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Can you block out the blare of vuvuzelas?
The one-note drone of massed plastic horns is the soundtrack to the 2010 World Cup. A ban is out of the question, so is it possible to block out the over-vuvuzealous parping? |
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Big Brother through the years
As Channel 4 announces it is axing Big Brother, a look back at highlights from the show's 10 series. |
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Man pleads guilty to stab death
A man pleads guilty to the manslaughter of a 46-year-old in Essex last year. |
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Boy charged with rape and assault
A 17-year-old boy is charged with three counts of rape and two of sexual assault over attacks in Essex during the New Year period. |
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'Legionnaires' death' at hospital
An investigation begins into the death of a man at an Essex hospital from suspected Legionnaires' disease. |
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Charge over fatal M25 collision
A man is charged with causing the death of a 19-year-old woman by careless driving on the M25 in Essex. |
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Walk-to-work rapist is imprisoned
A 29-year-old man who admitted raping a 21-year-old woman as she walked to work in Essex is jailed for a minimum of six years. |
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Attack victims need face surgery
Two men, aged 19 and 48, require reconstructive surgery after they are set upon in separate attacks in Essex. |
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Break-in stabbing victim 'stable'
A man is stabbed in the body and legs in a attack by a group who broke into a flat in Essex. |
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Council housing amnesty under way
A two-week amnesty for people who have committed housing fraud in Basildon is under way. |
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Terry's father admits drug charge
The father of the Chelsea and former England captain John Terry admits a charge of supplying cocaine. |
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Opinions on hospital trust sought
A public consultation by a local council on standards at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Trust begins. |
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Man jailed over road crash death
A disqualified driver is jailed for four years after admitting killing a motorcyclist in Essex while driving carelessly. |
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Labour ministers lose their seats
Two Labour ministers, Angela Smith and Bill Rammell, lose their Essex seats to the Conservatives in the general election. |
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Election Night as it happened
All the key points, analysis and reaction from the General Election campaign 2010. |
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Candidates note expenses impact
Contenders for the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat feel impact of recent political scandals. |
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Tax credits: Are family budgets under threat?
BBC chief economics correspondent Hugh Pym asks whether Labour is right to claim Conservative and Liberal Democrat policies threaten family budgets. |
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The Full Election Story: 3 May
All the key points, analysis and reaction from the General Election campaign 2010. |
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UK election at-a-glance: 3 May
All the key stories, pictures and analysis from the UK general election campaign. |
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Election campaign pace stepped up
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg blitz key seats seeking to win over "millions" of undecided voters. |