More than 500 towns across England and Wales have signed up to the Home Office’s safer streets summer initiative, which will run to September 30 ...

Mourners are to gather to honour Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota at a wake in Portugal on Friday morning, a local parish priest has said. The 28-year-old father of three, who had married his long-term ...

Bridget Phillipson will decry ‘a national scandal’ when she speaks at a Government regional improvement conference on Friday.

Closures scheduled to take place on the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing may affect some Essex drivers this weekend. Be aware.

Here is the full cast list for the new series, according to the Radio Times : Channel 5 viewers don’t have long to wait to watch the new drama. Insomnia will air on Sunday, July 6 at 9pm on Channel 5.

A musical society in Braintree has bid farewell after more than seven decades of performances. On June 23, members of Braintree Musical Society (BMS) gathered to say goodbye to The Institute in ...

A gang of thugs who made homemade “assassination kits” which were sent to the criminal underworld in Essex have been jailed for 60 years.

Although they may look harmless, grass seeds can pose a serious risk to dogs, especially during the warmer months when the grasses are dry ...

Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, is seeking to bring a legal challenge against the Home Office over the decision to ban the group.

Conditions at the UK-France border are becoming “more dangerous” for young people, a charity has warned, after it was revealed that at least 15 children died trying to cross the Channel last year.

Police have arrested almost 2,000 people in a week-long crackdown on county lines drug networks, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said. Forces across the country made 1,965 arrests, shut ...

Supporters from across the UK will wear Doddie tartan to work on Friday, which would have been the star’s birthday.