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DRUG CHARGES

Toby Ideh Charged With Drug Possession and Harassment in Grays

HIGH SPEED ESCAPE

Drug Dealer Jailed 20 Years Over Fatal Southend Crash

TRAUMATIC PAST

Jamaica-Born Man Jailed 4 Years for Brutal Southend Stairwell Stabbing After Home Invasion

TESCO EXTRA

Essex Man Jailed Over £500,000 Cocaine Haul in Southend Drug Bust

CATFORD ROBBERY

Knife-Wielding Robber Strikes Southend Lane Shop – No Injuries, Police Hunt Suspect

MAN ON THE RUN

Manhunt Underway for Cristiano Brown Over Guns and Drugs – Do Not Approach, Call 999!

SCUMBAG

Drug Dealer and Puppy Abuser Rashid Chin-King Jailed for Three Years After Customer’s Overdose

CRASH PROBE

Southend Lane Crash Closes Road for Hours, Woman Rushed to Hospital Amid Traffic Chaos

PRISONER MANHUNT

Manhunt Launched After Prisoner Dashes From Jail Van in Southend

Moped Rider Dies in Southend Crash as Drunk Driver Arrested in Lewisham

SOUTHEND PLANE HORROR

Southend Plane Crash: Co-Pilot Floris Rhee Named as Third Victim in Deadly Zeusch Aviation Tragedy

PLANE HORROR CRASH

Fourth Body Found in Southend Medical Plane Crash—All Four Victims Confirmed Dead

DRUG CHARGES Toby Ideh Charged With Drug Possession and Harassment in Grays

HIGH SPEED ESCAPE Drug Dealer Jailed 20 Years Over Fatal Southend Crash

TRAUMATIC PAST Jamaica-Born Man Jailed 4 Years for Brutal Southend Stairwell Stabbing After Home Invasion

TESCO EXTRA Essex Man Jailed Over £500,000 Cocaine Haul in Southend Drug Bust

CATFORD ROBBERY Knife-Wielding Robber Strikes Southend Lane Shop – No Injuries, Police Hunt Suspect

MAN ON THE RUN Manhunt Underway for Cristiano Brown Over Guns and Drugs – Do Not Approach, Call 999!

SCUMBAG Drug Dealer and Puppy Abuser Rashid Chin-King Jailed for Three Years After Customer’s Overdose

CRASH PROBE Southend Lane Crash Closes Road for Hours, Woman Rushed to Hospital Amid Traffic Chaos

PRISONER MANHUNT Manhunt Launched After Prisoner Dashes From Jail Van in Southend

Moped Rider Dies in Southend Crash as Drunk Driver Arrested in Lewisham

SOUTHEND PLANE HORROR Southend Plane Crash: Co-Pilot Floris Rhee Named as Third Victim in Deadly Zeusch Aviation Tragedy

PLANE HORROR CRASH Fourth Body Found in Southend Medical Plane Crash—All Four Victims Confirmed Dead