Essex News & Investigations

POLICE and ambulance crews attended the area outside McDonald's in Leicester Square this morning after an injured man was found lying on the ground nearby. Police cordoned off an area in front of the fast food chain branch and neighbouring Lego store from about 7am today (October 18 2026) to investigate what is understood to be a suspected assault. The London Ambulance Service (LAS) also attended and the man is believed to have been taken to a hospital for treatment. A police

POLICE have recovered a firearm from the scene of where an officer was shot in the foot in the early hours of today. A male and female suspect remain at large after the officer was shot in the foot after approaching two people in Angel Row, in Nottingham City Centre, at approximately 4.50am on Sunday, October 18 2026. The male officer remains in hospital and is in a stable condition. He and his family continue to be supported by specially-trained officers. A firearm has been

The Metropolitan Police has arrested more than 700 people and seized hundreds of suspected stolen mobile phones in one month during its largest-ever crackdown on phone theft. The operation saw officers pursue suspects in high-speed chases, reunite victims with their phones, and execute more than 50 warrants, including at second-hand phone shops suspected of handling stolen devices. In one dramatic arrest, CCTV and body-worn footage captured the moment a suspected phone thief

A UK-based warehouse worker has admitted to sharing sickening videos of monkeys being tortured and killed with sadistic members of a twisted global ring. Bartosz Poklek, 30, is the latest person in the country to be prosecuted in connection with the group that police have described as 'one of the most disturbing' they have ever investigated. Poklek pleaded guilty to the publication of obscene articles for gain, which were a number of videos showing the torture and killing of

AN attacker is at large after another man was left with life-changing injuries after a brawl in a London gardens. A group fight broke out between suspected drug users in Whitfield Gardens, near Goodge Street tube station, at about 10:40am, yesterday, Thursday, September 3 2026, ccording to sources. Police were seen by onlookers giving CPR to the victim before paramedics arrived. The area was cleared of people with the help of private security firm My Local Bobby and cordoned

POLICE have appealed for information about an attack in which three men were injured near the popular Oak House bar in Maldon. One man was reportedly knocked to the ground and had to be treated on the floor close to the venue, according to onlookers who posted on a local Facebook group. Revellers at the bar continued to drink as paramedics and police attended the scene, it was said. An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called just before 11.45pm on

RELATIVES of two police officers killed after a car driving the wrong way on a dual carriageway crashed into their police vehicle have paid tribute. PC Tom Clough, 38, and PC Matthew Blades, 37, died after a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by other police officers, hit their marked armed response vehicle on the A66 in Teesside in the early hours of Saturday. Five young males aged from 17 to 23, who were in the Volkswagen, were also tragically killed. Cole Robert Wort

PART of Horns Road was sealed off as police and the London Ambulance Service dealt with a road traffic crash. Residents were unable to pass a police cordon towards the southern end of the road. Onlookers, who provided video of the scene, first shown by our sister TikTok account @Newsaddictclub, said there were several police and ambulance vehicles. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.14pm on Sunday 12 July 2026 to reports of a road traffic coll

THIS is the first picture of a mother and her two children found murdered in their home. Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, known as Zandile (L), and daughters Nala, 5 (centre) and Natalie, 15 (R) were found dead at a property near Bedford. Police were called on Monday (6 July) regarding concerns for a mother and her two children who had not been seen for several days. A number of enquiries were carried out before police forced entry into a property in Carnoustie Drive, Great

POLICE have issued a warning to crooks considering hiding in white goods to try to evade justice that they will be caught. It came after a violent abuser from Rochester who tried to escape justice by hiding in a fridge has been jailed. Dean Foord was arrested after his victim reported the mental and physical abuse she had endured over 6 months. During this period, he controlled her social media accounts and made her cut contact with friends and family members. She was only al