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The Latest Breaking News from Essex

A year ago my Essex home town was abuzz at becoming a city – now a ‘toxic’ culture war has taken over

Southend’s struggles tell us a lot about modern England, says Tim Burrows, who writes about society, culture and place

The Guardian - UK

The Cockney kid who's ended up playing for Wales after a phone call from Mike Ruddock

He's from Essex and his brother was attached to West Ham football club

Wales Online

Wizz Air customer sends bailiffs to airport to collect money owed for cancelled flight

Essex dad Russell Quirk waited two months for the money back from his family's cancelled flights to Faro - and sent bailiffs to Luton Airport when they wouldn't pay back the extra cash lost

Daily Mirror

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Chief constable tells of officers using food bank as he pushes for better pay

Essex Police chief Ben-Julian Harrington raised the issue of pay in a speech to new recruits.

The Independent UK

Chief constable pushes for pay rise for officers to halt ‘erosion of talent’

Essex Police chief Ben-Julian Harrington said a number of people had left the force citing financial reasons.

The Independent UK

Woman seriously injured in dog attack after stopping car to help animal stranded in road

A woman in her 50s got out of a car on a road in Chigwell, Essex, after spotting a dog in the road but the animal left her with a number of serious injuries as police launch an investigation

Daily Mirror

UK beach branded 'abysmal' and 'worst place on Earth' as visitors warned 'to stay away'

Visitors to Jubilee Beach in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, have taken to TripAdvisor to warn others to "stay away" due to the raw sewage, drugs and litter they found there

Daily Mirror

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Smiling killer boasts he 'knows what happened' to police as he returns to murder scene

Marek Hecko, who was jailed for life yesterday, could be seen swigging from a bottle of alcohol outside a home in Essex as he told a police officer that he "knows what happened"

Daily Mirror

Tall man standing at 6ft 7ins is tired of being told by strangers to 'mind his head'

Stephen Brown, 43, from Basildon, Essex, has revealed what life is like standing at 6ft 7in tall and says he often feels like a 'freak show' with strangers in the street asking for pics

Daily Mirror

‘Controlling’ man ‘murdered partner who was about to leave him’

Gary Bennett is accused of killing Madison Wright, whose body was found in Wat Tyler Country Park in Pitsea, Essex

The Independent UK

‘Controlling’ man murdered partner who was about to leave him, court told

Gary Bennett is accused of killing Madison Wright, whose body was found in Wat Tyler Country Park in Pitsea, Essex, in July 2022.

The Independent UK

Colin Iskander obituary

Other lives: GP who set up a practice in his own home and helped to train doctors across Essex

The Guardian - UK

Lorry crashes into a row of houses in Essex killing a man

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward

The Independent UK

'Lovely' pupil dies after 'cardiac arrest' in PE lesson and being airlifted to hospital

The Essex pupil, named locally as Kayla Ere, was described as a "lovely student" who "impacted so many lives" in heartbreaking tributes shared by her family and school

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The Guardian - UK

RAF base considered as asylum centre has contamination risks, says report

Former RAF Wethersfield in north Essex could have unexploded ordnance, asbestos and other problems, government papers say

The Guardian - UK

Cleverly opposes immigration centre in own seat as he urges French to do more

Foreign secretary says former RAF base in Essex constituency is unsuitable as he enters Paris talks about stopping Channel boats

Manchester Evening News

Rylan Clark concerns fans as he's seen in his 'dressing gown' in New York

The BBC Radio 2 star shared a bunch of snaps and video as he left Essex and jetted Stateside

Manchester Evening News

Love Island's Kem Cetinay reveals 'secret' winning tactic and Usain Bolt friendship ahead of Soccer Aid return

The Essex restaurateur has been a staple of the UNICEF charity match since 2019 and is in the running to become the all-time top scorer

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Fears for Gemma Collins and Rami Hawash's romance as star unfollows beau on Instagram

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins' romance with Rami Hawash appears to be in doubt after she unfollowed the entrepeneur on social media days after her ode to self-love on Valentine's Day

Evening Standard

‘Chadwell Cartel’ drug dealers who aspired to be next Ronnie and Reggie Kray jailed for 25 years

Two Essex men aspired to be like the Kray twin brother gangsters notorious in the 1950s

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

Glasgow Live

Laura Anderson 'reveals' gender of baby as star shows off growing bump

Glasgow-based Love Island star Laura Anderson stunned in a baby blue dress at an awards show - and whilst people saw her glow, others believe she was hinting at the baby's gender.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to drop plans for asylum centre at former RAF base in Essex

People living near MDP Wethersfield believe it has been earmarked to house 1,500 male asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Sainsbury’s to close two Argos distribution sites risking 1,400 jobs

Retailer to close warehouses in Basildon, Essex and Heywood, Greater Manchester, by 2026

Daily Mirror

Vanessa Feltz's ex Ben Ofoedu cosies up to OnlyFans' Elle Brooke in late night chat

Ben Ofoedu, 50, and model-turned-boxer Elle Brooke looked like they enjoyed catching up on Sunday night, as Vanessa Feltz's former fiance headed out to Essex to watch Tommy Fury's fight with Jake Paul

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