'Cycle Tweet' girl breaks her silence
A driver who boasted on Twitter about colliding with a cyclist has apologised for what she calls a "stupid tweet".
Mayor's Tesco crash
The new mayor of Bury St Edmunds is recovering after crashing through Tesco's front door.
'Miracle' baby's recovery prompts parents' warning
A Norfolk couple are campaigning to raise awareness of the symptoms of Meningitis, after almost losing their son to the disease.
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Mayor's Tesco crash
The new mayor of Bury St Edmunds is recovering after crashing through Tesco's front door.
Read the full story'Miracle' baby's recovery prompts parents' warning
A Norfolk couple are campaigning to raise awareness of the symptoms of Meningitis, after almost losing their son to the disease.
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Hedgehog extinction warning
The region's hedgehogs could be extinct within 15 years - that's the shock warning from one wildlife expert.
Sandra Craske, of AFA Hedgehog Rescue at Fakenham in Norfolk, said slug pellets were being used to kill beetles, bugs and worms - the staple diet of the hedgehogs. She believes they could die out in the next 10 to 15 years.
Essex drinks factory closure
Drinks company Britvic is to close its factory in Chelmsford with the loss of around 230 jobs.
Read the full storyGove approves new free schools
Education Secretary Michael Gove has given the go-ahead to a number of new free schools in the region.
Read the full storyArrest over illegal immigrants
Eighteen people have been arrested on suspicion of helping to smuggle Sri Lankan illegal immigrants into Britain in a series of dawn raids across Europe, including in Luton and Essex.
Around 120 immigration and police officers from Home Office Immigration Enforcement and Kent Police searched addresses in London, Luton and Essex on Wednesday morning, while properties in France and Germany were also raided.
Eleven people were arrested in England, and seven were arrested in France, the Home Office said.
Those arrested are suspected of being part of an alleged criminal network that smuggles Sri Lankans into the UK through the Channel ports at a charge of around £4,500 per person.
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Dramatic decline in wildlife
by Malcolm Robertson
A new study paints a bleak picture for the region's wildlife.
Read the full storyCouple's shock at honeymoon stunt
A couple got back from honeymoon to find their Southend home had been repainted "Mr Blobby" style.
Read the full storyMotorist clocked at 93mph in a 30mph city limit
A motorist has been clocked speeding at 93 miles per hour in the 30 limit in Cambridge. It happened in the city's Gilbert Road. The speeding car or motorcycle was one of several that broke the 80 barrier within the 30 limit.
The speeds were recorded as part of a survey carried out by the city council as part of its plans to introduce more 20 mph limits.
A Crinkley Bottom for honeymoon couple
This is the sight that greeted a honeymoon couple when they got back to their home in Southend.
Steve and Hayley O'Rouke's terrace house was given an unexpected Mr Blobby style makeover.
Mr O'Rourke's brother Russell got to work Crinkley Bottom-style in a revenge prank after he'd returned from his own honeymoon to find a brick wall built across his drive.
