Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 21 October, 2016

  • Whitlock nominated for Olympic award

  • Inquest hears dog dragged baby from mother's arms

  1. Steelbacks, Foxes & Sharks into last eightpublished at 17:27 BST 20 September 2020

    Northants, Leicestershire and Sussex secure the last three T20 Blast quarter-final places in the final round of group games.

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  2. Covid-19 teams 'need to trace 237 people in town'published at 03:35 BST 20 September 2020

    The director of public health says doorstep inquiries could begin "on the ground next week".

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  3. Colchester United 2-0 Bolton Wandererspublished at 18:27 BST 19 September 2020

    Bolton Wanderers continue to seek their first point and first goal in League Two after slipping to defeat at Colchester United.

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  4. Carlisle United 2-0 Southend Unitedpublished at 15:34 BST 19 September 2020

    Carlisle United score twice in three first-half minutes to heap more misery on financially-stricken Southend United.

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  5. Kent reach T20 Blast quarter-finalspublished at 22:33 BST 18 September 2020

    Kent become the latest side to qualify for the T20 Blast quarter-finals as others keep their last-eight hopes alive.

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  6. National League test events approvedpublished at 10:14 BST 18 September 2020

    The National League receives approval to stage test events allowing up to 1,000 people to attend friendly games in September.

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  7. Southend re-sign McCormack & add Akinolapublished at 18:56 BST 17 September 2020

    League Two side Southend United strengthen their attack by signing Simeon Akinola from Barnet on a two-year deal.

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  8. Report identifies Strep A outbreak failingspublished at 17:00 BST 17 September 2020

    The independent report says there was no single source of transmission leading to the 15 deaths.

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  9. Listen: T20 Blastpublished at 14:52 BST 17 September 2020

    Listen to live BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC local radio commentaries on eight matches in the T20 Blast.

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  10. Rail replacements 'humiliating' disabled peoplepublished at 11:25 BST 17 September 2020

    Rules on accessible buses come into force at the end of year but operators say there are not enough.

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  11. Woman dies after being hit by buspublished at 08:15 BST 17 September 2020

    The bus driver is assisting police with its inquiries, Essex Police said.

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  12. Babar ton boosts Somerset as Surrey qualifypublished at 22:34 BST 16 September 2020

    A Babar Azam century fuels Somerset's late T20 Blast bid, while holders Essex keep their faint hopes alive and there are also wins for Surrey, Middlesex and Durham.

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  13. 'Large' queues build at Covid-19 testing centrepublished at 17:10 BST 16 September 2020

    Many people have been going to a test centre in Southend without an appointment, a councillor says.

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  14. Long queues form outside Covid-19 test centrepublished at 17:07 BST 16 September 2020

    A council has urged people only to turn up at the walk-through facility if they have an appointment.

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  15. Southend get more time to pay HMRC debtpublished at 11:37 BST 16 September 2020

    Southend United are given more time to clear tax debts after a winding-up petition is adjourned for a fourth time.

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  16. The Mayflower ship that never set sailpublished at 01:49 BST 16 September 2020

    How plans for a replica of one of England's most famous ships became a railway museum instead.

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  17. Paddleboarder reunited with Go-Pro lost in the seapublished at 18:02 BST 15 September 2020

    A Cornish metal detectorist tracks down the paddleboarder in Essex who lost the camera six weeks ago.

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  18. Travellers moved on despite injunction expirypublished at 16:41 BST 15 September 2020

    A court ruling protecting 320 sites in a town from unauthorised caravan encampments ended this year.

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  19. Four jailed in Vietnam over migrant lorry deathspublished at 11:38 BST 15 September 2020

    The defendants were paid $22,000 by one victim for the illegal journey to Britain, state media report.

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  20. Crawley hits maiden T20 ton in Kent winpublished at 22:09 BST 14 September 2020

    Surrey win to go top of South Group, England Test opener Zak Crawley hits maiden T20 Blast ton for Kent, holders Essex break duck and Lancashire beat Yorkshire.

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