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White van driver gets criminal record for tooting his horn to get friend’s attention

Jamie Spence, 52, was spotted by an Essex Police officer while sounding his horn outside Braintree train station

Evening Standard

Missing cat reunited with owner after hitching 15-mile ride under car

Four-year-old Olaf had been missing for four days.

Evening Standard

'Show Me Your Greencard' Video From Braintree, MA Goes Viral—Outrage Sparks Over Racist Sign

A viral video from Braintree, Massachusetts, shows a woman displaying a 'Show Me Your Greencard' sign, sparking accusations of racism and a broader debate on everyday discrimination.

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‘Pakistani taxi driver angry at invaders’: British right-wing activist’s conversation on refugee transport costs goes viral

A Pakistani taxi driver has spoken out about what he sees as the wasteful cost of transporting refugees across the UK, according to British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson. The driver, who has lived legally in the UK for two years, spoke to Robinson during a protest in Braintree while driving…

The Times of India

Quadrant Closes Its Last Two High Street Stores After Over a Century of Operation

Quadrant's historic stores in Chelmsford and Braintree close after over 100 years, ending a local retail legacy and resulting in job losses.

International Business Times UK

Jodie Marsh blasts ‘trolls’ as she appeals against animal licence refusal

The media personality said online trolls are behind much of the criticism of her animal sanctuary in Lindsell near Braintree.

Evening Standard

Evaluation requested for suspect charged in stabbings at Massachusetts movie theater, McDonald's

A Massachusetts individual has been arraigned on charges including assault with the intent to murder after six people were stabbed in separate attacks

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‘He was laughing the whole time’: Suspect goes on stabbing spree including four girls at AMC theater and McDonald’s

The suspect allegedly entered a theater and unprovokingly stabbed four young girls while laughing throughout the attack

The Independent UK

Médecins Sans Frontières treating refugees housed in home secretary’s constituency

War zone NGO holds clinics for traumatised migrants at RAF Wethersfield in James Cleverly’s Braintree constituency

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers can be housed at former RAF bases, high court rules

Council says it will apply to appeal court after judge rules in favour of government plans citing high risk of migrants being made homeless

The Guardian - UK

Former football club managing director found by police in Cornwall after going missing

Danny Macklin, who left his role at AFC Wimbledon in September, went missing in Essex

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly charges public purse for his council tax despite £150k salary

JAMES Cleverly has used public money to pay the council tax on his Essex home since 2015 despite his £150,000 salary ...

The National (Scotland)

Council loses attempt to block asylum centre on Essex airfield

Braintree authority took action to try to stop Home Office housing up to 1,700 people at MoD Wethersfield

The Guardian - UK

Home Office forced to put on hold plans to house asylum seekers at ex-RAF airbase

Braintree District Council, which opposes the plans, said in a statement it has been given the green light for an injunction hearing at the High Court on April 19

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Evening Standard

Government facing growing legal threats over asylum seeker barge housing plans

A judge has been appointed to hear Conservative-run Braintree council’s bid for an injunction against plans to house 1,700 migrants at Wethersfield airfield in Essex

The Guardian - UK

Cleverly criticises plans for asylum centre in former Essex airbase

Foreign secretary says ‘remote’ site near Braintree not appropriate place to detain and deport people

Evening Standard

Braintree: Two people, in 70s, found dead in Essex home

Police have launched an investigation after two people were found dead in their Braintree home.

The Conversation

Four major challenges facing Britain's education system after the pandemic

The UK goverment’s Department for Education has some new ministers in charge following the political turmoil surrounding Boris Johnson’s resignation. After resigning only two days into the job of education secretary, Michelle Donelan has been replaced by James Cleverly, MP for Braintree.

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Daily Mirror

'I went to bed with a cold and woke up with no memory of the last 20 years'

Claire Muffet-Reece from Braintree, Essex, thought she'd caught a cold from her youngest son and was experiencing flu-like symptoms so went to rest up. But when her husband couldn't wake her, she was left fighting for her life

Evening Standard

Essex officers trial new anti-drug spray in bid to tackle anti-social behaviour

Braintree police officers are trialling a new anti-drug spray in order to try and tackle anti-social behaviour in the county.

Daily Mirror

Mum reunited with cat missing for eight months after recognising meow over phone

Rachael Lawrence, of Braintree in Essex, said she recognised her missing pet cat Torvi's meowing when she rang a vet and was told it was a stray brought in days before

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