Matthew Benton-Smith

Photos show fighter jet engulfed in flames at holiday hotspot with Stansted routes ift.tt/aNUyApP

@Twocandan Hi Danny, I hope you're well. Could we use a screenshot of this video for the Colchester Gazette? Many thanks, Matt

Military plane crash Zakynthos Airport #zante #plane #zth #crash #zakynthos #flight

BREAKING: Both the Tories and Labour have refused to put a candidate forward in the Clacton by-election triggered by Farage's resignation. Full story below.

The key takeaways from Nigel Farage's speech as he resigns as Clacton MP ift.tt/dsxSkbK

BREAKING: Nigel Farage has said he will resign as #Clacton MP and force “a people versus the Establishment” by-election in which he will stand. 📷Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

BREAKING: The MP for Clacton is set to make a statement this afternoon.

Essex artist’s painstaking Wimbledon project is capturing global attention ift.tt/AdBOCea

Three charged with facilitating illegal immigration after boat arrived at Essex coast ift.tt/510RoEe

A cross-border investigation has been launched into suspected fraud at a collapsed Chelmsford telecoms firm. The Serious Fraud Office is probing Internet Mobile Communications Ltd, formerly based on New London Road. US authorities are also involved in the inquiry.

A cannabis factory worth an estimated £500,000 has been uncovered in Cold Norton near Chelmsford. Around 680 plants were found inside an industrial unit off Latchingdon Road following a police raid on June 19. Full story below ⬇️

BREAKING: Two men have been charged with further sexual offences in an Essex Police human trafficking investigation. Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, and Scott Drewitt-Barlow, 32, of Danbury, face additional charges including rape and sexual assault. More below ⬇️

Police 'increasingly concerned' for missing man as search launched ift.tt/smMnCjT

Paedophile with hundreds of victims jailed for sickening acts ift.tt/6NRjrGb

Rare moon to be visible over Essex this month ift.tt/rOoLnKA

In the dock - the latest cases heard at North Essex Magistrates' Court ift.tt/0pVT71W

Award-winning Essex beaches to visit this bank holiday ift.tt/E8RnmvO

Urgent search as girl, 13, reported missing ift.tt/WVu3LS8

Man arrested over alleged sexual assault of teenage girl in Southend ift.tt/QPFBNXH

Multiple fire and rescue crews attend as tree falls on car ift.tt/kDQpWsZ

Man charged over huge haul of more than 2,700 wild birds’ eggs ift.tt/NrounAC