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Lorry driver jailed over crash that killed off-duty Essex Police officer

Robert Harrison’s lorry crashed into Pc Tris Baker’s car on the A1060 in Roxwell, Essex, in September 2021.

The Independent UK

County cricket: Alex Lees is the first to 1,000 runs in Durham charge

Alex Lees, one of Zac Crawley’s ex-opening partners, now discarded, became the first player to pass a 1,000 Championship runs this summer

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: third-party betting case raises familiar questions

Court case in Essex has gambling industry under scrutiny again as punter says: ‘It was only when I won that they did any checks’

The Guardian - UK

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Olly Murs and Amelia Tank’s ‘festival-style’ wedding had a McDonald’s truck

The couple partied with friends on a private island in Essex

The Independent UK

Inside Olly Murs and Amelia Tank’s festival-themed wedding

Olly Murs finally tied the knot with long-term love Amelia Tank in an intimate ceremony held on Osea Island in Essex on Saturday.

Evening Standard

The Essex Serpent author named new chancellor of the University of Essex

Writer and ‘proud Essex girl’ Dr Sarah Perry said she is looking forward to supporting and inspiring students.

The Independent UK

Kohler-Cadmore’s stunning catch helps Somerset sink Essex and win T20 Blast

Somerset beat Essex by 14 runs in the final of the T20 Blast at Edgbaston to bring an end to a lengthy and painful series of near-misses

The Guardian - UK

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Government facing legal challenge over plan to house asylum seekers at airfields

The ruling comes just two days after the Home Secretary’s department moved asylum seekers on to Wethersfield Airfield in Essex for the first time.

The Independent UK

A walk along the Essex coast to a historic pub: the Crooked Billet, Leigh-on-Sea

This stroll past beach huts, wartime ruins and wildfowl cuts through Southend and ends in a 16th-century boozer

The Guardian - UK

Three people arrested for high value cyber-enabled fraud targeting Aberdeen woman

Three people have been arrested and charged in Essex, Kent and Northumberland in connection with a high value cyber-enabled fraud which targeted a…

The National (Scotland)

County cricket: Essex beat Lancashire after wicket halts record run chase – as it happened

Rolling report: Essex finally prised out Rob Jones with only 10 balls remaining, snatching victory by 46 runs, while there was also a thrilling draw

The Guardian - UK

Essex: Council bordering London votes to ban Ulez signage on its land

Essex County Council passes motion opposing expansion of Ulez

Evening Standard

Wethersfield: First look inside former RAF base turned into asylum seeker accommodation

First asylum seekers arrive at former RAF base in Essex

Evening Standard

First asylum seekers arrive at Wethersfield Airfield in Essex

The first arrivals are people who were brought to a processing facility in Kent over the weekend from small boat crossings.

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County cricket: Dan Lawrence lights up Blackpool with century – as it happened

The Essex batter hit a timely 135 to send a message to England selectors, while Durham continued their march towards promotion

The Week

‘Screaming woman’ was pet parrot

Police responding to a report of a screaming woman discovered the source of the worrying noise was actually a pet parrot. Steve Wood, 54, said he was initially confused when police showed up at his home in Canvey Island, Essex. “I thought, ‘Oh my god, what have I done?’’” he…

The Guardian - UK

People smuggler jailed for 12 years over Essex lorry deaths

Marius Mihai Draghici was ‘essential cog’ in operation that caused deaths of 39 people, court heard

Liverpool Echo

Man offering 'VIP' smuggling service had 39 dead people in back of lorry

Marius Mihai Draghici was jailed for 12 years and seven months after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people

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The Independent UK

Care watchdog sounds fresh alarm over mental health trust being investigated over 2,000 deaths

Watchdog ‘very disappointed’ in repeated failures by Essex hospital to address safety concerns

Daily Mirror

People smuggler jailed for killing 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in back of lorry

Marius Mihai Draghici fled the UK, was eventually detained by police in Romania last August and today was sentenced for the manslaughters of the Vietnamese nationals found dead in Essex

The Independent UK

Man jailed for killing 39 people found in lorry after they paid for ‘VIP’ smuggling service

Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, fled the country and was detained in Romania last August

The Guardian - UK

Notts toil at Surrey in Haseeb Hameed’s first game as captain – as it happened

The champions are in a strong position at the Oval, while Kent struggled against Warks as Sussex piled on the runs

Daily Mirror

Horse racing tips: Sunday selections from Newsboy for cards at Chelmsford, Market Rasen and Ayr

Newsboy's Nap selection for Sunday, July 9, is the Daniel Steele-trained The Defiant at Chelmsford (5.40). The next best is another runner at the Essex track, Holy Fire (5.05)

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder of husband and wife found dead in Essex home

Luke D’Wit, 33, has been charged with two counts of murder after Stephen Baxter, 61, and Carol Baxter, 64, were found dead on Easter Sunday.

Birmingham Post

County Antrim's McAvoy wins tender to build Essex secondary school

The Lisburn company has already commenced work on Orsett Heath Academy in Thurock

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