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Updated 16:03, 16 May 2026

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Man Charged with Kidnap After Teen Rushed and Injured in Purfleet Train Station Attack

Essex Cop Charged for Illicit WhatsApp Data Snooping—Met Police Trust Shaken

Daylight Machete Fight Sparks Panic at Packed Southend-On-Sea Beach

Gogglebox Star George Gilbey Dies After 80ft Warehouse Roof Fall – Man Arrested for Manslaughter

Gogglebox Star George Gilbey Dies in Workplace Fall, Man Arrested for Manslaughter

Fake Doctor Jailed for Four Years in £2 Million Essex Property Fraud Scam

Child Sex Offender Anthony Kamau Found Guilty After Fleeing UK to Kenya

Essex Drug Gang Boss Jailed for 6 Years After £112K Cocaine Haul Seized in Raids

Dunmow Rapist Rory Miles Jailed for Four Years, Added to Sex Offenders’ Register for Life

Paedophile Matthew Rivett Jailed for 22 Years After Sexual Abuse of Four Children in Essex Exposed

91-Year-Old Paedophile Eric Grant Jailed for 10 Years Over Child Sex Abuse From 2004-2005

Cost of Living Crisis Means 1 in 5 UK Kids May Get No Christmas Gifts – Escape Live Offers 60 Free Family Escape Room Days to Brighten Festive Fun

Man Charged with Kidnap After Teen Rushed and Injured in Purfleet Train Station Attack

Essex Cop Charged for Illicit WhatsApp Data Snooping—Met Police Trust Shaken

Daylight Machete Fight Sparks Panic at Packed Southend-On-Sea Beach

Gogglebox Star George Gilbey Dies After 80ft Warehouse Roof Fall – Man Arrested for Manslaughter

Gogglebox Star George Gilbey Dies in Workplace Fall, Man Arrested for Manslaughter

Fake Doctor Jailed for Four Years in £2 Million Essex Property Fraud Scam

Child Sex Offender Anthony Kamau Found Guilty After Fleeing UK to Kenya

Essex Drug Gang Boss Jailed for 6 Years After £112K Cocaine Haul Seized in Raids

Dunmow Rapist Rory Miles Jailed for Four Years, Added to Sex Offenders’ Register for Life

Paedophile Matthew Rivett Jailed for 22 Years After Sexual Abuse of Four Children in Essex Exposed

91-Year-Old Paedophile Eric Grant Jailed for 10 Years Over Child Sex Abuse From 2004-2005

Cost of Living Crisis Means 1 in 5 UK Kids May Get No Christmas Gifts – Escape Live Offers 60 Free Family Escape Room Days to Brighten Festive Fun