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  1. Fire breaks out in roof of Halstead wine bar

    Patrick Byrne

    BBC News

    Seven engines have been sent to tackle a fire in the roof of a wine bar in Essex.

    The fire broke out in the building on the High Street in Halstead just after 11:00.

    Halstead fire

    Steve Hall, an independent town councillor in Halstead, told the BBC: "If you're travelling to Halstead be aware that the High Street A131 may be closed."

    Firefighters are tackling the fire from the outside of the building and from the flat roof at the back by removing roof tiles to access hot spots, Essex County Fire and Rescue said.

    Halstead firefighters
    Halstead fire crews
    Fire hoses
  2. Investigation under way as body recovered from River Brain

    Patrick Byrne

    BBC News

    A body has been recovered from a river in Essex and police have begun an inquiry.

    Officers were alerted to the discovery in the River Brain at Chipping Hill in Witham at about 09:40.

    Body found in river

    "Inquiries are continuing and the death is currently being treated as unexplained," a police spokesman said.

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    Video caption: Oliver Cromwell locomotive breaks down on final East Anglia trip

    The locomotive broke down on its journey between London and Norwich.

  4. Oliver Cromwell won't be pulling train back to London

    Stuart Howells

    BBC Radio Suffolk

    A mechanical failure on the Oliver Cromwell steam engine has meant it will not be powering the journey back to Liverpool Street this evening.

    Oliver Cromwell steam locomotive at Bentley, Suffolk
    Image caption: The Oliver Cromwell steams through Bentley, between Manningtree and Ipswich stations

    The train eased in to Norwich railway station having had to travel at about 20mph for the last six or seven miles of its journey from London Liverpool Street.

    It took close to four hours to get to Norwich, having left the capital at 10:20.

    The Oliver Cromwell has been de-coupled from the carriages which will have to be pulled back to London by a diesel engine, leaving Norwich at 19:05.

  5. Oliver Cromwell arrives in Norwich

    The Oliver Cromwell engine has arrived at Norwich railway station - about 50 minutes late.

    It's travelled from Liverpool Street and here's footage of it passing through Suffolk, between Stowmarket and Diss:

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  6. Cromwell stops in Colchester

    Cromwell

    The steam-powered 70013 Oliver Cromwell, built in 1951, is making its way through the region today as a last hurrah before it is withdrawn.

    It's made its stop at Colchester railway station, where this photo was taken. It's on its way through Suffolk, where it's not stopping.

    Remember, you can watch it arriving at Norwich station from 13:15 here.

  7. Watch Oliver Cromwell's last trip

    Oliver Cromwell

    A steam-powered locomotive which spent most of its working life as the London to Norwich Express is having one final hurrah on the line today before it goes out of service.

    The 70013 Oliver Cromwell, built in 1951, is due to be withdrawn in March after its boiler certificate expires.

    It is making the return trip from London Liverpool Street to Norwich, stopping at Colchester at 11:44.

    It's already on its way up the coast, having set off from Liverpool Street at 10:20.

    You can watch it arriving at Norwich station from 13:15 here.

    After a five-hour stop, it'll then leave Norwich at 19:05 and arrive back at Liverpool Street at 22:24.