It happened today – this day in history – June 19
987: Louis IV is crowned king of France. 1306: The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Robert Bruce’s Scottish army at
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Four sentenced over killing of Southend man
Two men have been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering 36-year-old Courtney Valentine-Brown. Ian Slater,
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SPECIAL REPORT – Part 1: Southend ‘sex ring’ victim says ‘heads should roll’ after paedophile ‘informant’ was set free to molest more children
EXCLUSIVE A VICTIM of a Southend paedophile ring has said ‘heads should roll’ after it was revealed that a plea
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SPECIAL REPORT – Part 2: ‘Shoebury Sex Ring’ victim breaks 30-year silence to detail horrific web of abuse
Exclusive YA interview Ben* was around 13 years old the first time he was taken to Dennis King’s flat. He
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It happened today – this day in history – December 10
1896: Death of Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel 1901: The first Nobel Prize for Physics is awarded
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Two men jailed over stabbing in Tilbury
Two men who admitted stabbing a man in his own home while two young children were upstairs have been jailed
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Man sentenced to 11 years for distraction burglaries
A man from Runwell has been jailed after carrying out 10 distraction burglaries where he posed as a police officer
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It happened today – this day in history – October 14
1066: William the Conqueror defeats the English army of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings. Harold is killed in
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It happened today – this day in history – October 3
1226: Death of St Francis of Assisi. 1712: The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob
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It happened today – this day in history – August 28
1207: Liverpool was created a borough by King John. 1749: Johann von Goethe, poet, playwright and scientist, was born in
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