Essex News & Investigations

TRIBUTES are pouring in for a security guard who was reportedly fatally stabbed today at CMK Shopping Centre in Milton Keynes, according to unconfirmed reports on social media. Although police have yet to confirm the major incident at the shopping centre led to a fatality, there are numerous posts on Facebook naming the alleged victim. One post from a man called Bhav, director of The Security Squad, posted on its Facebook page said: "In possibly the biggest shock to affect th

POLICE have been dealing with a major incident at a shopping centre in Milton Keynes. Thames Valley Police has been dealing with what is believed to be a serious assault at MK shopping Centre with unconfirmed reports of a security guard being stabbed in the neck. Armed police were filmed by local outlet DJE Media in the car park with several vehicles on blue lights. There are unconfirmed reports of shoppers having to be evacuated from the centre. Police said a suspect had be

ENVIRONMENT Agency (EA) chiefs have praised themselves for shutting a huge suspected illegal waste site a year after first becoming aware of it - which allowed it to mushroom into one of the biggest in the country. An EA spokesman said: "In yet more forceful action, concrete blocks now guard the entrance to a field in the quintessentially English village of Stapleford Tawney, in unassuming stockbroker belt Essex. "A court agreed the Essex land could be closed off, preventing

A prolific waste criminal has been ordered to hand over more than £1.4 million for illegally dumping in excess of 4,275 tonnes of waste across England. A nationwide investigation by the Environment Agency uncovered a network of 16 illegal dumping sites, stretching from the northeast to the south coast. Farms, a historic manor house and a nature reserve were among the locations trashed. Varun Datta, 36, of Little Chester Street, London, must now pay £1.1 million, reflecting th

ANDREW Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office this morning, Thursday February 19 2026, on his 66th birthday. Officers from Thames Valley Police, which is investigating issues around allegations of sharing information with the late Jeffrey Epstein while Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was UK Trade Envoy , arrived at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk in six unmarked vehicles today. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing i

DRONES which can pinpoint buried illegal rubbish are set to be used to try to clampdown on the epidemic of illegal waste sites that are spreading across the country, UK News and Investigations can reveal. Environment Agency (EA) investigators hope to use specialist drones to fire lasers from above which will allow them to develop Detailed laser mapping and satellite imagery helping investigators catch offenders off-guard. It is one of a range of new measures to tackle waste c

Three men have been jailed for their involvement in the £1.1m robbery of a luxury watch shop "linked to Maurice Sines" the day after which store manager Oliver White took his own life. Mr White, 27, was put in a headlock and tied up during the raid at the 247 Kettles shop in Richmond, south-west London, in May 2024 while more than 70 high-value uninsured watches were stolen. Robbery mastermind Mannix Pedro, 38, (above middle) of Woking, Surrey, was today, February 6 2026, jai

A man found with a large amount of dangerous chemicals in his garden shed has been jailed after he was convicted of various offences linked to explosive and poisonous substances. Harry Whittaker, aged 33, (above) was arrested on 6 May 2024 after Bedfordshire Police officers searched his home address in Caddington. Whittaker came to police attention after he was seen by paramedics for injuries linked to exposure to various chemicals he had been handling. Whittaker made comment

A NATIONAL Police Service is to be created, to deal with the most complex and serious crimes and terrorism, in one of the biggest shake ups of policing ever. The changes, to be announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (below) could signal the end of the National Crime Agency (NCA), which will be absorbed into the new service. The service will also bring the capabilities of Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), Regional Organised Crime Units, the National Air Police Service (NA

POLICE officers will have to be licensed like doctors and lawyers as part of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's major changes which will also mean the start of direct-entry police chiefs and more graduates being recruited. Police officers in England and Wales will be required to hold and renew a licence throughout their career so they learn new skills as criminal techniques evolve. Officers must adopt new skills to stay at the top of their game and keep pace with new methods ad