After being told his sore throat was due to a virus, he passed away just hours later. An eleven-year-old boy from Braintree, Essex, died mere hours after being told that “just a virus” was the source of his sore throat. Frankie-Rae Law, 11, was sent by his mother to the local GP where he was […]

4 months ago

It took three hours to clean up the mess. A woman was left shocked after a fox crept into her family home, trashed the kitchen, took a rest on the countertop and then refused to leave. Emma Slade had left the door open in the early hours to let her dog into the garden. The […]

3 years ago

A man has been arrested by Gardaí in connection with the death of 39 people in a lorry in Essex last year. The man was arrested on foot of a European Arrest Warrant, issued by Essex Police. The man will appear before the High Court in Dublin tomorrow (21 April) at 10.30am, and may face extradition […]

6 years ago

He’s due in court on Monday. A man has been charged with human trafficking offences after 39 migrants died in a lorry trailer found in Essex. Christopher Kennedy, a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland, was arrested in Buckinghamshire on Friday. The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised charges of conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel […]

6 years ago

The truck is owned by a Cork company. A man in his 50s from Ireland has been arrested following the discovery of 15 people in the rear of his lorry near Chippenham in the UK. He was arrested on suspicion of assisting illegal entry into the country and remains in custody for further questioning. The truck […]

6 years ago

The man was arrested on Friday and remains in custody. An Garda Síochána have arrested a 23-year-old man on foot of an European Arrest Warrant issued by Essex Police, in relation to the Essex people smuggling tragedy. Eamon Harrison, of Mayobridge, Down is charged with 39 offences of manslaughter, as well as human trafficking and […]

6 years ago