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Premier League club joins appeal for help to find missing three-year-old Noah
A Premier League football club has joined the appeal to help find a missing three-year-old boy from Brantham.
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Community sustainability and supply chain champions invited to enter awards
Entries are open for the Community Champion of the Year and the Supply Chain Business of the Year awards at the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2027.
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Recognising the businesspeople making a positive difference
Find out what the Apprentice of the Year and Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year judges will be looking for at the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2027.
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All we know as search for missing three-year-old boy continues for second day
Police are still searching for Noah, 3, who is missing from Brantham on the Suffolk and Essex border. Here is everything we know about the search.
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Appeal issued to residents helping in search for missing three-year-old
A parish council has issued an appeal to people assisting in the search for a missing three-year-old boy in Brantham today.
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Stretch of A12 CLOSED near M25 due to crane fire
A stretch of the A12 is closed after a crane has caught fire close to the M25 junction near Brentwood in Essex.
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New image released in urgent search for missing three-year-old boy
A new image has been released in the urgent search for missing three-year-old Noah from Brantham.
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Live updates as search continues for missing three-year-old with 'no sightings'
The search for three-year-old Noah continues in Brantham this morning with no confirmed sightings at this time.
National News
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Inflation increases to 31 after jump in petrol pricesSurging fuel prices helped drive UK inflation higher again last month, according to official figures.
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Search continues for missing three year old boyPolice are continuing their search for a non-verbal autistic three-year-old boy who went missing following a visit to a playground.
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Artists touring with Ed Sheeran quit over rappers removal amid Palestine rowThree opening acts and Ed Sheeran’s own backing band have pulled out of his world tour after rapper Macklemore was removed from remaining dates over comments he made about Gaza.
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Inflation jumps to five month high as cost of living pressures mountInflation increased to a five-month-high last month on the back of rising fuel prices and air fares, mounting more pressure on the Government to ease cost-of-living concerns for UK households.
Sport
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FORMER U'S: Ex-Colchester United loanee links up with UAE club
Former Colchester United defender signs for UAE clubs
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Tributes paid to Francis Ponder, the Gazette’s esteemed Colchester United writer
Remembering much-loved Gazette sports writer Francis Ponder, his lifelong love for Colchester United and the lasting impact he made
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Adrian Akande bags hat-trick for Colchester under-21s in Wigan Athletic thriller
Adrian Akande scored a hat-trick for Colchester United U21s in Wigan Athletic thriller
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‘The big positive...’ – Sean Raggett pinpoints what Colchester United need next
Colchester United defender Sean Raggett on early League Two form
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