Here is what we know so far about the circumstances around the tragedy. A large tree in Chalkwell Park partially fell on five ...

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Witnesses said 40 to 50 people had tried to lift up the fallen tree, which partially collapsed at a park in Southend on ...

A WOMAN from Southend who abused her position to steal more than £200,000 from the charity she worked for has been jailed. Isabella George, aged 39, misused her role as office manager at the charity ...

A witness has described hearing a "horrendous, screeching scream" and how 40 to 50 people tried to lift the fallen tree off ...

Seven-year-old Leonna Ruka died when a tree toppled on to her in a Southend park on Saturday. | ITV News Anglia ...

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Leonna Ruka, from Dagenham, was visiting family in the area on Saturday, where she travelled to Chalkwell Park to enjoy the ...