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Updated 13:10, 5 May 2026

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DRUG CHARGES

Toby Ideh Charged With Drug Possession and Harassment in Grays

HIGH SPEED ESCAPE

Drug Dealer Jailed 20 Years Over Fatal Southend Crash

TRAUMATIC PAST

Jamaica-Born Man Jailed 4 Years for Brutal Southend Stairwell Stabbing After Home Invasion

TESCO EXTRA

Essex Man Jailed Over £500,000 Cocaine Haul in Southend Drug Bust

CATFORD ROBBERY

Knife-Wielding Robber Strikes Southend Lane Shop – No Injuries, Police Hunt Suspect

MAN ON THE RUN

Manhunt Underway for Cristiano Brown Over Guns and Drugs – Do Not Approach, Call 999!

SCUMBAG

Drug Dealer and Puppy Abuser Rashid Chin-King Jailed for Three Years After Customer’s Overdose

CRASH PROBE

Southend Lane Crash Closes Road for Hours, Woman Rushed to Hospital Amid Traffic Chaos

PRISONER MANHUNT

Manhunt Launched After Prisoner Dashes From Jail Van in Southend

Moped Rider Dies in Southend Crash as Drunk Driver Arrested in Lewisham

SOUTHEND PLANE HORROR

Southend Plane Crash: Co-Pilot Floris Rhee Named as Third Victim in Deadly Zeusch Aviation Tragedy

PLANE HORROR CRASH

Fourth Body Found in Southend Medical Plane Crash—All Four Victims Confirmed Dead

THREE BODIES RECOVERED

Southend Plane Crash Kills Four on Medical Charter Flight – Three Bodies Recovered, Police Seek Witnesses

PICTURED SOUTHEND CRASH

Tragic Southend Plane Crash Kills German Emergency Doctor Dr Matthias Eyl and Three Others

FIRST PICTURE

First Photo of Southend Air Ambulance Nurse Maria Fernanda Rojas Ortiz Released After Fatal Crash

FIRST DAY

Tragic Southend Jet Crash Kills Nurse on First Day of New Medical Flight Job

FIREBALL TRAGEDY

Southend Horror: Four Die as Small Plane Nose-Dives into Fireball After Take-Off

SOUTHEND PLANE HORROR

Southend Airport Closed Indefinitely After Medical Plane Crash Sparks Massive Fireball on Takeoff

PLANE HORROR

Zeusch Aviation Plane Bursts into Fiery Crash at Southend Airport – Emergency Services Rush In

FIREBALL HORROR

Small Plane Explodes in Fireball Crash-Landing at Southend Airport – Emergency Crews Respond

TRAGIC LOSS

Heartbreak in Southend: 7-Year-Old Leonna Ruka Dies After Chalkwell Park Tree Collapse

TRAGIC END

Tragic Tree Collapse in Southend’s Chalkwell Park: 7-Year-Old Girl Dies, 6-Year-Old Critical

BLAZE HORROR

Southend Blaze Leaves Dozens Homeless as Fire Devastates Three Bungalows on Milton Close

Southend Seafront Terror: Stratford Teen Among 10 Teens Admitting Knife and Gun Brawl Charges

Southend Gang Violence: Man Brutally Beaten in Southchurch Park – Police Urge Witnesses to Come Forward

Discarded Cigarette Sparks Armchair Blaze at Southend Sheltered Housing – Firefighters Issue Urgent Safety Warning

Southend Shoplifter Jailed for 14 Thefts and Knife Possession in Police Crackdown

Essex Police Bust Organised Vehicle Theft Gang in Major Basildon and Southend Raids

25 Years On: Police Renew Appeal to ID Unnamed Man Found Dead by Southend Railway Tracks

Wickford Tragedy: Motorcyclist Killed on Southend Road as Man Arrested for Causing Death by Careless Driving