Radio Essex

A renowned climber who served in the British special forces has died following an avalanche on one of the world's highest mountains.

Police investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie, have released early ransom notes in the hunt for her suspected kidnapper.

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have done it - their hit single Rein Me In has beaten the record for most weeks at the top of the charts in the UK.

Police are hunting for a man who escaped custody before a court appearance in Liverpool.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life following an apparent explosion at a block of flats in Ipswich, Suffolk Police have said.

Firefighters are still tackling a blaze that has caused "total devastation" to a heathland in Suffolk – with the National Trust launching a public appeal to restore the reserve.