MPs fight expenses repayment
17/12/2009 08:35:36
Essex North MP Bernard Jenkin and two other MPs are to challenge a request to repay money claimed on expenses.
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Tobin convicted of McNicol murder
16/12/2009 18:42:43
Serial killer Peter Tobin is jailed for life for murdering teenager Dinah McNicol, who vanished while hitch-hiking home to Essex.
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Jail for 'most wanted' fugitive
16/12/2009 15:22:55
A man who featured on a list of "most wanted" UK fugitives is jailed for smuggling drugs from an Essex warehouse.
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Commuters braced for snow
17/12/2009 08:18:29
Commuters are braced for travel chaos after forecasters predict significant snowfall over parts of England, including Essex.
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Rape victim 'feared for her life'
16/12/2009 18:26:42
A woman is raped during a prolonged attack by a man who had approached her twice as she walked to work in Essex.
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Coastguard hoax calls cost £24k
16/12/2009 16:49:58
A 21-year-old man from Romford sparked an air and sea search after a series of hoax 999 calls, a court is told.
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