Maurice Robinson, 25, who is known as Mo, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Chelmsford on Monday after appearing before them via video link.

Essex Police are investigating lines of inquiry to “establish whether there is a wider conspiracy involved” in the deaths of 39 people found in a lorry in Essex.

Detectives are continuing to question four people over the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were found inside a lorry in Essex.

The final text message sent by a woman who is thought to have perished with 38 others in a refrigerated truck in Essex was to tell her mother she loved her.

Latest: A fourth person has been arrested by police investigating the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a lorry in Essex.

"I’m sorry Mum. My journey abroad hasn’t succeeded. Mum, I love you so much! I’m dying because I can’t breathe..."

The discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Grays has been described as a “very dark” day for the town.

The woman subjected to a racist tirade on a Ryanair flight last week has rejected her abuser’s apology, while the airline has moved to defend its actions following the incident.

Flights were temporarily grounded at Stansted Airport in England after RAF jets were scrambled to escort a Ryanair flight.

A van driver in the UK died in a motorway crash after a piece of concrete "around the size of a house brick" hit his windscreen, causing him to lose control and hit a tree, police said.

A van driver has been killed in a motorway crash in England after what "appears to be a lump of concrete" struck his windscreen and his vehicle hit a tree.

Two off-duty emergency service workers were sprayed in the face with an unknown substance in what police have called a "shocking incident".

A 73-year-old man in England has died after a dog bit him on the leg.

Police have launched a CCTV appeal to find a mother reported missing with her two young children.

Her uncle Stuart Campbell was convicted of murder in December 2002, but her body has never been found.

A man arrested after a mid-air drama that saw an international passenger flight diverted with an RAF fighter escort was wanted over a fraud of just £175 (€204), a court heard.

Three people have been arrested after anti-deportation protesters locked themselves to a plane at a major airport in the UK.

A pregnant woman who tried to stop a crime at a shop in England suffered life-threatening injuries when she was hit by a vehicle fleeing the scene.

Two men who ran an escort agency in England which employed young girls from troubled backgrounds as child prostitutes have been jailed.

Dog grabbed baby from mother's arms and savaged him to death, inquest told

The death of a four-month-old baby in England who was mauled by his policewoman aunt's dog is not being treated as a criminal investigation.

The family of a three-year-old boy who died after being attacked by a dog in England have spoken of their "devastating loss".

A boy who died after being bitten by a dog was named as three-year-old Dexter Neal.

A boy who died after being bitten by a dog was three years old, police in England have said.

SCOTLAND: Members of the public have been warned not to approach an escaped raccoon caught on camera.

A British police sergeant was investigated over allegedly wearing a T-shirt with a swastika motif to work.

Special Branch and senior police have been accused of sabotaging investigations into historical child sex abuse committed by VIPs, MPs, and officers, amid new corruption allegations against Scotland Yard.

THAILAND: When the Thai military says cadets cannot bring phones to training, they mean it.

Former television star Michael Barrymore is taking legal action against British police over his arrest after the death of a man in his swimming pool, it has been reported.

Michael Barrymore is suing the police in England over his 2007 arrest.

Police in England are hunting a mobility scooter rider after a hit-and-run collision which left a woman injured.

A man has been charged in England with kidnap following the disappearance of a three-year-old child.

A Ryanair steward who found a passenger’s camera on a flight has been fined and given 100 hours of community service after he was tracked down by his victim on eBay.

A Ryanair steward who found a passenger’s camera on a flight has been fined and given 100 hours of community service after he was tracked down by his victim on eBay.

USA: A US health system has unveiled a new hospital gown that aims to put the wraps on a big source of patients’ grumbles — a lack of rear coverage.

Britain's Royal Air Force launched Typhoon aircraft this afternoon to intercept a civilian aircraft which was causing concern to air traffic control authorities.

Two men from the North have been charged in connection with the death of a man found in a container at Tilbury Docks.

Police have arrested a second man in connection with an investigation into the death of an immigrant found in a container at Tilbury Docks.

Police have arrested a man over the death of an immigrant found in a container at Tilbury Docks.

Afghan immigrants found after one of their group died are thought to have been inside a cargo container for 18 hours.

Thirteen children, including a child as young as one, were among the Afghan immigrants rescued from a shipping container on Saturday.

Police are expected to question a group of immigrants who were found inside a shipping container at a busy port as they continue their investigation into how they were trafficked into the country.