Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 21 October, 2016

  • Whitlock nominated for Olympic award

  • Inquest hears dog dragged baby from mother's arms

  1. Boy's lockdown art project ends up in gallerypublished at 11:22 BST 24 October 2020

    More than 250 artists from across the world came forward to help 12-year-old Noah finish the paintings.

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  2. Woman 'saw migrants get in lorry before deaths'published at 18:24 BST 23 October 2020

    Nine people were seen in France a day before 39 migrants were found dead in the lorry, a court hears.

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  3. Bowden steps down as Essex CEOpublished at 13:32 BST 23 October 2020

    Essex chief executive Derek Bowden steps down after seven years in his role at Chelmsford.

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  4. Memorial for 39 people who suffocated in lorrypublished at 10:30 BST 23 October 2020

    The event is being held in Hackney, exactly a year after the men, women and teenagers were found suffocated.

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  5. Migrant 'paid £13k for VIP smuggling trip'published at 17:40 BST 22 October 2020

    A Vietnamese migrant tells a court he used the same route into the UK as 39 migrants who died.

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  6. Youth zone plans for Basildon car parkpublished at 14:37 BST 22 October 2020

    Basildon Council is putting the plans to consultation after agreeing to acquire the land.

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  7. Wedding refunds 'caused so much stress and drama'published at 11:28 BST 22 October 2020

    Couples who postponed weddings during the pandemic tell of their battles to get their deposits back.

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  8. 'Baby sharks' rescued from shallow waterpublished at 08:25 BST 22 October 2020

    "It's a fish really getting itself into somewhere that it's not designed to be," says rescue team.

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  9. Football fan dies five years after hooligan attackpublished at 21:51 BST 21 October 2020

    Simon Dobbin was left brain-damaged in the assault after a match in Southend in 2015.

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  10. Damaged macaroon boxes raised smuggling suspicionspublished at 18:02 BST 21 October 2020

    Dirty footprints were spotted in a shipment days before the 39 migrants died in a lorry, a court hears.

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  11. 'I was told I had Covid-19 without taking a test'published at 15:35 BST 21 October 2020

    Alex Weedon says his details had been confused with two other people with the same first name.

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  12. Salford City 3-0 Southend Unitedpublished at 22:20 BST 20 October 2020

    Paul Scholes wins for the first time since taking interim charge of Salford City as they beat struggling Southend United.

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  13. Tunnel checks foiled earlier migrant crossing bidpublished at 17:03 BST 20 October 2020

    The Old Bailey hears smugglers made fatal decision to "double up" cargo after an earlier bid failed.

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  14. Colchester United 1-0 Forest Green Roverspublished at 15:04 BST 20 October 2020

    Colchester return to winning ways with a hard-earned 1-0 victory to end Forest Green's unbeaten League Two record.

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  15. Murder victim was 'smiley, charismatic young man'published at 11:41 BST 20 October 2020

    The family of Tamba Momodou say it will be hard to come to terms with his death.

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  16. 'Mocked' Metro turns 40 and finds new fanspublished at 00:02 BST 20 October 2020

    A new exhibition celebrates an "everyday" car that has divided opinion since 1980.

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  17. UK Space Agency backs NHS drone in Covid fightpublished at 19:07 BST 19 October 2020

    The £500k trial could eventually carry coronavirus samples and tests between hospitals and labs.

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  18. Witness 'called police three times about migrants'published at 16:49 BST 19 October 2020

    Marie Andrews witnessed migrants being dropped off just days before 39 were found dead, a court hears.

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  19. Luton Airport proposes new aircraft 'holding zone'published at 14:33 BST 19 October 2020

    Planes landing at Luton currently share waiting zones with Stansted, but the Luton wants its own.

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  20. 'Inspirational Flo', 89, defies age to make piespublished at 12:33 BST 19 October 2020

    Flo Osborne is a social media hit after making pies for those in need during the pandemic.

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