The Covid-19 outbreak has given many the opportunity to embark on a new career. For 60-year-old Penelope (pictured) from Southminster she switched to a career in adult social care over 10 years
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A care provider has been ordered to pay almost £100,000 after an 87-year-old woman suffered avoidable harm at its nursing home. Lanemile Limited, which runs Haven Lodge, Clacton-on-Sea, was fined
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Social visits to care homes in Essex should stop in most circumstances to limit the spread of Covid-19, an official has recommended. Dr Mike Gogarty, Essex County Council’s director of
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A new strain of coronavirus has been identified in southern England as tougher restrictions were imposed in London. The capital and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will face Tier 3
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Millions more people in London and across England will face tougher coronavirus restrictions from Saturday. The capital, along with Essex, Elmbridge, Barrow-in-Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Erewash and Chesterfield will
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A people-smuggler has admitted killing 39 migrants who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck. The bodies of the Vietnamese nationals were discovered by emergency services at
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A former black cab driver starved himself to death in hospital after being allowed to refuse food and drink despite having a history of mental health problems, an inquest has
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A lorry driver has denied being involved in an alleged human trafficking plot linked to the deaths of 39 people in a refrigerated container. Emergency services had been called to
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A head teacher has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after making and publishing depraved child abuse images. Daniel Chapman, 31, portrayed himself as the “safeguarding champion” of a school while
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Police investigating the deaths of 39 people found dead in a lorry have named two suspects they want to speak to on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. Essex Police
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