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Only emergency cover is provided by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency due to a walkout over pay.
Suspected immigrants from Afghanistan are found in a furniture lorry after they "thump" the walls of a trailer.
A large amount of hay and 30 tonnes of chemical fertiliser have been destroyed in a barn fire in Essex.
Striker Kevin Lisbie leaves Colchester after one season to join Ipswich.
A man dies as a result of severe burns after being rescued from a blaze at his home in Essex.
The body of a climber found on a Highland mountain was that of an outdoor training instructor.
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