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Grays lorry deaths: Two arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and trafficking

ESSEX Police have carried out warrants in Cheshire as part of the investigation into 39 bodies being discovered in a lorry trailer in Grays.

Grays lorry deaths: First eleven victims moved from Port of Tilbury

THE first 11 victims are being transported under police escort by private ambulance from the Port of Tilbury to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford having left the port at 7.41pm.

Essex Chief Constable issues statement on death of 39 people found dead in Grays

ESSEX Chief Constable issues statement on death of 39 people found dead in Grays

Police apply for more time to question man from Northern Ireland

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of 39 people in Grays have secured a warrant of further detention from local magistrates at Basildon for a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland.

Investigation into death of 39 people in Grays enters second day

THE criminal investigation into the death of 39 people found dead in the back of a lorry in Purfleet enters its second day.

Grays lorry deaths: Police now believe trailer travelled from Zeebrugge to Purfleet

AFTER further enquiries, we now believe that the trailer travelled from Zeebrugge into Purfleet, and docked in the Thurrock area shortly after 12:30am this morning. The tractor unit of the lorry is believed to have originated in Northern Ireland.

Murder inquiry after 39 people found dead inside lorry in Grays

ESSEX Police has launched a murder investigation after the bodies of 39 people were found inside a lorry container in Grays.

Grays drug dealer caught with cannabis and cocaine haul

A DRUG dealer caught with 23 bags of cannabis and 16 wraps of the Class A drug cocaine has been jailed for three years.

A prolific shoplifter has been jailed and banned from Grays town centre.

A prolific shoplifter has been jailed and banned from Grays town centre.

Man receives life sentence for murder of Daniel Adger

A MAN has received a life sentence for murder following the death of a man in South Ockendon back in 2017.

Drug dealer snared in Grays jailed thanks to Operation Raptor

A WANTED man, who jumped through a glass window to avoid arrest, has been jailed for 30-months for dealing Class A drugs.

Police looks for driver who came to aid of woman

ESSEX Police are looking for a driver who came to the aid of a woman on the A127 in West Horndon.

Man has jaw broken after assaulting in Grays

ESSEX Police are appealing for witnesses who saw a man being assaulted in Grays.

Six men in court over murder of man in Grays

SIX men have appeared in court today to answer charges of murder in connection with the death of Trevor Cowan in Grays.

Aveley members of Thurrock Neighbourhood Watch highlight concerns over Knife Crime

AVELEY members of Thurrock Neighburhood Watch have been campaigning to highlight concerns over knife crime.

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