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Police investigating claims that Epstein trafficked women through UK airports

Moves come after Gordon Brown’s claim that files show that US sex offender used Stansted airport in Essex to ‘fly in girls’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Abandon shipment: how an Amazon van got marooned on the UK’s ‘most dangerous path’

Driver reportedly checked with base and was told to continue when GPS directed van on to Essex mudflats

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

“That’s my Porsche 911 at the beginning…”: the synth-rock anthem that kicked off with the sound of the singer’s sports car, sampled fireworks and inspired Trent Reznor to start writing Nine Inch Nails’ debut album

This 1986 single pushed these Essex trailblazers into a whole new realm and they never looked back

Louder · Feb 17

King Charles heckled about disgraced brother Andrew on walkabout in Essex

One gentleman could be heard shouting: ‘Charles, Charles! Have you pressurised the police to start investigating Andrew?’

Evening Standard · Feb 5

Heckler shouts out about Epstein and Andrew during King and Queen walkabout

The man was approached by police after the incident in Dedham, Essex.

Evening Standard · Feb 5

‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degrees

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4

Why three barges have been sunk for first-of-its-kind Essex habitat

A new island is being built just off the eastern shore of the National Trust’s existing Northey Island

The Independent UK · Jan 28

Tin Roof Cafe, Maldon, Essex: ‘Come for topsoil, stay for the shortbread’ – review

This all-day Essex cafe next to a garden centre is a scone-fuelled delight

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25

Christine Adams: ‘The UK didn’t have enough work for Black actors – but America did’

In this clip from The Independent’s Like This Love This podcast, Essex-born film and TV star Christine Adams reflects on the start of her career, addressing the struggle for Black actors to find work in the UK.

The Independent UK · Jan 22

Who is Andrew Rosindell: London's first Reform MP who once branded Tory defectors 'selfish'

The Romford MP had been top of potential defection lists for many months

Evening Standard · Jan 19