Braintree and Witham Times

AS TECHNICAL issues keep flights stranded at airports in Essex, passengers could be offered accommodation, meals, and compensation.

Essex landowners are urged to cut back overgrown trees and hedges to keep roads and pavements safe.

Ryanair has been forced to cancel a number of Stansted Airport flights amid mass disruption caused by an air traffic control issue.

Stansted Airport has provided an update as passengers across the UK face a second day of disruption after an air traffic control issue.

Passengers at Stansted Airport face a second day of disruption today after an issue with air traffic control.

Thousands of plane passengers continue to face disruption including at Stansted Airport this morning after an air traffic control incident.

Britain is becoming more reliant on imported food as home production of most everyday foods falls, a new report has found.

Stansted Airport sees 107 flight cancellations and 241 delays after a Nats air traffic control issue causes ongoing disruption across UK airports.

Former PC Marcus Post, 39, from Cambridge, faces charges of arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sexual offence.

17 services at Stansted Airport have been delayed, or cancelled, due to an ongoing air traffic control issue reported by Nats.

Stansted Airport and Southend Airport have been affected by an air traffic control issue, reported by Nats, who provide air traffic control services to 15 UK airports.

With the closure of all Beefeater sites across the UK just around the corner, I decided to visit my local restaurant one last time.

A Ukranian refugee family have described the moment a car smashed into their Halstead home, leaving them with damaged belongings and forcing them to move.

Dame Priti Patel and Sir James Cleverly have slammed the government for its “humiliating” decision to scrap local government reorganisation in Essex.

More than eight in 10 Essex readers who took part in our poll said Nigel Farage should step down as MP again after investigations into Reform UK’s finances.

From organised crime to violent disorder, courts across Essex jailed a string of offenders in August, highlighting the scale of crime tackled by police.

Police are continuing efforts to find a missing 15-year-old Ashton Rye from Colchester and are urging the public to help trace him.

NATS technical issue disrupts departures from London Southend, Stansted, Manchester and East Midlands airports. Check flight status with your airline.

M25 crash causes 62-minute delays clockwise between J26 Waltham Abbey and J27 M11, with five miles of queues near Enfield and two lanes closed; drivers warned.

Bradley Gower, 32, died at HMP Chelmsford on August 8, 2026. His death is being investigated by The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.