Southend: Six arrested as city MP warns of "ongoing incident"

Daniel Cowan, Labour leader of Southend City Council, said there had been a "large influx of young people".

Writing on his Facebook, external and X, external accounts, he said: "I’m urging calm and encouraging people to avoid Jubilee beach this evening as Essex Police deal with a large influx of young people.

"It’s a developing situation that CCTV and the police are monitoring and more police resources are en route to support the dispersal order that is in place."