内容摘要：Elsie's headteacher Jennifer Sephton, from Farnborough Road Infant School, described her as "such a caring and charismatic young lady who loved to please".

Elsie's headteacher Jennifer Sephton, from Farnborough Road Infant School, described her as "such a caring and charismatic young lady who loved to please".

First Bus said eligible passengers could take up its offer from Monday until Sunday.Commercial director James McCluskey said it was the company's "way of saying thank you".

Cities, towns and villages across Essex will be hosting VE Day commemorations throughout the week.Military vehicles, live 1940s music and historical talks are planned from 10:00 until 17:00 BST in Chelmsford on Monday.In Southend-on-Sea, live entertainment will be hosted in Priory Park between 15:00 and 16:30.

Further events will also be held in Maldon, Braintree, Witham and Basildon.Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad says he never intended to flee to Russia - in what is purported to be his first statement since the fall of Damascus eight days ago.

Assad's reported statement was put on the Telegram channel belonging to the Syrian presidency on Monday, although it is not clear who currently controls it - or whether he wrote it.

In it he says that, as the Syrian capital fell to rebels, he went to a Russian military base in Latakia province "to oversee combat operations" only to see that Syrian troops had abandoned positions.Meanwhile, BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has urged media regulator Ofcom to consider fining X after this weekend's disorder.

Adam Leon Smith, a fellow of BCS, said: "When misinformation leads to riots and unrest, there must be consequences. It is easy to argue that X has shown disregard for public safety in hosting such content."We urge Ofcom to enforce the Online Safety Act as soon as they can, with the full weight of the law and levy significant fines if they find mismanagement on the platform."

On Monday, Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said he had met representatives from TikTok, Facebook’s parent company Meta, Google and X "to make clear their responsibility to continue to work with us to stop the spread of hateful misinformation and incitement".The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper