ESSENTIAL repair works have been announced for a bridge near Halstead. Essex Highways will begin strengthening and repairs works to Chain Bridge on Church Road in Great Yeldham on June 16. These ...

It was revealed earlier this month Birkett Long, which has offices in Colchester, Chelmsford and Basildon, has been bought out by Knights ...

Braintree Council is in the process of updating the district’s Local Plan, which will plan the development of housing, retail, business and leisure facilities up to 2041. The Local Plan will be a ...

The health ministry said the new deaths took the war’s toll to 53,901 since the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.

Mr Trump said the cadets would become officers of the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known.

A 43-year-old woman, her 15-year-old daughter and two sons aged eight and four, died in their north-west London home.

Parts of the UK have had rainfall for the first time in more than 30 days after an unusually dry spring. Friday night brought downpours across most of the country – with more rain expected over the ...

A 15-year-old has been arrested after a teenage boy died at an amusement park in Wales. Officers were called just before 5pm on Friday to a report that the 16-year-old, named as Taha Soomro, was ...

“Hardest Geezer” Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa last year, has completed his latest challenge by running the full length of New Zealand. The 28-year-old from West Sussex ran 2,434km (1,512 ...

Poundland has scrapped exclusive discounts for members of its loyalty scheme. Customers who use the 'Poundland Perk' app will now collect ‘Perk points’ to be able to be spent in store. These points ...

Conservative MPs privately support calls by Sir Keir Starmer and the UK’s allies for Israel to cease its war in Gaza, one Tory has claimed. Mark Pritchard, Conservative MP for the Wrekin, also said he ...