An Essex farmer plagued by criminals every week has “barricaded” his farm after the county saw the biggest rural crime rise in England and is backing NFU calls for extra police resources.

An Essex farmer plagued by criminals every week has “barricaded” his farm after the county saw the biggest rural crime rise in England and is backing NFU calls for extra police resources. Ed Ford, an ...

Damian Lee, of Mayflower High School in Billericay, Essex, said Year 11 pupil Freddie Coleman was "friends with a whole range of students". The 15-year-old died after being struck by a car in the ...

Essex County Council said it had investigated whether measures should be brought in but could not release details until a full coroner's inquest or court proceedings took place. Freddie's friend ...