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Charles Storer standing in front of boxes in a warehouse. He has short grey hair and is wearing glasses, a black hoodie, white polo shirt and a hi-vis vest.

Cost of living crisis hits donations to charity

Hope & Aid Direct founder Charles Storer says it is "feeling the strain" of dwindling support.

A blue skip is overflowing with household waste - an oven, bits of wood and other rubbish is sticking out the top. A brown wooden fence and trees are behind it.

Terminally ill man laments skip collection delay

Tony Ford, who has an untreatable cancer, says he has been in tears over the situation.

Several smouldering yellow skips and two burnt-out lorries beyond a metal fence.

Four lorries and 10 skips badly damaged in fire

The fire service thanks staff from two businesses for helping during the incident.

Kerry Hawkins is sat on a black mobility scooter facing towards the camera. She is wearing a green T-shirt and black trousers. On the left is a brown fence and on the right is a blue skip with rubbish in it.

Disabled woman trapped in home by uncollected skip

Kerry Hawkins says the situation is frustrating and it has taken away her independence.

A blue gate in front of a waste management site. There is barbed wire at the top and the gate is padlocked shut. There is a white sign on one panel of the gate with red lettering showing the name of the firm Bobs Skips and its opening hours underneath.

Environment Agency suspends skip firm's permit

Officials say they are investigating a potential breach of an environmental permit.

A green skip with the words Pryme Skip Hire on the side is pictured between two brick houses on a driveway.

Hundreds of skips uncollected as firm goes silent

Customers are visiting the firm's site to try to get answers about the stranded skips.

Essex Police car parked with a road ahead of it. A police officer can be seen standing before some police tape.

Four cuckooing suspects charged with drug offences

The men are due to appear for a plea hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court in April.

A large roundabout on the A130 in Essex. There is a small white car travelling around the roundabout and road signs and traffic lights on it. The roundabout has large trees and bushes on it

Ambulance catches fire after apparent explosion

The ambulance goes up in flames at a busy roundabout as motorists report "an explosion".

EasyJet planes are parked on a runway, packed side-by-side. There are runway lights and equipment scattered around the runway. Houses and infrastructure can be seen in the background.

EasyJet opens base at London Southend Airport

It will run 122 flights per week across 20 routes.