Essex

The chief executive of a homeless shelter's pleading for more funding after a man who was sleeping rough in Chelmsford was found dead. 

A man's been charged with murdering a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run in Loughton. 

A woman from Essex has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two people on a late-night train service.

A man's been jailed for 7 years after stabbing three people in Witham this summer.

Archaeologists are inspecting a site in Lexden to see if it holds any historical significance before homes are built there.

Police have shut down a cannabis factory in Harlow.

Southend manager, Sol Campbell wants his side to be on top of their game as they face Burton Albion tonight.

A man's been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of 12 year-old boy who was hit by a car outside his school in Loughton.

A man from Chigwell, who targeted a number of Jewish people with anti-Semitic messages on social media, has been jailed for 3 years.

A motorcyclist who killed an 82-year-old man as he crossed the road in Harlow has been jailed for two and a half years.

The RSPCA's stepping up it's hunt for the people behind two separate videos showing rabbits being tortured and killed in Essex and East London. 

Police are hunting a man who held up a convenience store in Hockley at knifepoint. 

A motorcyclist who killed an 82-year-old man as he crossed the road in Harlow has been jailed for two and a half years.

The RSPCA's investigating after a video appearing to show a rabbit being abused and killed in Essex was circulated on social media. 

A driver from Laindon convicted of dangerous driving in June 2018, has been handed an extra five years in prison after a pedestrian he collided with died.

It turns out Lewis Hamilton has more beef with Basildon than he does the rest of the Formula 1 table.

A meeting that was set to deliver a decision on one of Southend’s biggest new developments has been cancelled at the last minute.

A man has been arrested following reports of a stabbing in Chelmsford last night.

Detectives are appealing for information to identify a man after a child said he was sexually assaulted in his own bedroom in London. 

Officials in Vietnam say 16 of the bodies found in the back of lorry in Essex last month have been repatriated.

A man from Basildon's been jailed for two-and-a-half years after illegally trafficking an Albanian family into the UK.

A Shetland pony, named Jasmine, has been stolen from a farm in Chigwell.

Cricket's T20 Blast will begin on the 28th of May with a clash between London rivals Surrey and Middlesex at The Oval.

Two drug dealers caught with £1,000 of heroin and crack cocaine in Harlow have been jailed for a collective total of more than eight years.

Two men have been arrested by Flying Squad detectives following a cash raid on a delivery van in an Essex town. 

A man has been rescued by firefighters in Clacton after getting stuck on barbed wire during the early hours of this morning. 

A 25-year-old lorry driver who's accused over the deaths of 39 people in a trailer in Essex has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration.

A man has suffered serious injuries following a collision involving three cars in Basildon.

A man has been jailed for 10 years for historic sex offences against to two girls in Colchester and overseas.

A man's been found guilty of murdering Essex backpacker Grace Millane - whose body was found buried in a suitcase in New Zealand.

A head teacher from Chelmsford has been jailed after police found dozens of indecent images and videos of children on his devices.

Jose Mourinho is back in the Premier League as the new head coach of Tottenham.

The transgender flag has been raised outside Southend Civic Centre today to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance.

A man’s been jailed for his role as the getaway driver in a violent robbery in Harlow where a woman was followed home and attacked on her own driveway.

A man from Colchester has been jailed for five years for sexual assaulting a 13 year old girl over a 7-year period. 

Police are appealing for information after a pensioner had cash stolen after being hugged in a distraction theft in Saffron Walden.

A 21 year old man's been stabbed in the chest in Colchester High Street.