A judge awarded a south Essex drug-dealer Sonnie Keith thousands of pounds after he racked up £7,000 in defence fees over a single wrap of cannabis.

A campaigner from south Essex whose niece tragically died has welcomed new Government proposals to introduce mandatory eyesight tests for ...

Claudia Rose, 24, from Hadleigh, discovered her passion for art at a young age. Her father, who passed away from cancer when she was just six, was a significant influence on her creativity. As part of ...

A “mini-festival” featuring a packed line-up of Southend spoken word poets and musicians will take place at a much-loved community café ...

Plans are being drawn up for 450 new houses on a site neighbouring land already earmarked for a development of 250 homes ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned on Monday that peace ‘must be built with Ukraine, not imposed upon it’.

University students in England must undertake more than 20 hours of paid work a week to meet the basic standard of living, a report has suggested. The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) think ...

The uptick in the UK’s total retail sales was against growth of 0.5 last July and the 12-month average growth of 1.9, figures show.

Jess Carter has admitted she felt “relief” when three of her white England team-mates joined Lauren James in missing penalties in the Euro quarter-final shoot-out against Sweden.

Transport expert Dr Nick Reed, who conducted the study for the RAC Foundation, found that more than 85% of eCall alerts made last year were triggered manually. About three-quarters of those were false ...

Reservoirs are well below average for the time of year and England is heading into more dry, heatwave conditions.

The National Pharmacy Association poll found that many felt the police response to instances of shoplifting or abuse was insufficient.