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Man who quit delivery job after £5.2 million lottery win returns to former workplace

Gary MacDonald delivered parcels to stores across Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex for more than 30 years

The Independent UK

Delivery driver who quit job after lottery win spreads joy at former workplace

Gary MacDonald, 61, delivered parcels to stores across Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex, for more than 30 years before his win last year.

Evening Standard

New Reform UK council leader hits back at Farage over Havering leaving London

Keith Prince said they will not waste time pursuing ‘Hexit’ for Havering

Evening Standard

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Reform UK council leader rejects Nigel Farage’s call for ‘Hexit’ referendum on leaving London

Reform MP Andrew Rosindell also insisted the borough should have an option to rejoin Essex

The Independent UK

TV tonight: exploring the mystery around the ‘Range Rover murders’

A documentary tries to piece together what happened in the 1995 shootings of three Essex drug dealers. Plus, the return of Springwatch. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

How an Essex valley became one of the UK’s most exciting new wine regions

English wine grown in Crouch Valley is fast becoming globally renowned – even the French are taking notice

The Guardian - UK

UK radio station apologises for accidentally announcing death of King Charles

Announcement made due to computer error at Radio Caroline’s main studio in Essex

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Radio station apologises for accidentally announcing King's death

Radio Caroline in Essex said: ‘We apologise to HM the King and to our listeners for any distress caused’

Evening Standard

12 on trial over death of football dad attacked more than a decade ago

Twelve men will stand trial over the tragic death of Simon Dobbin, a father-of-three who suffered fatal brain injuries after a football match assault in 2015. Allegedly attacked after a game, Dobbin, who later featured on DIY SOS, endured a brutal assault leaving him permanently disabled. He passed away in…

The Times of India

Farage criticised for backing preacher who says homosexuality is ‘abomination’

Reform UK leader records video with Essex pastor to support his battle against council banning order

The Guardian - UK

More than 1,700 people held on cruise ship after gastroenteritis outbreak

Essex-based operator Ambassador Cruise Line said authorities in Bordeaux had instructed all passengers and crew members to remain on board.

Evening Standard

Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres

Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error

The Guardian - UK

10 Photos of Jake Hall: Remembering the TOWIE Star After Reported Accidental Death

Tributes pour in for Jake Hall after the former The Only Way Is Essex star reportedly died aged 35 in a head injury incident in Mallorca, Spain.

International Business Times UK

Hard-right Reform UK party eyes huge new gains in local elections on Thursday

Reform UK has surged in polls largely due to its campaign against immigration and has vowed a wave of mass deportations if it wins the next general election in 2029.

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The Guardian - UK

Apps, activists and an ‘air war’: Essex campaign is test of Reform UK’s professionalisation

Nigel Farage’s pary sees this week’s local elections as showcase for new, sleeker approach borrowing from an unlikely source

Evening Standard

Two people stabbed at Essex holiday park as 14-year-old boy arrested

One victim was rushed to hospital but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing

The Independent UK

Two teenagers stabbed in ‘large scale fight’ involving 30 young people on Essex high street

Police said weapons were seen and used during the incident

Evening Standard

Local elections 2026: Nigel Farage leads Reform troops in Battle for Essex as Tories defend 'last stronghold'

Speaking to The Standard, the Reform leader said: ‘Battle between Reform and Conservatives in Essex is going to be a very big test of who is seen to be the major party on Centre Right of British politics’

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Evening Standard

Young neo-Nazi guilty of planning mass gun attack after MI5 sting

Alfie Coleman, 21, from Great Notley in Essex, was convicted of preparing for terrorist acts.

International Business Times UK

'Ghosts Started The Fire': Iraqi Migrant's Bizarre Excuse After Torching Essex Hotels

An Iraqi asylum seeker, Rawand Abdulrahman, was jailed for 8.5 years for arson at two Essex hotels housing migrants. He blamed the fires on ghosts, highlighting tensions around asylum accommodations

Euronews

Runners battle mud at annual UK charity race

Hundreds of participants waded through mud in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Essex.

The Independent UK

X Factor finalist faces murder charge after influencer hit by car outside London club dies

Klaudia Zakrzewska, 32, from Essex, was injured on Argyll Street in Soho at around 4.30 am on Sunday, April 19, and was pronounced dead on Saturday

Evening Standard

Influencer dies days after car hit pedestrians outside London nightclub

Klaudia Zakrzewska, 32, from Essex, was hit by a car in Argyll Street, Soho, at around 4.30am on Sunday.

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Jesy Nelson issues plea for help after £100k car containing her twins’ vital medical equipment is stolen

Singer Jesy Nelson has appealed for help after a vehicle containing essential medical equipment for her young daughters was taken from outside her Essex home.

The Guardian - UK

Jesy Nelson issues plea over stolen car containing twins’ medical equipment

Former Little Mix singer offers £10,000 reward for information about Land Rover taken from Essex driveway

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