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Police say two spaniel puppies were found in Berkshire after being taken from their Surrey home.

Simon Harmer produces career-best match figures of 15-207 as Essex beat Hampshire by 12 runs in the County Championship.

National Highways is promising to create a community woodland and two parks each side of the Thames.

Figures show the number of people in the region grew by 8.3% since the last census in 2011.

A whistleblower reveals nurses are quitting a hospital because they feel "helpless and unsupported".

A branch in south Essex is one of 60 that Lloyds is shutting across the UK.

Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from day three in the ninth round of 2022 County Championship season.

Liam Dawson takes 7-68 as Essex are bowled out for 223, leaving Hampshire 299 to win, and they reach 35-0 at stumps.

Organisers hope people who went will make small changes to their lifestyles to help save the planet.

Quick action by firefighters prevents a blaze reaching a wildlife hospital.

Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from day two in the ninth round of 2022 County Championship season.

Simon Harmer takes four wickets to hinder Hampshire after Shane Snater's 71 digs Essex out of a hole in their Division One clash.

Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the opening day in the ninth round of 2022 County Championship season.

Adam Hose's second T20 ton helps Birmingham Bears beat Worcestershire, while South Group leader Surrey lose again to Essex Eagles.

Councillors fear Peterborough will lose out as the BBC merges its evening regional news programme.

A planned 112-mile long power line could cause house prices to fall by a third, an estate agent warns.

Properties in Birmingham, Romford and Burton-upon-Trent are targeted by the National Crime Agency.

The Essex singer's 2022 Eurovision performance saw the UK finish second behind Ukraine.

Surrey are beaten by Sussex as the T20 Blast South Group leaders suffer their first defeat, while Lancashire stay top in the North Group.