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Extinction Rebellion take over bridges bringing central London to standstill

Extinction Rebellion have blocked off several central London bridges bringing traffic to a standstill.

Evening Standard

XR protesters shut down central London bridges including Westminster

Activists close some of the largest routes through capital in protest at continued use of fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil protests: Dozen arrests as climate activists ‘stop production’ at two plants

Twelve climate activists arrested at Kingsbury terminal in Staffordshire as lorry driver clashes with campaigners in Grays, Essex

The Independent UK

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Easter travel 2022: Airport and road CHAOS with 30-mile queues amid oil protests

Brits looking to get away on Good Friday are facing 'never before seen' scenes as millions hit the roads and take to the skies this Easter after two years of Covid-19 travel restrictions

Daily Mirror

Dozens of arrests made as climate activists target oil terminals

Warwickshire Police said 12 arrests had been made on Friday morning, while officers were also at the scene in Essex.

The Independent UK

Climate activists in new action at oil terminals

Police are at the scene in Staffordshire and Essex where Just Stop Oil protesters are taking action.

The Independent UK

The Circle’s Freddie Bentley scared to leave his house following homophobic attack

The reality star shot to fame as a contestant on the first season of The Circle on Channel 4 back in 2018 where he came out on national TV – but he was recently the victim of a homophobic attack in Essex

Daily Mirror

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Northumberland holiday park snapped up by growing Essex group Wyldecrest

Felmoor Park near Felton, which has 167 holiday homes, has become Wyldecrest's 10th site

Birmingham Post

Tory candidate red-faced as he mistakes homeowner, 24, for child - asking if 'mum and dad are in'

Hilarious footage shows Sam Gascoyne, the Conservative candidate for Pitsea North-West ward in Basildon, Essex, exclaim 'your house?' after homeowner Steven Wood informs him he lives there

Wales Online

‘Essex Boys’ case of traders accused of manipulating markets heads for trial

Judge unseals evidence of WhatsApp texts between UK-based men who reportedly made $700m on collapse of oil price in 2020

The Guardian - US

ISIS fanatic who murdered MP David Amess smirks as he's told he'll die in prison

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, smiled and winked at members of the press as he was taken to the cells after Mr Justice Sweeney gave him a whole life tariff for the murder of MP Sir David Amess in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Daily Mirror

Just Stop Oil protesters arrested after gluing hands to road on twelfth day of action

More than 300 people have been arrested since the protests started, Essex Police has said

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil activists arrested after protest atop oil tanker in Essex

Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested after climbing atop, and glueing themselves to, oil tankers at Purfleet terminal.

Evening Standard

‘I’ve killed him’: David Amess murder was last act of two-year plot

Ali Harbi Ali had long been looking for an MP to assassinate before stabbing Amess at church surgery

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The Independent UK

Officers who detained MP killer: We only wish we could have done more

Pc Ryan Curtis and Pc Scott James have been awarded the Merit Star – Essex Police’s highest accolade.

The Independent UK

David Amess was ‘original Essex cheeky chappy’ and ‘the living embodiment of Parliament’s strengths’

The father-of-five was first elected for the town of Basildon in 1983

The Independent UK

Sir David Amess: The ‘original Essex cheeky chappy’

The father-of-five was first elected for the town of Basildon in 1983.

The Independent UK

David Amess: “Astoundingly brave” police officers tackled MP’s killer ‘basically armed with stick’

Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow praised Essex constables Scott James and Ryan Curtis for tackling murderer Ali Harbi Ali last year.

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The Independent UK

Sir David’s killer known to authorities, police said

The 26-year-old Londoner radicalised himself by consuming extremist material online.

Daily Mirror

Sir David Amess killer Ali Harbi Ali found GUILTY of murdering Tory MP at church

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, travelled to Leigh-on-Sea in Essex and stabbed the veteran Conservative backbencher with a 12-inch carving knife - a jury found him guilty in 18 minutes

The Independent UK

Terrorist guilty of ‘cold and calculating’ murder of MP Sir David Amess

London-born Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was convicted of carrying out the atrocity at Sir David’s constituency surgery in Essex in October last year.

The Guardian - UK

Ali Harbi Ali guilty of murdering MP David Amess in terrorist attack

Twenty-six-year-old stabbed long-serving Conservative after being fuelled by Islamic State propaganda

The Independent UK

Fuel protests creating an ‘unacceptable’ risk of harm, Essex Police say

An assistant chief constable said police ‘cannot stand by’ as crimes are committed and ‘lives are being put at risk, in the name of protest’.

Daily Mirror

Gran in agony still waiting for operation as stomach balloons to huge size

Deborah Bond, from Colchester, Essex, has now demanded a hospital apology as she has been waiting for hysterectomy removal operation for 18 months

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil: behind the scenes with the activists

Growing numbers of young nonviolent climate protesters seem willing to face abuse and arrest. Dorian Lynskey joined them in Essex during last week’s action

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