Ben Fryer

6 days ago | bbc.com | Shivani Chaudhari |Ben Fryer

Footballer's split loyalty ahead of crunch finalShivani Chaudhari & Ben FryerGetty ImagesPeter Clarke says he is about a dozen games away from 1,000 competitive appearancesA footballer who has played for both teams competing in the National League play-off final has said he cannot pick which side to support. Peter Clarke, 43, turned out for Southend United between 2006 and 2009 and was at Oldham Athletic between 2016-2019.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Ben Fryer

Woman given months to live completes marathonHenry Godfrey-Evans & Ben FryerJack PantenyElle Mortimer was told she probably would not live to see last ChristmasA woman with stage four brain cancer who has outlasted her doctors' life expectancy predictions has completed the London Marathon. Elle Mortimer, 31, from Billericay, Essex, received her diagnosis in November 2023, with doctors telling her she could only expect to live another five to eight months.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lewis Adams |Ben Fryer

Daughter of poisoned couple says she is shunnedLewis Adams & Ben FryerPA MediaEllena Baxter has taken part in TV documentary about the murders The daughter of a couple who were fatally poisoned said people who wrongly suspected she was involved in their deaths have shunned her. Ellena Baxter found her parents, Stephen, 61, and Carol, 64, dead in their armchairs at their home in West Mersea, Essex, on Easter Sunday 2023.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Henry Godfrey-Evans |Ben Fryer

Mum to run marathon a year past her life expectancyHenry Godfrey-Evans & Ben FryerElle MortimerElle was told she had a maximum of eight months left... 17 months agoA woman who 17 months ago was told she had between five and eight months to live is to run the London Marathon. Wellness coach Elle Mortimer, 31, from Billericay had a benign brain tumour removed in 2021, which required two 12-hour operations. In October 2023 she was told her tumour had returned.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Jodie Halford |Ben Fryer

Image caption, Candidates from The Apprentice this year - including, from left Emma Rothwell, Liam Snellin and Chisola Chitambala, reflected on their experience with BBC Essex presenter Ben FryerThe boardroom has been tidied up, the sharp suits and snazzy ties put back in wardrobes, Baroness Brady and Tim Campbell are on a break from raising their eyebrows... and some of the candidates from The Apprentice 2025 have been giving the lowdown on their time in "the process".