Avram Stoica was jailed at Basildon Crown Court over Apple Store robberies in Brent Cross, Lakeside and the Bentalls centre in Kingston, west London.

Phillip Moore was jailed at Basildon Crown Court for attempted jury tampering in his son John Moore's August 2025 murder trial.

Charlie Edis screamed racist abuse at a child and went on a shirtless rampage around Pitsea, brandishing two knives, Basildon Crown Court heard.

Potentially vital DNA evidence needed for an Essex man's murder appeal bid may have been lost, the miscarriage of justice watchdog has told his…

Our south Essex crime & investigations reporter recounts two days of chaos: a flooded courthouse, a collapsed interpreter and a missing…

Jimmy Whiteman was jailed after Basildon Crown Court heard he throttled his ex-partner as she begged him to delete 'intimate videos'.

Danny Dodge, from Tilbury, was sentenced at Basildon Crown Court over a 'sustained' XL Bully attack in Thurrock

Campaigners say they have “more work to do” after a Billericay man pleaded guilty to 12 criminal charges over a fraudulent south Essex kennel…

As Larry Ellison’s media empire expands, unanswered questions about his views on the 2020 election now carry real stakes as Jan. 6 is reframed and the next presidential race approaches.

Lilly May Burns, from Canvey, subjected her boyfriend to a campaign of 'nasty, reprehensible' domestic abuse, including burns, bites and death…

The Labour government wants many trials held by judges instead of juries. Echo court reporter Charles Thomson says it is a lazy, hypocritical…

Paul Coffey, sentenced for historic child sex offences in Basildon and Southend, blamed his crimes against children on a 'sexless marriage'.

Drug dealer Codey Nolan has told a murder jury at Basildon Crown Court that he killed Vange man Hassan Bousanguar because he threatened to rape his…

Codey Nolan is on trial at Basildon Crown Court, accused of kicking to death 'lovely' local man Hassan Bousanguar.

A LEIGH man is suing Essex Police in part to highlight “gender bias in the system”, his lawyer has told jurors

The Echo spoke asked experts about a leaked Labour proposal to scrap jury trials in all but the most serious cases. Can it really fix Essex's court…

Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’

Dante Dilliway received a suspended sentence after admitting trying to meet an underage girl in Gloucester Park.

How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

A Basildon judge has condemned Essex Police officers’ treatment of a black woman from Grays, after she was wrongly accused of breaching bail.

Singer Alexandra Burke is to originate the role of Chaka Khan in the world premiere of I’m Every Woman the Musical at London’s Peacock Theatre next year

Laindon drug dealer Zack O'Keeffe has been sentenced to life in prison for the Chelmsford murder of Kieran Shepherd last year.

A 16-year-old Basildon boy caught with a gun has been relocated after claiming he was a victim of modern slavery.

Electricity firm UK Power Networks (Operations) Ltd faces trial at Basildon Crown Court over the death of an employee in Thurrock.

Grays solicitor Umar Kankiya pleaded guilty at Basildon Crown Court to three fraud charges, over 120 fake travel expenses claims at Sternberg Reed…

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

Grays teenager Druie Price was given community service over a Lakeside Debenhams burglary, then threatened his supervisor.

Marlon Buchnoon-Katsambe stabbed his brother and girlfriend after he found them in a bedroom together.

Jordan Wood, from Shoeburyness, committed a series of arson attacks whilst free on bail over a threat to kidnap and rape his ex-partner.

Nicholas Bright kicked and stamped on his girlfriend's head in a prolonged domestic violence incident in Basildon.

Duran Guscott, from Shoeburyness, came to England from Jamaica and served in the Coldstream Guards, then sexually abused two girls

Jilted drug-dealer Adwayne Hall has been jailed after smashing his way into his ex-girlfriend’s south Essex flat in an effort to take back his…