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Conservative British lawmaker David Amess was killed on Friday after being stabbed “multiple times” during an event in his local constituency in southeast England, in the second death of a UK politician while meeting voters since 2016. Local police did not name Amess but said a man had been arrested “on suspicion (of) murder” after […]
Shocked Grandma Finds 12-inch Machete Hidden in Couch Bought on Facebook Newsweek 3 days ago © JOSH EDELSON/Getty Images McNally said she bought the machete-containing-sofa on Facebook Marketplace. 82-year-old Shirley McNally sat comfortably on her sofa for a full year before making a shocking discovery: a massive Rambo machete tucked behind the couch cushions. According to the Southend Echo, McNally saw the couch for sale on Facebook Marketplace and purchased it in March 2020. But, she recently decided to sell it after her 33-year-old grandson, Keenan McNally, called its pattern "disgus...
(Stock photograph via Elements Envato) Homophobes took aim at one of Britain’s most beloved national treasures when a man wreaked havoc in a Greggs – all because he was asked to wear a face mask. A Southend, Essex, branch of the bakery chain witnessed what police are treating as a hate crime when a shopper hurled homophobic abuse at a member of staff. After all, men are less likely to wear a piece of fabric on their face that protects the vulnerable from the coronavirus because it’s a “sign of weakness“, researchers have found. According to the Southend Echo, the man swung by the ...
A POLICE force in the UK has been forced to speak out to insist travelling to a so-called dogging event will not be classed as 'essential travel.'
A story shared with our sister paper, the Southend Echo in Essex, by Jane Butler who hopes to reach as many people as she can so they don't endure similar heartache... By bearing my soul I can only hope it will bring home how we must all take heed of Government advice on staying safe and I truly hope no-one has to go through the emotional rollercoaster we have suffered as a family. Seven weeks ago, Paul - 59 years old with no underlying health issues and not overweight - tested positive with Covid having had a couple of weeks feeling quite unwell.