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Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of Stephen Morrisson in Epping more than five years ago. Stephen (pictured above in a memeorial at the scene) from Plaistow in East London's brother is rapper Jon Morrisson - aka "Morrisson". His other brother is Joey Morrisson, who once dated TOWIE star Lauren Goodger. He sustained a single stab wound after a confrontation in a car park in Epping Road shortly before 8pm on Tuesday 23 June 2020. The 30-year-old sadly died

A FUGITIVE British boxer who was on the run for two years before being arrested in Thailand has been jailed for 14 years for masterminding a multi-million pound cocaine and ketamine supply operation across the south east. Ben Ransome, 29, (both above) sat at the top of a criminal network which organised the sale of drugs in bulk to his customer base, which included dealers linked to firearms. He was found living in luxury on the holiday island of Phuket until his arrest at a

POLICE are appealing for information about a road collision  in which a woman and a child were injured in Maldon High Street as revellers hit the town for the last Friday before Christmas. Officers were seen in a sealed off area near All Saints Church at about 10pm on December 19 2025. The High Street was closed between Market Hill and Coach Lane while an investigation was underway. According to comments on a post on a local Facebook group paramedics had also been in attendan

THIRTY years ago today the bloodied bodies of three drug dealers were found in a Range Rover on an isolated snowy farm track near Basildon. Pat Tate, 37, Tony Tucker, 38, and Craig Rolfe, 26, (below left to right) had been lured to the location in Rettendon before they were ambushed and shot dead with pump action shotguns. The grisly executions on December 6 1995 put Essex on the map again for all the wrong reasons less than three weeks after headlines about the death of 18-y

A MAN who told former Met Police detectives and the makers of the Sky Essex Murders documentary series that he ordered the Rettendon Range Rover murders and convicted killers Jack Whomes and Michael Steele were innocent, went on to admit he "made it all up." Dave Cawston, 59, had his identity disguised (above) during the interview filmed for the third episode of the three-part series which was first broadcast in April 2023. He told the producers and ex-detectives from private

A DAD of five and his stepson have been sentenced after they each strangled cops who tried to arrest them after the older man attacked a stranger on a drunken night out. Special Inspector Mark Barham feared he could have died at the hands of Sam Minter, 39, (above left in custody image and right from police body worn camera on the night) as he throttled him on a pitch black river bank. He was saved by colleagues who used PAVA spray to subdue Minter who had drunk five pints an

THE High Court has dismissed an application by Epping Forest District for an injunction against using the Bell Hotel to house asylum seekers. Mr Justice Mould has today, November 11 2025, handed down judgment dismissing the council's claim. The planning authority was seeking a final injunction to restrain Bell owner Somani Hotels Limited from using the Bell Hotel, High Road, Epping to provide accommodation for asylum seekers. As UK News and Investigations previously revealed,

Bell Hotel migrant Hadush Kebatu has arrived back in Ethiopia after being deported from the UK, with no right to return, the Home Office said. Kebatu was removed on a flight last night to Ethiopia and arrived there this morning. Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said: “Last week’s blunder should never have happened – and I share the public’s anger that it did. I would like to thank the police for rapidly bringing Mr Kebatu into custody and the public for their vigilance. “I ha

A MAN and his stepson have admitted strangling police officers who arrived at the scene of a reported assault in Colchester. The Essex Police officers were called to reports of Sam Minter, 38, and his stepson Taylor Oliver, 18, attacking a third man in North Station Road, Colchester, shortly after 10.30pm on Saturday, February 17 2024. After they arrived at the scene Police Sergeant Scott Lewis and Special Inspector Mark Barham were threatened and then each strangled by the p

A MAN was arrested on suspicion of drug supply in Maldon High Street. Essex Police officers carried out a full search of a silver vehicle at the lower end of the high street, near the junction with Victoria Road, on Wednesday, October 15 2025. Onlookers reported seeing items pulled from the car, including a child seat, and the bonnet pulled up, while a young man was questioned, just before 3pm. An Essex Police spokesperson said: "Officers from the Chelmsford and Maldon Local