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Tube graffiti 'like Gotham City' says MPHenry Godfrey-Evans & Ben FryerNeil HudsonNeil Hudson wants a deterrent as graffiti on his daily commute was getting "worse and worse"An MP has compared the graffiti on his London commute to like a scene from a Batman film. Dr Neil Hudson, Conservative MP for Epping Forest in Essex, said he has noticed the inside of the carriages on the Underground's Central Line getting "worse and worse".

6 days ago | bbc.com | Lewis Adams |Ben Fryer

Vicar astonished as stage four cancer 'disappears'Lewis Adams & Ben FryerLewis Adams/BBCThe Reverend Matthew Simpkins had been preparing loved ones for his deathA vicar diagnosed with stage four skin cancer said he was "astonished" after the disease appeared to have left his body. The Reverend Matthew Simpkins, from Colchester, said he had been preparing to die after his diagnosis in 2021. But there was no sign of cancer on his last five scans, a realisation he told the BBC was "remarkable".

1 week ago | bbc.com | Shivani Chaudhari |Ben Fryer

Exhibition to explore demise of clubbing in EssexShivani Chaudhari & Ben FryerEmma EdmondsonEmma Edmondson, pictured, said the dance floor was the Tinder of the 1990sTwo former 1990s ravers are laying on a series of events exploring the rise and fall of the clubbing scene in Essex and across the UK. Artist Emma Edmondson and writer Tim Burrows, both 41, grew up on opposite sides of the Thames Estuary but enjoyed mirroring experiences of the nightclub scene.

1 week ago | bbc.com | |Ben Fryer

MP wants law change over declaration of parentageNeve Gordon-Farleigh & Ben FryerSimon Dedman/BBCMP Jen Craft says the law is no longer "reflective of the way society looks"An MP wants to see a new law introduced to end the "traumatic legal battle" unmarried grieving mothers can face to secure both parents' names on their child's birth certificate.

1 week ago | aol.com | |Ben Fryer

An MP wants to see a new law introduced to end the "traumatic legal battle" unmarried grieving mothers can face to secure both parents' names on their child's birth certificate. Currently, unmarried mothers whose partners die during their pregnancy must apply for a declaration of parentage through the courts, before their child's father can appear on the certificate.