Basildon

A vet rushes to release a baby fox that became trapped at a school.

Allan Barley says he likes to chat and that "there are more good people than bad".

Sarah-Jane Shields is elected in a vote called following the death of a long-serving councillor.

Hassan Bousanguar died after being found seriously injured in a communal hallway in May last year.

A councillor loses the party whip over decade-old posts, including one in support of Tommy Robinson.

A senior firefighter says the e-scooter had been incorrectly disposed of in a wheelie bin.

Police are investigating how the animals came to die at a rescue centre.

Street lighting is the biggest council issue after bins "as people don't feel safe", a council hears.