Chelmsford Weekly News

Microsoft outage disrupts Teams, Outlook, Copilot and cloud services across the UK, including Essex. Company says there is no evidence of a cyberattack.

A130 northbound closure between Rayleigh Spur and Howe Green will run for 58 hours, with A12 and A127 diversions, delays and bus changes expected.

Kaspa’s Desserts is due to open a new branch on United Way, Colchester, on November 13, serving waffles, crepes, shakes and sundaes in Essex for dessert lovers.

Police have secured more than 200 shop theft charges in just two weeks.

A man in his 70s has died after being found in the River Lea near Cheshunt Station on November 12. Hertfordshire Police say the death was not suspicious.

M25 clockwise traffic is at a standstill after a collision between Junction 26 (A121) and Junction 27 (M11), with delays and disruption expected for drivers.

Russell Brand’s Facebook and Instagram accounts are disabled by Meta after his 10-and-a-half-year sentence for rape and sexual assault; X remains active.

Police have launched an urgent appeal for a missing 3-year-old man from Harlow.

Results from a pioneering smartphone experiment at a Colchester school have been thrust back into the national spotlight as the debate over children’s use of mobile phones intensifies.

Braintree Council is said to be considering fresh legal action over an extension on the use of Wethersfield asylum centre.

Essex County Council has launched a new programme to tackle men’s health and wellbeing.

A police motorbike has been involved in a crash in London Road, Stanway, Colchester with a car

The family of murdered Essex student Henry Nowak have launched a charity to support others who lose a child.

B1393 London Road near Harlow is closed in both directions after a crash between Herb Farm Granaries and M11 Junction 7. Slow traffic and delays reported.

Terrifying footage shows M25 roadworkers narrowly escaping a stolen BMW fleeing from police at 80mph after crashing through barriers near Essex’s junction 27.

New forensic image released as British Transport Police and Locate International renew appeal to identify ‘Southend Station Man’, found dead on November 15, 2000.

Driver who reached 120mph on the A12 during a police pursuit admitted dangerous driving, carrying nitrous oxide and failing a cannabis test; awaits sentence.

M25 Essex traffic: third lane closed anticlockwise between junctions 27 and 28 after a stranded vehicle, with queues building and delays for drivers.

Essex Police officer Jake Lay-Flurrie dismissed after 75 speeding infringements, including 54.3mph in a 30mph zone, and unauthorised blue-light use.

All Stansted Airport flights courtesy of British Airways CityFlyer service have been cancelled.