We'll be back at our keyboards at 08:00 on Monday, but this feed will be updated over the weekend with major Essex stories.
Have a good weekend.
Photos show devastating extent of A120 coach and lorry crash
A woman in her 70s has sustained a potentially life-changing injury following a crash between a coach and lorry near Great Dunmow yesterday.
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These photos of the scene have emerged after the crash closed the A120 in both directions yesterday afternoon. The westbound carriageway was reopened in the early hours of this morning.
A total of five patients were taken to hospital, including two victims with serious injuries - with two air ambulances sent to treat patients.
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Cloud makes way for dry weather and warm temperatures
Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather
Once the last of any showers have cleared it’ll be a largely
dry night, although we could have some thicker cloud in to the west of the
region by morning and possibly some outbreaks of rain too.
The winds overnight
will turn form a light south-westerly to the south and temperatures falling to
around 12C (54F).
The greatest risk of some rain will be in the west of the
region on Saturday morning but for many of us it’ll be a dry day with some long
sunny spells developing.
The winds will pick up to a moderate south to
south-westerly and temperatures reaching around 23C (73F). However, there is the
potential for highs of 26C (79F) in some spots.
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People evacuated after explosives found at Shoeburyness home
People have been evacuated from houses in Shoeburyness after the discovery of an artillery shell and other old explosives.
The devices were found at a home in Watson Close just before 14:00 and a police cordon has been set up.
A bomb disposal unit was on its way to the scene, Essex Police has said.
The road has been closed and people evacuated to "ensure residents' safety".
Boy, 15, shot with airgun in park attack
A boy, 15, has suffered leg injuries after being shot with an air rifle in Chelmsford, police have said.
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Th victim was fired at in a park in Beardsley Drive between 18.30 and 20:00 yesterday and was taken to hospital with "non-threatening" injuries.
It was the latest in a recent spate of attacks involving weapons in the city, but police believed the victims had been specifically targeted and members of the public were not under threat.
Ch Insp Ronnie Egan said: "We have already made a number of arrests in relation to some of these incidents, but I recognise the concern these attacks have caused.
"These have been targeted attacks and I do not believe there is a risk to the wider public."
Police release CCTV images in violent nightclub attack probe
CCTV images have been released of two women police wanted to speak to after a clubber was punched in the face on a night out.
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The victim, in her 20s, needed hospital treatment for facial injuries after being attacked in the smokers' area at Revolutions in Southend just after midnight on 20 May.
Anyone who recognised either woman should contact Essex Police.
Election analysis: Labour gains from UKIP collapse
Politics professor Paul Whiteley has been further analysing the shock general election results.
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Mr Whiteley, who lectures at the University of Essex, told the BBC it was thought almost the whole of UKIP vote would shift to Conservatives, but it didn't happen.
"A good third of it, especially up in the north, actually went to Labour. The Liberal Democrats really didn't get off the ground in terms of a national campaign and that meant the Conservatives weren't challenged by them," said Prof Whiteley.
"The Conservative vote went up just over 5%, but it didn't do them any good because Labour's went up nearly twice as much and what counts in our electoral system is the seats and not the vote shares."
Police officer hospitalised after being rammed in stolen car chase
Away from the election, a police officer is being treated in hospital after the driver of a stolen BMW rammed a police car in Basildon.
The officer was hit during the police chase this morning in Cranes Farm Road and suffered "minor" injuries.
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That's it from our election special after a 20-hour stint.
We're now off to rest our weary heads on a day when the county has turned true blue - with the Conservatives winning all 18 seats.
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We'll be back at our keyboards at 08:00 on Monday, but this feed will be updated over the weekend with major Essex stories.
Have a good weekend.
Photos show devastating extent of A120 coach and lorry crash
A woman in her 70s has sustained a potentially life-changing injury following a crash between a coach and lorry near Great Dunmow yesterday.
These photos of the scene have emerged after the crash closed the A120 in both directions yesterday afternoon. The westbound carriageway was reopened in the early hours of this morning.
A total of five patients were taken to hospital, including two victims with serious injuries - with two air ambulances sent to treat patients.
Cloud makes way for dry weather and warm temperatures
Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather
Once the last of any showers have cleared it’ll be a largely dry night, although we could have some thicker cloud in to the west of the region by morning and possibly some outbreaks of rain too.
The winds overnight will turn form a light south-westerly to the south and temperatures falling to around 12C (54F).
The greatest risk of some rain will be in the west of the region on Saturday morning but for many of us it’ll be a dry day with some long sunny spells developing.
The winds will pick up to a moderate south to south-westerly and temperatures reaching around 23C (73F). However, there is the potential for highs of 26C (79F) in some spots.
People evacuated after explosives found at Shoeburyness home
People have been evacuated from houses in Shoeburyness after the discovery of an artillery shell and other old explosives.
The devices were found at a home in Watson Close just before 14:00 and a police cordon has been set up.
A bomb disposal unit was on its way to the scene, Essex Police has said.
The road has been closed and people evacuated to "ensure residents' safety".
Boy, 15, shot with airgun in park attack
A boy, 15, has suffered leg injuries after being shot with an air rifle in Chelmsford, police have said.
Th victim was fired at in a park in Beardsley Drive between 18.30 and 20:00 yesterday and was taken to hospital with "non-threatening" injuries.
It was the latest in a recent spate of attacks involving weapons in the city, but police believed the victims had been specifically targeted and members of the public were not under threat.
Ch Insp Ronnie Egan said: "We have already made a number of arrests in relation to some of these incidents, but I recognise the concern these attacks have caused.
"These have been targeted attacks and I do not believe there is a risk to the wider public."
Police release CCTV images in violent nightclub attack probe
CCTV images have been released of two women police wanted to speak to after a clubber was punched in the face on a night out.
The victim, in her 20s, needed hospital treatment for facial injuries after being attacked in the smokers' area at Revolutions in Southend just after midnight on 20 May.
Anyone who recognised either woman should contact Essex Police.
Election analysis: Labour gains from UKIP collapse
Politics professor Paul Whiteley has been further analysing the shock general election results.
Mr Whiteley, who lectures at the University of Essex, told the BBC it was thought almost the whole of UKIP vote would shift to Conservatives, but it didn't happen.
"A good third of it, especially up in the north, actually went to Labour. The Liberal Democrats really didn't get off the ground in terms of a national campaign and that meant the Conservatives weren't challenged by them," said Prof Whiteley.
"The Conservative vote went up just over 5%, but it didn't do them any good because Labour's went up nearly twice as much and what counts in our electoral system is the seats and not the vote shares."
Police officer hospitalised after being rammed in stolen car chase
Away from the election, a police officer is being treated in hospital after the driver of a stolen BMW rammed a police car in Basildon.
The officer was hit during the police chase this morning in Cranes Farm Road and suffered "minor" injuries.