Essex Police said officers were called to the hard shoulder on the M25 near Waltham Abbey A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an assault on the M25, police said.

A man is in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed. Essex Police said officers were called on Saturday at 12:20 BST to reports of a disturbance involving four men on Sun Street, Waltham Abbey.

A 30-year-old man has denied he tried to murder another man in a town. Police were called to Howard Close in Waltham Abbey, Essex, shortly before 15:30 GMT on 24 November after reports of a shooting.