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Kemi Badenoch opposes major energy project in her constituency – despite hitting out at nimbyism

Exclusive: The Tory leader was accused of ‘holding Britain back’ after writing a letter to her constituents opposing an energy project in her constituency

The Independent UK

‘Bureaucrats’ are just doing their job

Brief letters: Local government officers | Tilbury-Gravesend tunnel | Half Man Half Biscuit | Cute cushions | Beard transplants

The Guardian - UK

UK’s largest-ever road tunnel set to be built after £8.3bn plan approved

Lower Thames Crossing is a 2.6-mile tunnel under River Thames linking Kent and Essex

The Independent UK

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The best Caribbean cruises for sun, sea and island escapes

Enjoy sun-kissed shores and endless beaches on a cruise around the islands

The Independent UK

‘It’s not just giving out food parcels’: the volunteers helping families – photo essay

Photojournalist Sean Smith has spent the last 12 months documenting the Thurrock community that operates and uses some of the busiest Trussell Trust food banks in the country

The Guardian - UK

Seven-year-old boy praised for dialling 999 after his mother collapsed

Ronnie-Lee Gray, from Tilbury, made the call shortly after his mother Becky became unconscious at their home, earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Windrush 75th anniversary: the arrivals from the Caribbean who helped reshape Britain

Ship that docked in Tilbury in 1948 with men, women and children onboard would become a byword for a generation

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Prince William hails Windrush generation as he meets one of first arrivals 75 years ago

Marking the anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking at Tilbury, the hour-long programme will tell the story of those who left the Caribbean for a new life in Britain

Wales Online

They survived and thrived in a hostile Britain. That’s why we revere the Windrush pioneers

Docking at Tilbury 75 years ago today, they had no idea of the difficulties ahead. This nation should salute their achievement, says Hugh Muir, Guardian executive editor, Opinion

The Guardian - UK

King hails ‘profound and permanent’ contribution of Windrush generation

The HMT Empire Windrush first docked in England on June 22 1948 at Tilbury Docks in Essex.

The Independent UK

Prince William hails Windrush generation as he meets one of first arrivals 75 years ago

Marking the anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking at Tilbury, the hour-long programme will tell the story of those who left the Caribbean for a new life in Britain

Daily Mirror

Unravelling the Windrush myth: the confidential government communications that reveal authorities did not want Caribbean migrants to come to Britain

In the twilight hours of June 21 1948, a weathered five-deck troopship transporting 1,027 passengers moored off Gravesend on the south bank of the river Thames. That evening, immigration officials would begin carefully processing those aboard. The following afternoon, passengers would walk off the gangplank, finally stepping foot on British…

The Conversation

Windrush pioneer who had to 'fight for survival' feels 'honoured to be British'

HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, 75 years ago this week in answer to a Government call to the Commonwealth to help rebuild the United Kingdom but hundreds were wrongly detained

Daily Mirror

How the Windrush generation changed stories of Britain forever – ten recommended reads

The 800 West Indians who walked down the gangway at Tilbury to make new lives in England in June 1948 had been encouraged to think of the country as their motherland. The literary contribution of the Windrush generation is just one example of how Caribbean-British people enriched the nation, but…

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Windrush exhibition opens as questions remain over progress since 2018 scandal

A photographic exhibition will share stories to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks.

The Guardian - UK

Tower Bridge steam-cleaned and a Kentish Serengeti: the River Thames, part three

The third part of Jill Mead’s look at a year in the life of the great River Thames takes in the waterway over the course of some of the colder months

The Guardian - UK

‘A sweatshop in the UK’: how the cost of living crisis triggered walkouts at Amazon

Inside the protests taking place at the online giant which is accused of exploiting workers and awarding derisory pay offers

The Independent UK

Milton Keynes Irish vs Tilbury LIVE: FA Cup team news, line-ups and more

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Hundreds of Amazon staff in Essex stop work in protest at 35p pay rise

Union says about 700 workers in Tilbury warehouse joined action and some faced disciplinary measures

Wales Online

Plans for massive theme park in South East England have been withdrawn

The London Resort was to open in 2025

Wales Online

'Round here, there’s a lot of trouble' Living in England's 'forgotten town' where there's barely a police presence

The sight of a bobby on the beat, or even a patrol car, is an increasingly rare one

Daily Record

Crime rate sky high in UK's 'forgotten town' with barely any police

Residents of the town have spoken of how it has changed since the police station closed down in the middle of the last decade.

Daily Mirror

What is Windrush scandal as UK celebrates day for vital generation who rebuilt country

When the ship the Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury in 1948 it sparked an influx of migrants from the Caribbean, but a government scandal rocked the sons and daughters of workers who helped rebuild post-war Britain

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