Community leaders and families in Vietnam say the 39 people whose bodies were found inside a lorry container in Grays in Essex were part of a convoy of more than 100 people travelling on three lorries trying to make it across Europe
The majority of the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London were likely from Vietnam, a community leader told Reuters
1 year agoPolice have arrested a fourth person following the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex
British police detain two more suspects over 39 deaths in container
HMS Queen Elizabeth will deploy with two frigates, two destroyers, a nuclear submarine and support vessels
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Chancellor Sajid Javid has told Sky News it was important to "get Brexit done" and that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will use any excuse to "dither and delay"
PM says he will give MPs more time to debate Brexit deal but only if they agree to 12 December general election
British Prime Minister will ask the House of Commons for early parliamentary elections
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a political cabinet at 3pm amid reports of a split over whether to push for a general election before Christmas or to try to get the Brexit withdrawal deal through the Parliament
ITV News understands all lorry victims were Chinese nationals
European Union agrees to delay Brexit, but no decision yet on length, source says
Kent Police says nine people have been found in the back of a lorry travelling on the London-bound carriageway of the M20
EU Decision on Brexit delay will not be made today, likely by Friday according to EU officials
Defense Minister Wallace says Royal Navy currently has 76 ships but just 57 of them are available (including only 3 Type 45s out of 6)
Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace says US did not inform Britain in advance that it would pull out from border areas
Polish Europe Minister Konrad Szymański rejects @DKShrewsbury's letter asking for a Polish veto on Brexit extension, telling me categorically that 'no deal Brexit is not in the Polish interest and we will have no part in this'
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Metropolitan Police says a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked in Clapham in southwest London adding the officer did not require hospital treatment
Two 17-year-old boys murdered at a house party in Milton Keynes have been officially named by Thames Valley Police as Dom Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice
Shane O'Brien, one of Britain's most wanted fugitives, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for life with a minimum term of 26 years for the "grotesque" murder of 21-year-old Josh Hanson
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are meeting to discuss a new programme motion
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is "appalled" and that his thoughts are with those who lost their lives and their loved ones after 39 bodies were found in a container in Thurrock, Essex
1 year ago"I've thought for some time that maybe a general election is the only way of getting some resolution here." Brexit Party leader @Nigel_Farage says that the current Withdrawal Agreement Bill "will lead to years and years of acrimony"
1 year agoPolice statement after 39 bodies found inside a lorry in Essex, 25 year old man from Northern Ireland arrested on suspicion of murder
39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex. The lorry was from Bulgaria. The driver from Northern Ireland has been arrested
Essex Police says 39 bodies have been discovered in a lorry at Waterglade Industrial Park in Thurrock adding a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder
Thirty nine bodies have been found in a container in Thurrock in Essex, police said
39 people found dead in a truck in England - one person arrested
