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Inquiry into 2,000 mental health deaths in Essex NHS trusts given legal powers

After pressure from bereaved relatives and inquiry chair, witnesses will be compelled to give evidence

The Guardian - UK

Health secretary launches national investigation into NHS mental health scandals after Independent exposés

Steve Barclay also announced public inquiry into ‘tragic’ mental health deaths across Essex NHS trusts as he said ‘I’d like to thank The Independent for raising awareness of this important issue’

The Independent UK

‘I’m hated but respected’: Eddie Hearn on boxing, brashness and big ambitions

The promoter wants to dominate the business – and that means outdoing his competitive dad, Barry. He reflects on his privileged childhood, his beef with the boxing authorities and why he is so driven

The Guardian - UK

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Liam Dawson takes 12 wickets and scores century in Hampshire win – as it happened

Hampshire thrashed Middlesex by an innings and 61 runs, while Simon Harmer’s 10-fer helped Essex thrash Warks

The Guardian - UK

'Loving and warm' woman dies after nurses think she is pretending to be unconscious

Edwige Nsilu, 20, was found with multiple ligatures around her neck at St Andrews Healthcare in Essex where she had been sectioned, an inquest heard

Daily Mirror

Essex lorry deaths: alleged gang ringleader pleads guilty to manslaughters of 39 people

Marius Mihai Draghici yet to be sentenced over deaths of Vietnamese nationals found in trailer in Purfleet

The Guardian - UK

Man pleads guilty to causing deaths of 39 men, women and children

The Vietnamese nationals were found dead in the lorry container which had been transported by ferry

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Man pleads guilty to deaths of 39 men, women and children

The Vietnamese nationals were found dead in the lorry container which had been transported by ferry

Wales Online

People smuggler pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants

The migrants were found dead in the container which had been transported by ferry from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Purfleet early on October 23 2019.

The Independent UK

Essex lorry deaths: People-smuggling ‘ringleader’ admits manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in trailer

An alleged ringleader of a people-smuggling gang has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 men, women and children in a lorry trailer in Essex.

Evening Standard

Reclaiming Windrush Square: why urban development projects need to heed local voices

Windrush Square is a vibrant public plaza at the heart of Brixton, in the London borough of Lambeth. It was first named in 1998 in commemoration of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, which docked in Essex in 1948, carrying 1,027 passengers, at least 500 of whom were from the…

The Conversation

Asylum seekers with disabilities ‘abandoned’ in former Essex care home

The site, set up as a standard asylum seeker hotel, has no care workers or nurses there as part of the contract

The Guardian - UK

Couple's easyJet nightmare as they end up nearly 400 miles away from home on way back

Chris and Trisha Daines faced travel chaos when returning to Essex after a weekend in Amsterdam - and were forced to fork out more than £150 as they desperately tried to get home

Daily Mirror

Man extradited to UK from Morocco to stand trial for fatal Essex shooting

Nana Oppong, 43, was arrested for allegedly trying to enter the North African country using a fake passport in September 2022.

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Edinburgh Live

Easyjet 'sorry' as couple on anniversary trip end up in Edinburgh instead of London

Chris and Trisha Daines, from Essex, had enjoyed a lovely getaway to Amsterdam as they celebrated 33 years as a married couple -but they say the experience has been tainted after they ended up arriving home more than 24 hours later than originally scheduled.

The Independent UK

What is Windrush Day and how will the 75th anniversary be marked?

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

Daily Mirror

Faces of Windrush generation immortalised by portraits as King Charles lauds 'pioneers'

Marking the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush docking in Essex, a BBC documentary will follow the project, which King Charles III has commemorated in a book

The Independent 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.

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Manchester Evening News

Dermot O'Leary makes 'punching' dig at James 'Arg' Argent as he discusses Italian girlfriend, 19, on This Morning

The former The Only Way is Essex star joined Dermot and co-host Holly Willoughby live in the studio when he was asked about his love life

The Conversation

Heists Worth Billions: An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone – and little being done to combat the fraud

In January 2020, Debi Gamber studied a computer screen filled with information on scores of check deposits. As a manager for eight years at a TD Bank branch in the Baltimore suburb of Essex, she had reviewed a flurry of account activity as a security measure. These transactions, though, from…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Imagine if cycling in London was for everyone, not just men in Lycra

There was a moment during last month’s Ride London cycle race that will stay with me more than any other. It wasn’t the sight of that finish line on Tower Bridge, glorious as it was after 100 miles; nor was it the first sip of that post-finish pint, much as…

Daily Mirror

'Family who fled without paying £215 pub bill on Father's Day did the same to me'

Karim Ullah, who runs the Brohmon restaurant in Essex, expressed his disbelief over CCTV taken at a pub in Cornwall, saying he recognises two of the group members who "did a runner"

The Conversation

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…

Daily Mirror

TOWIE's Amber Turner 'quits filming' after heartbreaking Dan Edgar split

Amber Turner has reportedly made the decision to halt filming for The Only Way Is Essex after she and her co-star Dan Edgar split after a six-year relationship

Cycling Weekly

14 life lessons from Grand Tour stage winner Alex Dowsett - direct and humorous takes for boosting your fitness

A hero to club time triallists in Essex, Alex Dowsett is the everyman who broke the Hour record and won Grand Tour stages

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