All news on the topic: Essex

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Sir Rod Stewart’s former Essex mansion listed for over twice the price he sold it for
The six-bedroom home has been put up for sale by former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll and wife Billi Mucklow amid their divorce
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Cult members jailed for storming court and trying to kidnap a coroner
Members of a cult who tried to kidnap a coroner for ‘detrimental necromancy’ have been jailed.
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Thames crossing delayed after planning costs exceed those of the world’s longest road tunnel
The 14 mile project was first proposed in 2009, and would connect Kent and Essex through a road and tunnel beneath the River Thames to reduce congestion.
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Debt-ridden UK council accuses tycoon of misusing £150 million of its investments
Thurrock, which declared effective bankruptcy in 2022, claims Dubai-based Liam Kavanagh bought yacht and jet
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Carpetright owed almost £350m when it collapsed into administration
Carpetright owed almost £350m when it collapsed into administration with the loss of more than 1,500 jobs before being rescued, it has been revealed.
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Southend: Six arrested and weapons seized following seafront violence
Footage on social media appeared to show at least four people in black waving machetes near the Adventure Island theme park.
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Drug couple’s double life at £1.5m ‘Towie mansion’ laundering heroin smuggled in hair extensions…before boss’ dumb slip
Brazen kingpin left astonishing details on drug packs that proved he had little fear of the law
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Holly Willoughby: man jailed for life over kidnap, rape and murder plot
Gavin Plumb, 37, who planned to kill presenter during ‘home invasion’, sentenced to 16-year minimum term
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Radio DJ ’kidnapped and tortured to death’ near Spurs stadium
Koray Alpergin, of Bizim FM, and his girlfriend Gozde Dalbudak were kidnapped after eating at a restaurant in Mayfair. The DJ was brutally murdered at the venue before his body was dumped in Essex
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Shopping centre catches fire as huge plumes of smoke rise into the sky
Flames are rising from the top floor of a shopping centre in Thurrock, Essex.
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Tributes pour in for a British businessman, 44, found floating in the sea after reportedly being struck in the head during a Greek yacht regatta
The dad-of-two was found floating in the sea in the island’s exclusive old port area
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Man plotted to ’rape and murder’ Holly Willoughby
A security guard plotted to abduct, rape and murder TV personality Holly Willoughby to fulfil his "ultimate fantasy", a court heard.
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Reform UK criticized as ’shameful’ for charging constituents £3.41 to meet Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage has left voters furious after charging for a campaign event in the Essex town he is standing in as Reform UK leader. The right-wing politican has been dubbed ’shameful’
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Nigel Farage was milkshaked by an ’OnlyFans model’ just one day into his campaign
The woman who hurled a milkshake at Nigel Farage outside a Wetherspoons in Clacton, Essex, has been identified as an OnlyFans model.
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’Dr Death’ and Essex gang who held brutal dog fights jailed
The ringleader’s phone contained incriminating video and photos of the dogs and gruesome fight reports.
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Woman arrested after five-month-old baby suffers cardiac arrest at Legoland
The woman was arrested on Friday and bailed until July 26
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A deadly dogfighting ring, led by ’Doctor Death’ and his gang, operated out of a suburban garage, motivated solely by financial gain
Phillip Ali, known as ’Doctor Death’, operated a brutal international contest circuit where participants could win thousands of pounds while animals were subjected to horrific acts of violence in Essex