Sam Russell
UK
Delivery driver who quit job after lottery win spreads joy at former workplace
Gary MacDonald, 61, delivered parcels to stores across Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex, for more than 30 years before his win last year.
By Sam Russell
1 Jun 2026
London
Olympic sprinter CJ Ujah among 10 in court over alleged crypto fraud
One of the victims is alleged to have lost more than £300,000
By Sam Russell
29 May 2026
UK
Grandmother scoops £1 million for family playing late husband’s lottery numbers
Their numbers came up in the draw on April 18.
By Sam Russell
27 May 2026
UK
Ed Sheeran plans to fund new youth centre in Suffolk town where he was raised
The singer plans to finance the construction of a new facility in Framlingham.
By Sam Russell
22 May 2026
Politics
Andrew criticised for not surrendering his Freedom of the City of London
The City of London Corporation passed a motion of censure against Andrew on Thursday.
By Sam Russell
21 May 2026
Business News
TikTok influencers help tinned fish scale ‘height of culinary fashion’
Tesco has reported that its sales of tinned tuna have risen by nearly 18% in the last two years.
By Sam Russell
20 May 2026
UK
Missing cat reunited with owner after hitching 15-mile ride under car
Four-year-old Olaf had been missing for four days.
By Sam Russell
13 May 2026
Science
Monkeys learn to swallow soil so they can keep eating junk food – research
Scientists believe the dirt also provides bacteria and minerals absent from junk food.
By Sam Russell
22 Apr 2026
Crime
Towie star Jordan Wright ‘was found dead in drainage ditch in Thailand’
An inquest into the 33-year-old’s death has been opened and adjourned until a substantive hearing on September 14 this year.
By Sam Russell
21 Apr 2026
Crime
Ex-glamour model Jodie Marsh denies assault and faces trial next year
The media personality, wearing a black leather jacket, appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
By Sam Russell
17 Apr 2026
UK
Police appeal to anonymous letter writer ‘with information on fatal house fire’
A doctor and her five young children died in the blaze in Harlow, Essex, in 2012.
By Sam Russell
2 Apr 2026
Crime
Man who owned XL bully dog that fatally mauled woman jailed for 10 years
The animals fatally attacked Esther Martin, 68, on February 3 2024, two days after a ban on the breed came into force.
By Sam Russell
31 Mar 2026
UK
Second World War veteran who got thousands of cards for birthday dies aged 100
Dougie Shelley received more than 16,000 cards for his 100th birthday in September last year following an appeal.
By Sam Russell
31 Mar 2026
Crime
Police officer tells court of hostile environment at Epping asylum hotel protest
Chief Inspector Stuart Austin said police carriers were having their windscreens hit and wing mirrors torn off during the demonstrations.
By Sam Russell
25 Mar 2026
UK
Two teenagers in car that crashed into river identified by police
The body of Eden Bunn, 16, has been recovered from the River Nene near Wisbech but searches are continuing for 18-year-old Declan Berry.
By Sam Russell
19 Mar 2026
UK18 Mar 2026
Body of teenage girl recovered after car plunged into river
Rescue teams are continuing to search for a teenage male who is still unaccounted for
UK
Stallions engage in horse play during nature reserve sparring
Male Konik ponies can engage in sparring – which is part of their natural behaviour – during foaling season.
By Sam Russell
17 Mar 2026
Health
Journalist donates kidney to girl, 16, after mother appeals to local newspaper
Maya Solecki was in need of a transplant after suffering severe damage to her kidneys following an e-coli infection in January 2024.
By Sam Russell
12 Mar 2026
UK
Boy, 15, arrested after teenage girl stabbed and school put into lockdown
Police said the incident in Norwich is not believed to be linked to a hate crime reported at the school last week.
By Sam Russell
11 Mar 2026
Crime
Driver who failed to stop after fatal e-scooter crash warned she may face jail
Roman Casselden, 16, and his sister Darcie, nine, were pronounced dead at the scene in Ashlyns, Pitsea, Essex, on February 1 last year.
By Sam Russell
6 Mar 2026
Health
Review finds evidence of ‘fatal physical harm’ caused to boy who had surgery
Nine-year-old Jack Moate was operated on by Kuldeep Stohr at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in 2015.
By Sam Russell
5 Mar 2026