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Mystery after Essex man found dead in Iraq
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (241+ words) How he died has yet to be determined due to the level of decomposition A mystery continues to surround a man who died whilst working in Iraq, a court has heard. Ewen McLean-Barr, 57, died in January this year. A hearing…...
Foreign Office issues Spain 'travel disruption' update
1+ week, 1+ day ago (288+ words) The Government has issued a travel update for anyone travelling from the UK to Spain. The alert was sent out by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), which handles travel advice for the UK, among other tasks. The update relates…...
Man dies after being found unresponsive on flight to Stansted Airport
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (187+ words) Members of the flight crew and onboard doctors gave the passenger medical attention A man travelling to Stansted from Dubai died during the flight, an airline has confirmed A passenger travelling on an Emirates flight was found unconscious and needed…...
Essex sailor's boat 'had blood splatter in toilet' after Gran Canaria vanishing
3+ week, 3+ day ago (529+ words) (Image: Joan Davis / SWNS) Reports suggest that blood splatter was discovered on the boat of an Essex sailor who went missing in Gran Canaria. James Nunan, 35, from Colchester, was on a round-the-world trip, was last spotted at a kebab shop…...
Essex men tried to smuggle £592,000 of drugs on transatlantic flight
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (311+ words) Two Essex men who tried to smuggle almost "600,000 of cannabis into Scotland on a transatlantic flight have been jailed for more than five years in total. UK Border Force officers stopped Jamaal Darbasie, 27, and George Manton, 19, both from Harlow, when…...