The Latest Breaking News from Essex

Reform UK council leader rejects Nigel Farage’s call for ‘Hexit’ referendum on leaving London

Reform MP Andrew Rosindell also insisted the borough should have an option to rejoin Essex

The Independent UK · May 28

TV tonight: exploring the mystery around the ‘Range Rover murders’

A documentary tries to piece together what happened in the 1995 shootings of three Essex drug dealers. Plus, the return of Springwatch. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · May 25

How an Essex valley became one of the UK’s most exciting new wine regions

English wine grown in Crouch Valley is fast becoming globally renowned – even the French are taking notice

The Guardian - UK · May 24

More than 1,700 people held on cruise ship after gastroenteritis outbreak

Essex-based operator Ambassador Cruise Line said authorities in Bordeaux had instructed all passengers and crew members to remain on board.

Evening Standard · May 13

Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres

Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error

The Guardian - UK · May 9

10 Photos of Jake Hall: Remembering the TOWIE Star After Reported Accidental Death

Tributes pour in for Jake Hall after the former The Only Way Is Essex star reportedly died aged 35 in a head injury incident in Mallorca, Spain.

International Business Times UK · May 8

Hard-right Reform UK party eyes huge new gains in local elections on Thursday

Reform UK has surged in polls largely due to its campaign against immigration and has vowed a wave of mass deportations if it wins the next general election in 2029.

Euronews · May 6

Apps, activists and an ‘air war’: Essex campaign is test of Reform UK’s professionalisation

Nigel Farage’s pary sees this week’s local elections as showcase for new, sleeker approach borrowing from an unlikely source

The Guardian - UK · May 6

Two people stabbed at Essex holiday park as 14-year-old boy arrested

One victim was rushed to hospital but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing

Evening Standard · May 4

Two teenagers stabbed in ‘large scale fight’ involving 30 young people on Essex high street

Police said weapons were seen and used during the incident

The Independent UK · May 2