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Thurrock Council building - a three-story brick structure with large windows on the ground floor.

Thurrock plans to sue other councils over finances

The council claims it was given bad advice over solar investments that left it with a £1.5bn debt.

Fire officers standing near a burning building. Smoke is pouring out of a window and the roof is a shell. A fire officer is on a tall platform and is using a hose to pour water on the building from the height.

Crews tackle arson attack at derelict pub

Essex fire crews spends two hours putting out a blaze at the boarded-up premises.

A composite image of the headshots of Dean Plunkett, Nicole Lawal and another man who was part of the group. They are all looking directly at the camera and smiling. Ms Lawal has a dark shirt on and amber earrings. Mr Plunkett is wearing a dark jacket with a silver chain necklace and the other man is wearing a tweed jacket and white shirt.

'The Budget was not as painful as we expected'

Workers and business leaders in Thurrock react to the first Labour budget in 14 years.

A collage of the 39 people found dead inside the lorry in October 2019. It shows four rows of close-up images of mainly young people.

'Don't lose sight of the real people,' says reverend

A clergyman who helped support a community after the tragedy speaks on the fifth anniversary.

Ch Supt Stuart Hooper from Essex Police. He is wearing a police uniform, which includes a black peaked cap, a black jacket with a line of light blue and white check, a white shirt and black tie. He is standing in front of greenery.

'Time stood still': remembering Grays lorry deaths

The bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were found in a lorry trailer in October 2019.

Custody mugshot of Brett Baker, who is looking at the camera, expressionless.

Child rapist jailed for catalogue of sexual abuse

Brett Baker, 33, will be on the sex offenders register for life, Essex Police says.

Councillors in the Thurrock Council chamber voting with their hands up

Council votes for public inquiry into 'bankruptcy'

A motion is backed by Labour and most Conservatives councillors.

Just Stop Oil protesters wearing branded tops being arrested by police while standing on the street.

Protesters jailed for £2m road tunnel damage

The five Just Stop Oil activists dug and occupied tunnels under Thurrock roads, a court hears.

A car windscreen that is covered in yellow parking fines.

Call for ANPR to catch out parents parking badly

Neil Speight says cameras will pose a "very real threat" to those planning to break parking rules.