File photo dated 23/10/19 of police and forensic officers at the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex, after 39 bodies of Vietnamese migrants were found inside the lorry on the industrial estate. Four men are due to go on trial this week for their alleged part in a people-smuggling plot linked to the deaths of 39 migrants.


The 39 Vietnamese victims died in an airtight container which was brought to the UK in 2019.

Items belonging to Vietnamese lorry death victims returned to their families

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Police have released a blurry image of the car speeding away after the incident in Grays on Wednesday night.

Hit-and-run driver fled leaving women runners 'seriously injured'

After police seized the dolls, suppliers boycotted the White Hart and the building was vandalised, before landlords closed the pub.

Landlords face no further police action over 'golly dolls' display

Marius Mihai Draghici
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Marius Mihai Draghici, 50, was detained in Romania last August and charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.

People smuggling 'ringleader' jailed after 39 people found dead in lorry

Romanian admits manslaughter of 39 people found dead in lorry

The White Hart Inn at Grays, Essex, has found itself at the centre of a police row after golly dolls were seized
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The White Hart's suppliers including Heineken and Carlsberg said they no longer wanted their products sold at the pub.

'Golly doll' row landlords close pub as breweries cut supplies

The White Hart in Grays in Essex, where golliwog dolls were seized by police.
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Police said they believed the graffiti and damage to windows could be linked to the "previous incident" at the White Hart Inn.

Vandals graffiti pub where golly dolls seized by police

The Campaign for Real Ales said it would not be recommending the pub while it "continues to be operated in a way counter to Camra’s values and policies".

Pub where golly dolls seized is struck from Good Beer Guide

The 39 victims were found dead in a lorry trailer. Pic: PA

The 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in a lorry in Essex in 2019.

People smuggling ringleader ordered to pay £180k to families for lorry deaths

Greenpeace blocks arrival of tanker carrying Russian diesel to UK fuel terminal
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The protesters had argued that the delivery of diesel was funding Russia's war in Ukraine.

Activists cleared over blocking 33,000-tonne Russian oil tanker

Greenpeace protesters outside court.
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Ten Greenpeace activists are standing trial for having blocked the tanker, but are arguing in court that their actions were legal.

Activists who forced £30m Russian tanker U-turn 'prevented a crime'

Tickayla Wilson was last seen on 6 August.
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Tickayla Wilson, 16, was last seen on 6 August and police say she may have changed her hair colour since their initial appeal.

Girl missing for nearly a month 'may have changed hair colour'

Police confirmed the 24-year-old, from Grays, was in good health and 'in a place of safety'.

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Just Stop Oil protesters blocked the road to the Navigator oil terminal in Thurrock, Essex.
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They sat down on the road to stop vehicles getting through and dug tunnels under the road to block access.

Fossil fuel protesters block Essex oil terminals 

Marius Mihai Draghici was arrested as part of the investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in Essex in 2019.

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