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Kindertransport's complex legacy: saving children from the Nazis while leaving their families behind

When 200 unaccompanied child refugees arrived in Harwich, Essex, in early December 1938, they did so through a new visa-waiver scheme. These children from Berlin were escaping Nazi persecution, and eventually more than 10,000 children – mostly from Jewish families – would arrive in Britain via the same process.

The Conversation

Lorry driver transporting illegal immigrants for London people smuggling gang jailed

Vasile Balcovei dropped smuggled Romanians at an Essex petrol station

Evening Standard

Benfleet: Teenage girls attacked by two women at Essex train station

Two 17-year-old girls were attacked by Benfleet Railway Station

Evening Standard

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The 11 men jailed over money-making scheme which ended in 39 migrant deaths

Eleven men have been jailed for their roles in a people-smuggling ring which ended when 39 migrants were fund dead in a container in Essex.

The Independent UK

James Cleverly charges public purse for his council tax despite £150k salary

JAMES Cleverly has used public money to pay the council tax on his Essex home since 2015 despite his £150,000 salary ...

The National (Scotland)

Death of boy, 10, in Essex after asthma attack was avoidable, inquest rules

Coroner finds medical professionals’ neglect contributed to death of William Gray at hospital in Southend

The Guardian - UK

Cleverly says he hopes to close Wethersfield asylum centre as soon as he can

Discontent among people housed at Essex site is growing, with residents complaining about conditions

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Denise Van Outen splits from boyfriend Jimmy Barba after 18 months

The Essex-born star insists that she and the property developer 'remain good friends'

Evening Standard

Jamie Oliver reveals why he bought 16th century Essex mansion after restaurant chain collapsed

TV chef bought mansion reportedly worth £6m at the same time Jamie’s Italian empire was folding in 2019

The Independent UK

Nicholas’s story: ‘I’ve been locked up for 10 years because I’m autistic. Is a chance at life too much to ask?’

Special Report: For more than 10 years, this 28-year-old has been trapped in dementia care units and A&E wards, abused by nurses and held in padded rooms. In all this time, he’s never had the care he needs

The Independent UK

Family pay tribute to ‘kind, happy boy’ who died in school run collision

Freddie Coleman was fatally struck by a vehicle in the rural village of Stock in Essex on Friday morning

Evening Standard

Man arrested for drink driving after child killed by car in Essex

Suspect, 23, is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and behind being the wheel while unfit through drink or drugs

The Independent UK

Mark Cavendish robbery: Police say ‘net is closing in’ on final suspect linked to violent raid

Essex police say time is running out for George Goddard who is wanted in connection with the attack on the Cavendish family home

Cycling Weekly

Man jailed for 15 years for role in robbery of Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish

Jo Jobson, 27, was the third man to be jailed over the raid on the Cavendish home in Ongar, Essex, in November 2021.

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Gang imprisoned after Met smashes £4m London and Essex drug ring

Met seize drugs with a street value of more than £4m after raids in London in Essex

The Guardian - UK

Government faces legal challenge over ‘unlawful segregation’ of asylum seekers

Charity Care4Calais says Wethersfield airbase in Essex is a ‘de facto prison camp’ for about 200 people

The Guardian - UK

Murder of the Essex Boys: Blood and Betrayal review – a real-life rogues’ gallery

Doc raking over the 1995 ‘Range Rover murders’ of three drug dealers assembles a string of hardmen interviewees without turning up much drama

The Guardian - UK

Sunspot, Jaywick Sands review – a ray of hope for the beleaguered Essex resort

A bright, no-frills business development of office space, workshops and market hall is bringing amenities and employment to one of the country’s most beleaguered communities

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Love Island star Georgia Harrison had 'serious chats' about becoming a Labour MP

The Only Way Is Essex star has in recent years become a campaigner on tackling violence against women and girls

The Guardian - UK

Love Island star has had ‘serious conversations’ about becoming MP

Georgia Harrison, a violence against women campaigner, says she has talked to ‘a couple of Labour MPs’ about standing in Essex

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s just the right thing to do, isn’t it?’: the inclusive strategy guiding Essex County Council

With the launch of its new equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, the council is aiming to give all of its employees a voice and the greatest chance to succeed

The Independent UK

Why was a bale from Essex hanging over Millennium Bridge?

A bale of hay is being suspended over a London bridge in a centuries-old tradition letting ships know there’s reduced headroom

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody knows where they are’: British man tells of helpless wait for news of Israeli aunt and uncle

Essex resident Arad Haggai says family do not know if couple are alive, kidnapped or dead after attack on Nir Oz kibbutz

The Guardian - UK

From field to classrooms in six weeks: Raac-hit Essex school’s new home

Head of Honywood school says building of temporary structure is a near miracle after crisis it faced

The Independent UK

Man facing extradition to US bailed following Essex arrest

The Scottish Government last month signed an order giving permission for the extradition of Nicholas Rossi.

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