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Man drowned on hottest day of year after going missing near pier, inquest told

A 21-year-old man drowned on the hottest day of the year after going missing off the Essex coast, an inquest has heard. Sujal Sahu, from Cambridge, disappeared in the sea around Clacton Pier on 19 July, when temperatures in parts of the country ...

09 Aug 2022 at 14:43

Man’s body found after 21-year-old went missing in water on UK’s hottest day

A man’s body has been found after a 21-year-old man went missing in water in Essex on the UK’s hottest ever day. The discovery was made in Jaywick on Saturday morning, by emergency services who were searching for a man last seen in the water ...

23 Jul 2022 at 12:17

Lorry driver jailed over crash that killed off-duty Essex Police officer

A lorry driver who was vulnerable to falling asleep in monotonous situations has been jailed for seven years for causing the death of an off-duty police officer by dangerous driving. Robert Harrison’s lorry crashed into Pc Tris Baker’s car ...

21 Jul 2023 at 12:55

Man and woman taken to hospital after rollercoaster incident on pier

Two people were taken to hospital following an incident involving a rollercoaster on Clacton Pier in Essex. A post on the pier’s website said a man who is a “long-standing member of staff at the attraction, suffered a cut to his head” on ...

27 Jun 2023 at 09:53

Rollercoaster car ‘struck pier worker who went into restricted area’

Emergency services were called to Clacton Pier after a rollercoaster car clipped a worker who had gone into a restricted area, the Essex attraction’s director has said. The worker collided with the bumper of the car and with a woman who ...

27 Jun 2023 at 17:00

Gogglebox’s George Gilbey died after falling through skylight, inquest told

Gogglebox star George Gilbey had been working on a roof when he fell to his death through a plastic skylight, an inquest has heard. The 40-year-old sustained traumatic injuries to his head and torso and died at the scene in ...

22 Apr 2024 at 10:39

Search for swimmer missing in sea near Clacton Pier scaled down

Searches for a swimmer reported missing in the sea close to Clacton Pier in Essex have been scaled down, police have said. Five people were pulled from the water and taken to hospital on Tuesday but a 21-year-old man was ...

20 Jul 2022 at 17:34

Boy, 12, died after wall collapsed on him as he helped his dad, inquest told

A 12-year-old boy who was helping his father to knock down a garage wall at their home died after it collapsed on both of them, an inquest heard. Scott-Swaley Stevens’ mother, Charmaine Lee, went to the fire station ...

31 May 2023 at 12:15

Family say they are ‘broken’ by death of boy, 12, in wall collapse

The parents of 12-year-old boy who died after a garage wall collapsed have said they are heartbroken. They said that Scott-Swaley Daniel Stevens was a “well-loved boy” with lots of friends, that he “will be missed ...

23 Oct 2022 at 20:28

Boy, 12, dies after garage wall collapse

A 12-year-old boy has died after a garage wall collapse which also left a man in his 30s with an arm injury. The death after the wall collapsed at a property in St John’s Road, Clacton, on Friday evening is being ...

22 Oct 2022 at 13:08

Woman, 25, denies assault after milkshake thrown over Nigel Farage

A young woman accused of throwing a milkshake over Nigel Farage has denied assault by beating and criminal damage. The Reform UK leader was doused with what appeared to be a McDonald’s banana drink as he left ...

16 Jul 2024 at 13:02

Reform plans £1m ad blitz after being ‘flooded’ with donations

Reform UK has announced a £1 million last-week advertising splurge ahead of the country going to the polls on Thursday. The party said it was “flooded” with £400,000 of donations in 24 hours, and that in the ...

01 Jul 2024 at 12:58

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