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The lorry in Grays after the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were found

Romanian man appears in court over 39 lorry deaths

Marius Mihai Draghici faces manslaughter charges after the migrants were found in a lorry in 2019.

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The lorry in Grays after the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were found

Romanian man appears in court over 39 lorry deaths

Marius Mihai Draghici faces manslaughter charges after the migrants were found in a lorry in 2019.

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Bankrupt council asks government for £636m loan

Thurrock is in council tax rise and bailout negotiations as it tries to address its £1.5bn debt.

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Alan Hurst

Former Braintree MP Alan Hurst dies at 77

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      The lorry in Grays after the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were found

      Romanian man appears in court over 39 lorry deaths

      Marius Mihai Draghici faces manslaughter charges after the migrants were found in a lorry in 2019.

      • 15h15 hours ago
      • Essex
      Thurrock Council building

      Bankrupt council asks government for £636m loan

      Thurrock is in council tax rise and bailout negotiations as it tries to address its £1.5bn debt.

      • 18h18 hours ago
      • Essex
      Alan Hurst

      Former Braintree MP Alan Hurst dies at 77

      The Labour MP is described as a "kind, gentle and well respected" by his Tory successor.

        Nicola Bulley

        Missing mother vanished into thin air, says partner

        Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, originally from Essex, disappeared a week ago while on a walk with her dog.

          Colchester Hospital

          Hospital patients not always safe, say inspectors

          The Care Quality Commission has dropped the rating for medical care services at Colchester.

          • 1da day ago
          • Essex
          Pylons

          Minister says controversial pylons not inevitable

          Campaigners are continuing to object to proposals for a 112-mile long line of pylons in East Anglia.

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          Thurrock Council building

          Bankrupt council asks government for £636m loan

          Thurrock is in council tax rise and bailout negotiations as it tries to address its £1.5bn debt.

          • 18h18 hours ago
          • Essex
          Alan Hurst

          Former Braintree MP Alan Hurst dies at 77

          The Labour MP is described as a "kind, gentle and well respected" by his Tory successor.

            Nicola Bulley

            Missing mother vanished into thin air, says partner

            Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, originally from Essex, disappeared a week ago while on a walk with her dog.

              Colchester Hospital

              Hospital patients not always safe, say inspectors

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                Romanian man appears in court over 39 lorry deaths

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                Minister calls for staff evidence in deaths inquiry

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                The defiant low-lying island 70 years after floods

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