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‘I’m having so much fun!’ Lenny Rush on fame, Father Christmas and why Essex needs to watch out

In his joyous new comedy Finding Father Christmas, the star is on a mission to prove Santa really exists – and he’s got Stephen Fry to help him! He talks magic, trampoline mayhem and finally getting behind the wheel of a car

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‘We walked in awe, gazing across the sea’: readers’ favourite travel discoveries of 2025

From Essex to Istanbul, and from a soul music bar to a dramatic mountain pass, our tipsters share their personal travel highlights of the year

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The Right Rev Thomas McMahon obituary

Roman Catholic bishop noted for opposing nuclear arms and abortion, and for remodelling Brentwood Cathedral in Essex

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Grand Designs: Restored Essex barn and 'monastic' Suffolk lair shortlisted for House of the Year

The latest homes to join the RIBA House of the Year shortlist have been revealed on Grand Designs

Evening Standard

Person-centred solutions, flexible hours, yoga: working life on Essex council’s social care team

Social work can be challenging, but inclusion, progression and reflection create a culture where team members can thrive

The Guardian - UK

‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven

A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels

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Looking to lower your energy bills this winter? How about hosting a data center in your garden shed to help heat your home

An Essex couple heats their home using a shed-based HeatHub with 500 Raspberry Pi computers, cutting electricity bills dramatically.

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UK couple’s garden shed datacenter heats home and cuts energy bills to £40 — clusters of 56 Raspberry Pis run real workloads, waste heat converted to heat home

A couple from Essex in the United Kingdom are heating their home with a small datacenter in their garden, according to a BBC News report.

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Asylum seekers can stay at protest-hit Epping hotel after council fails in High Court legal bid

Epping Forest District Council took legal action against owners of migrant hotel in Essex after a series of protests

The Independent UK

Epping hotel can continue to house asylum seekers, high court rules

Local council unsuccessful in stopping use of Bell hotel in Essex, which became a flashpoint for protests this summer

The Guardian - UK

The Jeremy Bamber twist: does Britain’s most notorious murderer finally have an alibi?

This week, audio footage was released by the New Yorker magazine, which seemed to exonerate Bamber, who has been in prison for 40 years. Could this lead to his release?

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Landmark deprivation statistics show scale of hardship – how does your area compare?

Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, has been named England’s most deprived neighbourhood

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage ‘sad’ as Jaywick remains England’s most deprived neighbourhood

Mr Farage was elected MP for Clacton in Essex in July 2024, and Jaywick is part of the constituency.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage ‘sad’ as Clacton area remains most deprived neighbourhood

Jaywick is part of Reform leader and Clacton MP Nigel Farage’s Essex constituency

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Britain's most unfaithful towns revealed — where does your town rank?

Where else in the UK are people most likely to cheat?

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Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu deported to Ethiopia, Home Office confirms

Kebatu, who was wrongly freed from Essex prison, was put on a flight to Ethiopia and arrived on Wednesday

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Five more prisoners freed in error after sex offender’s release from Essex jail

Union says staff shortages and confusion over early release schemes are driving a rise in mistakes

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Epping sex offender back in custody after release from prison in error

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, whose case led to summer protests in Essex, detained again and faces deportation

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Fete, Chelmsford, Essex: ‘It absolutely dares to be different’ – restaurant review

There’s something so endearingly adventurous and devil-may-care about this menu that makes me love the place

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Met police urge Epping sex offender spotted in London to hand himself in

Former asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu has been missing since being released from prison in error

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Sex offender who sparked summer riots seen boarding London-bound train after release error, police say

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was meant to be sent to an immigration detention centre for deportation after assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman

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‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother

After grief brought Dev Hynes home, he reconsidered the county that shaped him. The result is a masterful new album – made with a little help from Lorde and Zadie Smith

Evening Standard

Mother jailed for murder of autistic son, five, after struggling to cope

Claire Button, 36, denied her son Lincoln’s murder last December in South Ockendon, Essex, but was found guilty by a jury.

Evening Standard

Essex asylum seeker hotel in ‘flagrant’ breach of planning laws, court told

Epping Forest District Council is taking legal action against Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping.

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Witches of Essex' online – stream Rylan witch-hunting from anywhere, is it available in the U.S.?

Here's how to watch 'Witches of Essex' online no matter where in the world you are as Rylan Clark and Prof. Alice Roberts do a spot of witch-hunting on British TV. One of dark history buffs, then.

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