scheme, while Sainsbury's relies on its Nectar programme.

The bin is supposed to be collected 10 times per year, but on the last collection date it wasn't emptied.

Plans have been submitted to turn a Canvey storage warehouse into a members-only Alpine-themed events venue.

Plans have been submitted to turn a Canvey storage warehouse into a members-only Alpine-themed events venue.

With the new football season starting, fans should check that they're not paying expensive out-of-contract prices for bundled internet, TV and live sports packages.

After more than 25 years valuing antiques and collectables, I've learnt that some of the best-performing items were never bought as investments.

When he was pulled over, it turned out his driving licence had been revoked and the vehicle was being driven while uninsured.

Fresh, fuss-free dishes to keep the holiday vibe alive from Sarah Fulton Vachon's newest cookbook, Drizzle.

Four hundred and sixty-five thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five. That's a big number to spell out. It's also how many Geely EX2 electric hatchbacks were delivered in China last year.

The incident has been called a "disgraceful" act

Americans have faced soaring food prices, with inflation compounded by rising fuel costs stemming from the war with Iran.

The First Daughter, 44, has been flaunting her enviable physique all summer long, posting numerous photos of her herself in tiny bikinis and skin-tight dresses.

The House Bunny star, 49, said that while she is open to her son's strong Christian beliefs, she actively challenges his perspectives through 'long conversations.'

A discovery at a site some believe contains the remains of Noah's Ark provides evidence that the formation is not simply a solid mass of rock.