Ben Fryer

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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".

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jodie Halford |Ben Fryer

The winner of The Apprentice 2025 said he was "not aware of any ongoing investigation" after reports his air conditioning firm had been operating without the correct licence. Dean Franklin, 35, from Hornchurch, east London, was crowned the latest winner of the long-running BBC reality show on 17 April by Lord Alan Sugar.