:00:11. > :00:12.Hello. I'm Amanda Goodman.
:00:13. > :00:16.First - a major police investigation is under way after violence flared
:00:17. > :00:22.A fight involving around 20 people broke out in Brentwood High Street.
:00:23. > :00:25.A car then struck three people, leaving one with serious injuries.
:00:26. > :00:31.An eyewitness described it as terrifying.
:00:32. > :00:35.Today, police were carrying out interviews after a hit and run
:00:36. > :00:39.incident outside the Sugar Hut nightclub in Brentwood.
:00:40. > :00:42.It happened around 3am this morning when officers were called
:00:43. > :00:46.to a disturbance outside the venue following a fight which was
:00:47. > :00:49.happening in the street, involving a group of around 20 people.
:00:50. > :00:53.I don't really know what started the fighting.
:00:54. > :00:56.The fight broke out which escalated to about 50
:00:57. > :00:59.or 60 people at one time. Two or three people looked
:01:00. > :01:02.as if they were quite badly hurt during that time.
:01:03. > :01:05.I phoned the police and the ambulance.
:01:06. > :01:09.I saw one guy that went down, it looked like he was unconscious
:01:10. > :01:12.and got dragged off the street. There was another guy that
:01:13. > :01:14.went down, he looked like he was quite seriously hurt.
:01:15. > :01:16.He stayed down for quite some minutes until the
:01:17. > :01:19.paramedics got there. Then the police arrived.
:01:20. > :01:21.I was probably watching the fight for about 15 minutes.
:01:22. > :01:24.Essex Police say two men and one woman were taken to hospital.
:01:25. > :01:28.One with serious injuries after being struck by a blue Audi.
:01:29. > :01:32.Their condition is believed not to be life-threatening.
:01:33. > :01:35.Police are now appealing to anyone who witnessed or filmed the incident
:01:36. > :01:43.on their mobiles to get in contact by calling 101.
:01:44. > :01:45.A man has been charged following a robbery in Essex
:01:46. > :01:51.Timothy Smith died after a gang forced their way into a house
:01:52. > :01:53.in The Drive in Hullbridge a week ago.
:01:54. > :01:56.Andrew McVicar from Dewsgreen in Basildon has been
:01:57. > :02:01.He's due to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court later this month.
:02:02. > :02:04.A stretch of the Grand Union canal in Northamptonshire has been closed
:02:05. > :02:07.following a spillage of fuel. It's thought it may have been caused
:02:08. > :02:10.by somebody damaging a fuel pipe near Gayton Marina at Blisworth.
:02:11. > :02:18.Booms have been put across the water to try to contain the leak.
:02:19. > :02:21.A conservation project on the Norfolk-Suffolk border
:02:22. > :02:24.is to receive half a million pounds of lottery money.
:02:25. > :02:28.It's to help save 20 rare species of animal and plant life,
:02:29. > :02:30.including the stone curlew and a tiny plant -
:02:31. > :02:40.They're all threatened with extinction at The Brecks.
:02:41. > :02:43.It goes beyond just the plants of the Brecks, we are talking
:02:44. > :02:45.about a a suite of invertebrate species, so insects, lovely moths,
:02:46. > :02:48.and a particular little wasp that we are looking at.
:02:49. > :02:51.It's also dealing with some of our birds here, the stone curlew
:02:52. > :02:59.Shaun Peel reports on the weekend's highs and lows for our teams.
:03:00. > :03:01.The draw bandits struck again as Ipswich v
:03:02. > :03:06.That's nine draws for Ipswich in the last 12 games.
:03:07. > :03:08.Grant Ward's cross-come-shot keeps their heads six points
:03:09. > :03:11.above the water line. Norwich caretaker boss Alan Irvine
:03:12. > :03:14.summed up his side's 2-0 defeat at Villa.
:03:15. > :03:16.He said last pass, the last cross and the last attempt
:03:17. > :03:19.at goal let us down, so pretty much everything you need
:03:20. > :03:26.Norwich slipped to ninth, seven points from the bunch.
:03:27. > :03:29.In League 1, late drama at Roots Hall as Southend beat Oldham 3-0.
:03:30. > :03:31.They had Ryan Leonard sent off with 20 minutes to go,
:03:32. > :03:34.but reacted with strikes from Nile Ranger and Theo Robinson
:03:35. > :03:41.Their fourth victory on the bounce leaves them in sixth.
:03:42. > :03:44.It was also late drama as MK Dons beat Gillingham 3-2.
:03:45. > :03:46.The closing minutes produced two goals, two red cards
:03:47. > :03:51.But Dean Lewington's last-minute winner saw Dons claim victory.
:03:52. > :03:55.Peterborough beat Charlton 2-0 and their second goal was a thing
:03:56. > :03:57.of beauty as Marcus Maddison's exquisite chip deceived the keeper
:03:58. > :04:01.and dropped in via the underside. That's what you call a Posh goal.
:04:02. > :04:07.Paul Anderson rescued a point three minutes into stoppage time.
:04:08. > :04:10.In League 2, Stevenage beat Barnet 1-0 to stay fourth.
:04:11. > :04:16.Tom Pett with the goal for their eighth home victory in a row.
:04:17. > :04:19.Luton are still tucked in behind Stevenage after beating Blackpool
:04:20. > :04:28.Ollie Palmer nicked it for Luton in stoppage time.
:04:29. > :04:30.Cambridge still have designs on the play-offs
:04:31. > :04:36.Both goals from leading scorer "Cool Feet" Luke.
:04:37. > :04:39.Luke Berry with his 18th and 19th goals of the season.
:04:40. > :04:41.Colchester also have slim hopes of making the mix and losing 3-1
:04:42. > :04:44.at Notts County didn't help their cause.
:04:45. > :04:47.Kettering golfer Charley Hull's hopes of a second title challenge
:04:48. > :04:50.in a row in California appear to be over.
:04:51. > :04:54.The 21-year-old's third round of 71, 1-under par, leaves her on 5-under -
:04:55. > :05:04.A quick look at the weather with Elizabeth.
:05:05. > :05:07.Hello, good evening. Lots of sunshine around today
:05:08. > :05:10.although it did turn a bit cloudier through the afternoon.
:05:11. > :05:13.And there will be more sunshine on offer next week.
:05:14. > :05:16.It's also looking mostly dry apart from perhaps a few spots of light
:05:17. > :05:18.rain and drizzle on Tuesday and gardeners take note,
:05:19. > :05:21.there will be some chilly nights with possibly a touch of frost
:05:22. > :05:24.in the more rural prone spots at times.
:05:25. > :05:27.Overnight, it will stay dry, there will be some
:05:28. > :05:30.patchy mist forming. Also some low cloud
:05:31. > :05:36.into tomorrow morning. A particularly chilly start.
:05:37. > :05:38.The mist, the low cloud will gradually burn back
:05:39. > :05:41.to the coast through the morning, lots of blue sky and sunshine
:05:42. > :05:44.developing and a dry and fine day. Sunny spells into the afternoon
:05:45. > :05:47.with a bit more cloud around. Top temperatures 15 or 16 degrees.
:05:48. > :05:49.But towards coastal areas, it will be a bit cooler,
:05:50. > :05:52.it could stay quite murky here for much of the day
:05:53. > :05:54.and there could even be a bit of sea fog.
:05:55. > :05:57.Watch out for the thickening clouds and patchy rain on Tuesday,
:05:58. > :05:59.after that, it stays bright but it will feel a bit cooler.
:06:00. > :06:14.It was a lovely second part to the weekend for most parts of the UK,
:06:15. > :06:19.lots of sunshine, more cloud to the east but in the last few hours it
:06:20. > :06:23.started to melt away and the process will continue, most places seeing
:06:24. > :06:27.lengthy clear spells overnight and much like last night it will turn a
:06:28. > :06:34.bit chilly. We might see mist and fog, like winds, more of a breeze in
:06:35. > :06:36.the north and west, cloud and patchy rain approaching the Western Isles
:06:37. > :06:37.by the end of the