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Concerns have been raised about the safety of the hard shoulder following a fatal crash on the Essex stretch of the M11.

Traders in Moulsham Street in Chelmsford are worried that six months of roadworks could leave businesses struggling to survive.

There is a warning that grass fires could be on the increase as the hot weather draws in. Over the bank holiday weekend the Essex Fire and Rescue Services attended a crop and grassland fire in the village of Canewdon near Southend.