Epping sex attacker Hadush Kebatu could be deported within weeks under new tougher powers to boot out foreign criminals.Kebatu, who arrived on a small boat, told two schoolgirls he wanted to "have a...

Epping hotel asylum seeker jailed for sex assaults25 minutes agoLewis Adamsat Chelmsford Magistrates' CourtA man whose crimes led to protests outside a hotel in Essex has been jailed for a year for...

A man living at a hotel which has been a hotbed for protests, has been charged with multiple offences. Mohammed Sharwarq is alleged to have committed two counts of common assault, four counts of...

Epping Forest District Council has launched legal action to close the Bell Hotel in Epping to stop it from being used to house asylum seekers. The news comes after the hotel became the centre of huge...

Four people killed when a medical aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Southend Airport died from severe traumatic injuries, an inquest has heard. Pilot Danny Marco Franken, 53, and first...

Pro-migrant protesters have been pelted with eggs outside an asylum seeker hotel in London. Crowds of protesters have swarmed the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf on Wednesday after it emerged the...

Plane crashes at Southend Airport3 hours agoHarriet HeywoodBBC News, EssexAn aircraft has crashed at London Southend Airport. Essex Police said it was alerted to a 12-metre plane on fire at the site...

The reason for the flight which crashed today at Southend Airport has been revealed. Witnesses said they saw a "huge fireball" and black smoke after the incident at around 4pm.Emergency...

It was the hottest ticket in town - and Chelmsford was not prepared for the sheer number of fans who arrived. The Chelmsford City Live festival kicked off for the first time ever on Friday - and...