Essex News & Investigations

A MAN was arrested after a woman was allegedly assaulted and strangled in a street. Video footage shows a suspect being arrested in Wanstead Lane, near The Drive in Ilford. An ambulance was also in attendance, although the alleged assault was said to have earlier taken place in Tomswood Hill. A Met Police spokesman said: "On Wednesday, 8 October 2025, at 2:22pm, police were called to reports of a fight between two people at Tomswood Hill, Ilford. "Officers found a 40-year-old

MPs on four key Parliamentary select committees and Justice have again turned the spotlight onto the CPS as they seek answers over why it suddenly dropped the prosecution of two men accused of spying on behalf of China in parliament. Originally the respective chairs of the Home Affairs and Justice committees Dame Karen Bradley and Andy Slaughter called in a letter published on September 30 2025, for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide “a clear explanation” about why it d

A BANK broke data protection laws by refusing to respond to a request for personal information, from a man who faced a "Nigel Farage closure" after it shut down his account without explanation, until UK News and Investigations became involved. Julian Wright , 59, from Ilford, east London, made a subject access request (SAR) to Metro Bank last December asking it to release his personal file, including why it shut down his account in June 2024. Wright, a convicted cannabis supp

Police investigating a report of rape which occurred near a hospital in the early hours of the morning have charged a homeless man....

A BOY is in a critical condition after being shot in a busy high street. Met Police Detectives are appealing for information after the...

A WOMAN who tragically took her own life after a decade of domestic abuse was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled. Georgia Barter,...

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to charge DJ Tim Westwood with 15 sex offences against seven...

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with two offences after he allegedly shared messages about the sexual abuse of...

THREE teenage girls have been detained in a youth detention centre after they pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 75-year-old Fredi...

AN EFL Assistant Referee has been jailed for 14 years for grooming and sexually abusing three underage girls. Gareth Viccars, 47...