Essex shop owner fined £3k after being caught in undercover sting by council
A trading standards officer was sold fake tobacco during a test purchase
View ArticleMan's reckless overtake caused head-on crash with coach full of school children
Leo Stevens, 27, was driving on a provisional licence without a qualified driver present
View ArticleBasildon police officer denies 'putting hands round teenage girl's throat' in...
It is alleged he struck the girl with his knee and put his hands around her throat
View ArticleBaby who died during incident in Colchester is named as inquest opens into...
The police initially launched a criminal investigation into the death
View ArticleFormer Arsenal footballer denies trying to import £600k worth of cannabis...
Around 60kg of Cannabis was discovered in two suitcases after they arrived in the country
View ArticleTeenagers left victim with life-threatening injuries after attack in Essex park
The victim was found by a member of the public who called for help
View ArticleThe 'ludicrous' conspiracy theorists jailed for audacious Essex kidnap plot
They claimed they were part of a 'Court of the People' group who reject the authority of the UK government
View ArticleDad felt 'sickening' horror after police officer shared pictures of his...
A police officer who took pictures of a 25-year-old woman after she had died and shared them with friends has now been jailed for his disgusting crimes
View ArticleFaces of jailed conspiracy theorist 'intimidators' behind Essex kidnap plot
They turned up at the court with handcuffs
View ArticleThe baffling story of an Essex cult's brazen kidnap plot and how it started...
With all four group members now behind bars - do we truly know why they tried to kidnap a coroner?
View ArticleViolent ex-footballer who beat girl into coma won't have jail time extended
The young girl was left unable to walk by herself and needing to be fed by a tube
View ArticleMan pushed woman to the ground and sexually assaulted her in car park
Mateusz Nowaczyk, 21, has been jailed, after he sexually assaulted a woman in B&M car park
View ArticleZara Aleena's murderer had 'inappropriate relationship' with Belmarsh prison...
Jordan McSweeney, 31, murdered Zara Aleena in east London in June 2022 and was jailed for life in December 2023
View ArticleEssex man charged with alleged sexual offence against teen
The 35-year-old has been remanded in custody until his court appearance later this month
View ArticleThe centuries-old luxurious stately home that was once a prison
It may look gorgeous and luxurious now, but it once served as a jail
View ArticleWoman stabbed to death in Enfield home is named as another woman charged with...
A murder investigation continues
View ArticleThe face of red-eyed disqualified driver who 'threatens the safety' of Essex...
He shuffled into the passenger seat in an attempt to trick police into thinking he wasn't driving
View ArticleCovid loan fraudster forced to sell flat and BMW to pay for his crimes
He received the loan then struck off his company less than two weeks later
View ArticleWoman let tenant use land for illegal waste site with mound of rubbish piled...
She was repeatedly warned about the piles of rubbish growing on her land
View ArticleMan guilty of 'ferocious' unprovoked attack which hospitalised man for 5 months
A man remains in hospital with serious head injuries 5 months after the initial attacked
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