Onel Hernandez scores an injury-time equaliser to earn Norwich a dramatic late draw at Birmingham.

Tayo Edun scores a late equaliser to rescue Ipswich a point against Blackburn in Paul Hurst's first game in charge.

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While signs aimed at litter louts are common place, this one from a Mersea community group offers up some passive-aggressive reasons for offenders to explain their behaviour.

The sign at the Glebe, on the Essex island near Colchester, is from the Proud of Mersea, external group.

Diane Geraghty's pension payments were stopped after her husband's death, leaving her with no money.

The doctor is found not guilty on six counts of sexual assault after a near three-week trial.

Essex Eagles host Gloucestershire in the T20 Blast - listen to live BBC local radio commentary

Relive seven T20 Blast matches as they happened, including in-play highlights of Glamorgan's win v Hampshire.

Violence continues after a damning report into safety at a jail, a trade union says.

Jason Alexander has a "beach clean marathon challenge" at 12 sites in one county in six days.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

There are calls for a new conservation area to be set up in Cambridge to protect the "distinct architectural character" of one of the city's "major gateways".

Cambridge currently has 12 conservation areas which the city council says are notable "because of their buildings, open spaces, trees, or a mixture of these and other features."

Development is more tightly controlled in these areas than in other parts of Cambridge.

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Wendy Blythe, chair of the Hills Road Area Residents Association (HRARA) said they will be pressing the council for a new conservation zone to protect buildings in the southern parts of Hills Road which she said were an important part of making the city an "interesting and nice" place to live.

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BBC News

An East of England band is planning to play a song about the Cambridge Folk Festival, external at the event this year.

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Thursday's Band, external, pictured, which has members from Bury St Edmunds, St Neots, Royston and Bishop's Stortford, is playing the Club Tent this evening.

Mark Gamon, of the band, said: "We're really happy to have a feature Club Tent slot at Cambridge this year.

"This is partly because it's a bloomin' lovely festival (and I don't have to camp because I live just down the road) and partly because we do have a song - Eating Mexican - that's about the festival and the cuisine that can be enjoyed therein, so that's a bucket list moment satisfied."

A minor earthquake measuring 2.7 magnitude was felt in Norfolk yesterday afternoon.

The British Geological Survey recorded the earthquake at 17:42 in Downham Market.

It may have been a relatively small shudder, but several people in Downham and neighbouring villages took to social media to report a "rumbly noise" and the earth moving "slightly".

Minor earthquakes are common, with 12 recorded in Great Britain in July.

Newdigate in Surrey has experienced three earthquakes of a similar magnitude to Downham Market since the end of June.

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Championship side Ipswich Town sign 20-year-old Fulham midfielder Tayo Edun on a season-long loan deal.

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BBC News

Cambridge country and bluegrass band Swamptruck, external headlined stage two at the Cambridge Folk Festival , externalon on Thursday night - the first night of the event at Cherry Hinton Hall.

The band, which has been going for about 10 years and is fronted by Alastair Taylor, got the crowd dancing to their infectious songs.

Texan Americana band Whiskey Shivers, external opened the festival, which has been going since 1965 and attracts more than 14,000 people.

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Unashamedly political singer-songwriter Grace Petrie, external told the BBC it was her "dream" to appear at the festival, and it came true on Thursday.

Ben Quartermaine's body was found two days after he went missing while swimming off Clacton Pier.

The discovery of cash machine in an abandoned car near Brentwood is being linked to theft of a money dispenser from a supermarket, Essex Police say.

Officers are linking the find in Navestock with the theft at Aldi in Loughton at about 03:30 on Sunday.

Three suspects were seen to remove the cash machine using a white Mitsubishi Barbarian truck before leaving in a grey Audi.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

A combine harvester has been destroyed after a fire in a field in a village near Harlow.

Three Essex Fire crews were called to Harlow Road in Matching Tye at 20:45, external and found about 2,500 sq metres of field (0.6 acres) ablaze.

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It took them until 22:15 to extinguish the combine harvester, with firefighters remaining on the scene for a further hour to ensure the affected area was sufficiently dampened down.

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Hollywood star Keira Knightley is rumoured to have bought a new home in Walberswick, near Southwold., external

Essex Police, external arrested two men after a police chase in Westcliff-on-Sea yesterday.

A car was signalled to stop at 20:10, but it didn't and crashed into another vehicle shortly afterwards.

Officers and a member of the public detained a 44-year-old man from Shoebury who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, theft of a car, dangerous driving, failing to stop and driving without a licence or insurance.

The passenger fled the scene, but was tracked by a police dog and arrested on suspicion of theft of a car.

Both men remain in custody.

New Ipswich Town boss Paul Hurst steps up to face a round of quick-fire Q&A.