Matt Lee

Essex mum accused of killing son as Brentwood 'murder' victim named by police Police were called to an address after concerns for the teen's welfare were raised

New: A man whose death is at the centre of an ongoing murder investigation in Brentwood has been named.

Wetherspoons 'disappointed' after pub vandalised 24 hours after opening Thousands of people visited the pub on its first night in business

Thousands of people visited the #Essex pub on its first day in business

Police spotted attending 'serious incident' in residential street Officers have urged the public to avoid 'harmful speculation' at this stage

Police are currently at the scene of a 'serious incident' in #Brentwood

Police officer rushed to hospital after van flips in crash The vehicle was responding to an emergency at the time of the crash

The vehicle was responding to an emergency at the time of the crash #Colchester

Live updates as men due in court over alleged incidents at protests They are due to appear in court after being arrested and charged

Seven men are in court today in connection with alleged violent disorder during protests outside The Bell Hotel in Epping.

My colleague is in court providing live updates 👇

Ginny McCullough says parents were 'too strict' as she breaks silence on murder Ginny McCullough has spoken out for the first time since she was jailed for life for the murders of her parents, John and Lois, in 2019, and then lived with their bodies for four years

Virginia McCullough said she "wondered if my parents loved me or I was a burden" as a child. She has spoken about the Great Baddow murders in a new documentary released today.

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I'm currently trying to get the ICO to investigate an FOI appeal of mine from April, but there is a 19-week backlog for them in allocating cases to investigators. Guess I'll have to wait until around September for them to start looking into it 🙃

Former police officer denies up-skirting offences and exposing himself in Essex He appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Friday (May 16)

A former Met Police sergeant has denied up-skirting offences and exposing himself in Essex 👇

Popular Chelmsford bar opening new beer garden with a twist They say it'll be the first time the third arch has been open to the public in decades

They say it'll be the first time the third arch has been open to the public in decades

Woman's time with dying husband cut short as he was forced to move care home He was moved to a care home 40 minutes away because it was 'a cheaper option when his needs changed'

Absolutely heart-breaking. He was moved by the council to a care home 40 minutes away because it was 'a cheaper option when his needs changed'

Full Council Meeting - 10 January 2025 YouTube video by ECC Democracy

Essex county councillors are discussing the possibility of postponing May's local elections and local government reform. You can follow it live here 👇

Farage says 'dictators cancel elections' as questions remain over local polls There are question marks over whether May's local elections in Essex will go ahead

The Times is reporting that 9m+ people could lose the chance to vote in local elections this year.

Clacton MP Nigel Farage was very clear when I asked him whether votes in #Essex should go ahead in May 👇

Essex area with gorgeous countryside where house prices keep rising It's an incredibly popular place for people to live

Rolling countryside, beautiful villages and (many) highly-recommended eateries. It's easy to see why #Uttlesford is such a popular place to live

Teenage boys among trio arrested after fatal Christmas Eve crash A woman in her 60s tragically died after a collision on Christmas Eve

Breaking: Two teenagers are among three arrested after the death of a woman on Christmas Eve

Essex hospital partially closed to visitors due to illness fears It comes after some hospitals asked visitors to wear face masks again

The emergency department, acute medical unit and medical wards at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford have had visitor access restricted 👇

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Football hooligan who chanted about tragedy named as Essex Police officer He will now face misconduct proceedings

Breaking: A football hooligan who was involved in 'tragedy' chanting has been named as a serving Essex Police officer.

He has been banned from attending football matches for three years.

Teenager killed after motorbike and car crash in Essex Sadly the young man died at the scene

It seems as though there has been a worrying number of fatal crashes in Essex in recent days and weeks.

Tragically a young man became the latest to die on Essex's roads before Christmas with a crash overnight 👇

Boy, 5, killed after serious incident named and pictured for the first time A woman arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody

A woman arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody

Cycling Tesco shoplifter chased down and arrested by volunteer cop The shoplifter tried to get away but was chased down by the volunteer cop

The shoplifter tried to get away but was chased down by the volunteer cop in #Southend

Kemi Badenoch: 'Lunch breaks are for wimps and sandwiches are not real food' Lunch breaks are for wimps, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has declared.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is making a visit to Essex today. Presumably it won't be a trip for lunch.

Essex police chief warns of possible cuts due to £34m funding blackhole Around 200 police officers could be cut due to a shortfall in finances

Essex's top police officer has warned that around 200 police officers could be cut due to a shortfall in finances

Nigel Farage to Alastair Campbell about Brexit: You are the worst sore loser

Also Nigel Farage:

Elderly woman left "screaming in agony" while waiting 24-hours for ambulance She fell at her care home and had to wait a day for an ambulance to arrive

Exclusive: An elderly woman, 90, was made to wait 24 hours for an ambulance as she 'screamed in agony' after breaking her leg.

Her son feared she might die from the pain due to the wait

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Essex hospice warns of ‘difficult decisions’ ahead after Labour Budget The increased costs are the equivalent of five registered nurses or the direct running costs of their children’s bereavement service

Farleigh Hospice faces an extra £250k cost and it's Chief Executive has warned the Budget puts "a greater squeeze" on their finances

The award-winning community café in a picturesque town with a tasty breakfast It's joined an exclusive group of independent eateries in Essex

I love visiting new places to eat across Essex and the Phabulous Café is somewhere I'll definitely be returning to

Teachers, masked crooks and killer drivers among criminals jailed in November We have also seen a "methodical" crook target wealthy homes for ransacking and dealer who made drugs in his grandma's shed

It's been a busy November for the courts in Essex. Here's a round-up of some of those who passed through 👇

Saffron Walden leads Essex on ‘stop Brexit’ action - but MP says ‘country is run on elections, not petitions’ More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU - the highest number of…

A reminder of what Kemi Badenoch said just a few years ago...

"It is always a positive thing to see engagement in politics but we run the country based on elections and not petitions..."

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Admittedly, these people are probably no older than 14/15 but it's encouraging to hear them discussing politics and it's impact on them intermittently with chats about TikTok trends

Currently sat on a bus and overheard a brilliant evaluation of recent UK Prime Ministers by two young people.

There was Boris Johnson who was "told off for going to a party" and then Liz Truss, aka "the woman who didn't stay very long"