Archaeologists said the grave was one of the most spectacular they had found in Colchester.

'Fascinating' grave of young Roman woman to go on display

The Army's parachute regiment, based in Colchester, have helped deploy medical aid to a British national with suspected Hantavirus on the Tristan da Cunha overseas territory in the South Atlantic.
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The mission in the South Atlantic Ocean is the first time the UK military has provided medical and humanitarian support through a parachute jump.

Troops parachute onto remote island to help Brit with suspected hantavirus

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Members of the Bread of Life Community Church have been told they can no longer use megaphones to amplify their message of condemnation.

Street preachers that tell people they are 'going to hell' challenge council ban

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Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto Colchester University of Essex

Police said the CCTV means they have a new last sighting of Vitoria Barreto from before she was reported missing.

New CCTV sighting released in hunt for missing psychologist

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Police said new CCTV footage showed the engine of a boat was not started, but that the vessel drifted down the coastline.

Detectives searching for Brazilian psychologist make appeal to fishermen

Makyle Bayley (top-left), 22, Daljang Wol, 22 (top right), Anthony 'TJ' Hibbert, 24 (bottom left), and Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21 (bottom right).
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Makyle Bayley, Daljang Wol, Eva Darold-Tchikaya and Anthony "TJ" Hibbert all died at the scene when the car they were travelling in hit a building.

Drunk driver speeding at 94mph before crash that killed four, inquest told

The Princess of Wales during a visit to the RHS's Wellbeing Garden at Colchester Hospital in Essex. The visit coincides with the donation of 50 Catherine's Rose plants, named after the princess by the RHS with funds from sales going to the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Picture date: Wednesday July 2, 2025. 
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The Princess of Wales spoke of her experiences as she met staff and patients at a hospital wellbeing centre.

Kate opens up on cancer 'rollercoaster' during hospital visit

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Colchester Garrison, Merville Barracks 

Personnel at the base were told to "remain vigilant" after a reported "Lee Rigby-style" threat - but police later said it was a false alarm.

'Outdated' police intel saw false alarm issued at garrison

The A12 at Colchester, where a teenager died after being hit by a car on 22 April 2025.
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The girl was walking by the dual carriageway when she was hit by the car, said police. 

Teenage pedestrian killed in A12 crash

Freddie Farrow, 5, died after he was struck by a mirror in a department store in Colchester.

The coroner told the family of Freddie Farrow that the inquest was "never going to answer all the questions, only  who, when, where, and how."

Five-year-old's death after mirror fell on him was an accident, say inquest jury

CCTV footage from Cut and Coffee barbers in Colchester capturing the moment when a car carrying four university students drives past, just before it crashed on 1 February.
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An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the deaths of four university students after a car they were travelling in crashed into a building.

CCTV shows car moments before crash killed four university students

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Freddie Farrow appeared to use very little force when he touched the mirror and it fell on him, a Health and Safety investigator told jurors.

Mirror that toppled onto five-year-old-boy was unsecured, inquest hears

As the families pay tribute to the four students, flowers and candles are still being left at the scene.

Tributes continue to pour in for four university students killed in car crash

Flowers and candles are being left at the scene where four students, all in their 20s, died.

Tributes paid to four students killed when car crashed into building

The inquest heard the mirror was "freestanding and leaning against the wall" when it fell onto Freddie Farrow.

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