Having not played in English football's third tier for 50 years, Norwich might be forgiven for not knowing exactly what to expect from League One, but few expected them to have been caught as cold as this, Colchester inflicting a thoroughly humiliating drubbing on the newly releg …

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The Human Shrub has vowed to strike "again and again and again" until he wins his crusade to fill a town with the perfume of flowers and buzzing of bees.

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A soldier's family have been frightened out of their home by a spider thought to have been brought to Essex from Afghanistan in a kitbag. Lorraine Griffiths and her three children have moved out of their house in Colchester, the RSPCA said.

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Britain's history is rich in fiery queens, and the first such heroine, tall with red hair down to her waist, commanding and brave, was Boadicea, warrior leader of the ancient Britons.

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Of all the feathers Dennis Wise has ruffled since his arrival at Elland Road, the 'issue' of Robbie Blake's waistline has probably been one of the most humorous.

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