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'King of Marbella' jailed for fraud

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:29:00 GMT

A fraudster from Hertfordshire dubbed the "King of Marbella" has been jailed for four and a half years for committing an elaborate £700,000 bank fraud.

Singer 'fine' after new car drama

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:44:12 GMT

Chart star George Michael has been airlifted to hospital for treatment to head injuries after a motorway accident in Hertfordshire - the latest car drama for the troubled singer.

Ex-top golfer Donald receives MBE

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:06 GMT

Former world number one golfer Luke Donald, from Hertfordshire, said it was an "amazing experience" to be made an MBE for services to the sport when he attended the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Teacher wins major regional award

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:42:06 GMT

A history teacher in St Albans has been announced as the winner of the Pearson Teaching Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year in the East of England.

Man killed by house intruders named

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:42:05 GMT

Police have named a grandfather who was stabbed to death after three men forced their way into his home in Bedfordshire.

Man sentenced over cyber attacks

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:31:01 GMT

A man who used his IT expertise to launch cyber attacks on the websites of Oxford and Cambridge universities has been jailed for two years.

LulzSec hackers get jail sentences

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:31:01 GMT

Members of a group of young British computer hackers, including a man from Essex, who masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms have been jailed.

Fans charged with disorder offences

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:06:50 GMT

Police have charged more than 30 Sunderland and West Ham fans, including several from East Anglia, who are alleged to have been involved in a fight before a Premier League game.

Decorator 'victim of gang rivalry'

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:06:49 GMT

An innocent painter and decorator died after being stabbed 25 times by a gang including a man from Hertfordshire as he got caught up in gang warfare on a housing estate, a court has heard.

Train death 'should act as warning'

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:43:49 GMT

The father of a teenage girl killed after she walked onto a railway line into the path of an oncoming train in Hertfordshire has spoken of his hope that lessons would be learned from the tragedy.

Man held over teenager shooting

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:33:19 GMT

Armed police have arrested a man after a teenager was shot in the back in Luton.

TV star teacher handed own show

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:24:24 GMT

Inspirational Essex head teacher Stephen Drew has landed his own TV series, sending parents and children back to school.

Guard 'heard no detainee complaint'

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:12 GMT

A G4S security guard involved in restraining an Angolan man, who lived in Essex, as he was being deported has told an inquest that he could not remember hearing the detainee complain he could not breathe.

Son gets life for mother murder

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:11 GMT

A carpet fitter from Clacton who smothered his frail mother to death after she threatened to write him out of her will has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years.

Sci-fi rivals clash at convention

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:15:50 GMT

Police were called to a sci-fi convention in Norwich after a confrontation between costumed characters from rival clubs.

Hackers sought 'global notoriety'

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:41:29 GMT

Computer hackers, including an Essex man, who considered themselves to be "modern day pirates" led sophisticated cyber attacks on websites and systems of major institutions including the CIA, Sony, the FBI and Nintendo, a court has heard.

Piglet triplets get cuddly company

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:19:45 GMT

A cuddly toy is helping to keep three wild boar piglets company at a Bedfordshire zoo where they are being hand-reared by keepers.

Man held in stabbing murder probe

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:22:43 GMT

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people were stabbed at their home in Bedfordshire.

Unemployment rate falls by 2,000

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:29:16 GMT

Unemployment in the East of England fell by 2,000 in the three months to March, official figures have revealed.

Wife's tears over deportation death

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:39:49 GMT

The wife of an Angolan man who died after being restrained by G4S security guards as he was being deported broke down in tears as she told an inquest her husband, with whom she lived in Essex, "died asking for help".