Our reporter Holly Hume put herself forward to give this a go as she was a self-confessed cynic when it came to psychics essexlive.news/whats-on/chris…

Visiting Colchester Zoo for some upcoming Essex Live content today. I had the honour of meeting Santa's back-up team who are enjoying a stay in Essex during the run up to Christmas!

When The Sun buys your story but doesn't give you a byline ... thesun.co.uk/news/20217644/…

An absolutely horrific story which is now published after plenty of legal to-and-fro with the parties involved. Nicky claims she was left to crawl through her own vomit and blood for seven days before she could get medical help essexlive.news/news/essex-new…

There are five miles of traffic on the #M25 due to disruption this morning. Updates via Holly Hume 👇 essexlive.news/news/essex-new…

"It's because I'm green, isn't it?" essexlive.news/news/essex-new…

I'd never been to the pub to watch a footie game (never watched one at all) so decided to go to the pub for England vs USA on Friday for the sake of journalism. Question is, will I be going to watch Wales tomorrow night? essexlive.news/news/essex-new…

Can confirm I was back at the pub for England vs Wales last night! I've decided to be an international tournament fan only. Won't catch me settling in for a night in front of Spurs vs West Ham, but I will be attending the rest of the WC

This job requires sacrifice sometimes. On Friday I took one for the team and gorged myself on mince pies in the name of journalism essexlive.news/news/essex-new…

A brilliant and heart-wrenching interview by Holly Hume about the life of an Afghan photographer who fled the Taliban to settle in Essex. It's great he's found a good supportive community, but equally sad he can't see his family. essexlive.news/news/essex-new…

I felt compelled to share a comment from a story I wrote about how boats used by migrants washed ashore in Essex. No matter how compassionate we are, or how minutely we deliberate over our choice of wording, there are some who choose to spread hate in the comments section.

I’m outside Colchester Hospital to chat with striking nurses. Head to Essex Live for all our coverage today

I got to chat with some great nurses today about why they were striking essexlive.news/news/essex-new…

I was honoured to interview two nurses on the picket line and chatted with countless more. Their voices must be heard facebook.com/essexlivenews/…

Essex Live Full story here (via Holly Hume) 👇 essexlive.news/news/essex-new…