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Asylum seeker, 38, ‘told girl, 14, she would be a good wife before sex assault’

Asylum seeker, 38, ‘told girl, 14, she would be a good wife before sex assault’

Channel: UK UK August 27, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
Nichola Corr. A mum has received a ??3,500 payout after bodycams caught ???disgusting??? police officers handling her lingerie and laughing at her sex toys during a raid on her house. Nichola Corr, 51, from north Essex, says Suffolk Police conducted a search of her home as part of a drugs investigation allegedly involving a family member.During the raid, Nichola says officers were like ???children in a playground???, throwing a G-string back and forth and pulling her ??1,000 of erotic gadgets out of the box while joking they were "sticky".She complained and Suffolk Police paid Nichola ??3,500 in compensation after its professional standards department found the officers' behaviour to have been "unacceptable and unprofessional". The department's investigation also deemed that formal disciplinary action was not required. Photo released 26/08/2025

Police caught by their own bodycam playing with sex toys during search

Channel: UK UK August 27, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
A man paints an England flag above a parade of shops in Basildon

Man, 33, arrested after painting England flags and 'shouting racist abuse' in Basildon

Channel: UK UK August 27, 2025 By Barney Davis
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Dog walker chased by gang of three before being stabbed to death

Channel: UK UK August 23, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Protesters calling for the closure of The Bell Hotel in Epping, which houses asylum seekers

Map shows UK councils that could launch legal challenge against asylum hotels

Channel: Politics Politics August 21, 2025 By Craig Munro
Local residents celebrate outside The Bell Hotel, Epping, Essex, as Asylum seekers face being removed from Epping hotel after council granted High Court injunction. Photo credit: Jacqueline Lawrie/LNP

What happens next after asylum seeker hotel in Epping closes?

Channel: Politics Politics August 29, 2025 By Craig Munro
Officers ahead of a demonstration outside the former Bell Hotel in Epping

Nigel Farage declares victory after High Court rules migrants must leave Bell Hotel

Channel: UK UK August 20, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a building in West Avenue this evening (Sunday, 17 August 2025). Emergency services have urged nearby residents to keep all windows and doors shut due to large amounts of smoke drifting across the area. Firefighters battle large blaze in Clacton as residents evacuated Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called at 12.35am to reports of a building fully alight. Six stations, including Clacton, Dovercourt, Manningtree, Weeley, Colchester, Tiptree and Chelmsford, have been deployed to the scene. Residents living nearby have been evacuated, while others are being advised to keep windows and doors shut due to the large amount of smoke. Incident Commander Nick Singleton said: ???Crews have worked hard to surround the fire. We will be remaining here for a significant time during the day to make sure the fire is fully extinguished. Jackson Road, Penfold Road and Agate Road will be shut and experience disruption while our crews remain at the incident. Thank you to our emergency services colleagues who have helped us safely evacuate nearby residents.??? Police and ambulance teams are also assisting at the scene. The cause of the fire is not yet known, and an investigation will be launched once the site has been made safe. Motorists are urged to avoid West Avenue and surrounding roads until further notice.

Building completely destroyed after major fire tears through it in town centre

Channel: UK UK August 18, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Leekim Stewart sits on the window seat inside her home in Maldon, Essex.

What I Own: We sold our business and bought our £1,160,000 Essex six-bed

Channel: Property Property November 29, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
A Bombardier Global Express plane

RAF jets alerted to escort plane after 'sonic boom'

Channel: UK UK August 15, 2025 By Brooke Davies
Play Video A lorry going up in flames and black smoke coming out on the M25 motorway near Essex.

M25 delays expected overnight after tyre lorry goes up in flames near Lakeside

Channel: UK UK August 13, 2025 By Josh Milton
A smashed up car on the A12 in Essex where it crashed with a lorry.

Man in his 20s dies after car and lorry crash

Channel: UK UK August 9, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
NS&I Premium Bonds app win

This area of the country sees the most Premium Bond winners

Channel: Money Money August 5, 2025 By Jon Fellowes
Protesters gather at the Bell Hotel Epping this evening as migrants are still being housed inside the hotel. Picture by Jeremy Selwyn / SelwynPics +44 7836 200711 31/07/2025

Protesters surround Epping council office demanding migrant hotel close down

Channel: UK UK July 31, 2025 By Isaac Crowson
Officers carrying out searches at deneholes in Hangman?s Woods can confirm they have recovered a body. We had received a call shortly after 2.05pm on Tuesday (29 July) by someone reported what they described as a body found in deneholes at the site off Stanford Road.

Body found inside underground cave in UK beauty spot

Channel: UK UK July 31, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Protesters hold signs during a 'Fascists not welcome in London' protest against the far-right outside a migrant hotel in London, Britain.

Anti-racism protestors claim victory after 'outnumbering' far right in Epping

Channel: UK UK July 27, 2025 By Ryan Prosser

Young mum who didn't strap baby into seat properly guilty of manslaughter

Channel: UK UK July 26, 2025 By Craig Munro
Traffic blocked on the M11 in Essex.

Motorway traffic blocked near London airport after two crashes

Channel: UK UK July 25, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

Pilots killed in Southend Airport crash are named

Channel: UK UK July 24, 2025 By Josh Milton
Play Video Protesters and police outside the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf, London where asylum seekers are planned to be housed. Picture date: Wednesday July 23, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: James Manning/PA Wire

Eggs thrown as protesters clash outside Canary Wharf migrant hotel

Channel: UK UK July 23, 2025 By Luke Alsford

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