The Latest Breaking News from Essex

Microsoft Reportedly Pulls the Plug on UK Supercomputer Unveiled During Trump's Visit

Microsoft reportedly terminates its contract for Nscale's planned UK AI supercomputer in Loughton as grid delays threaten the Essex project.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

UK's largest AI data centre being built on edge of London hit by blow as Microsoft pulls out

The tech giant was set to fund a supercomputer at the site in Loughton, Essex

Evening Standard · Oct 19

Microsoft's UK Data Centre Exit Puts Spotlight on Power Shortages Holding Back AI Expansion

Microsoft has withdrawn from an agreement involving Nscale's planned £2bn AI data centre in Loughton, Essex, after grid delays threatened the facility's original 2027 opening timetable.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Meet Harrison Nott, 16, who skipped college to build a towel business generating £750,000 in revenue

Harrison Nott, a 16-year-old entrepreneur from Essex, England, started CoolTowel in his bedroom in 2023. After winning a global pitching competition and attracting investor Rio Ferdinand, his cooling towel business generated over £750,000 in revenue this year. Despite sales success, stock shortages, copycats and operating costs remain challenges as he…

The Times of India · Oct 12

A Massachusetts farm stayed under one family's care for a century and was cultivated for 200 years

In a significant move towards sustainability, over 120 acres of Hoyt Farm in Essex have been shielded from commercial development, safeguarding its agricultural, forestry, and wildlife heritage. With cultivation practices dating back two centuries, this initiative, driven by local leaders and state agencies, secures essential natural resources and bolsters community…

The Times of India · Oct 1

Thames Water issues apology to 17,000 east London residents left without water during heatwave

Households in east London and Essex were forced to rely on bottled water during the five-day outage

Evening Standard · Sep 30

In 2002, a 3.5km sea wall was breached in five places at a 283-hectare Essex arable farm

In October 2002, a sea wall breach in Essex transformed farmland into a coastal wetland, increasing saltmarsh areas. This project, supported by various environmental organizations, aimed to restore natural habitats and manage coastal erosion. Marine life flourished, and biodiversity increased rapidly in the newly flooded areas after the breach. Traditional…

The Times of India · Sep 29

Met officer stabbed during London dawn raid as 800 police swoop on organised crime gang

More than 800 officers took part in the operation in London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk

Evening Standard · Sep 29

Essex siblings ordered to pay £209,000 after cutting down neighbours’ 33-foot Leylandii trees

Three siblings in Essex have been ordered to pay about £30,500 in damages and £178,668 in legal costs after cutting down their neighbours’ 33-foot Leylandii trees during a long-running boundary dispute. A judge found that they had trespassed into the neighbours’ garden, while the couple said the tree removal destroyed…

The Times of India · Sep 26

Kate calls for society to end stigma surrounding addiction during Essex visit

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The Independent UK · Sep 24