Plans to spend £6m to overhaul Colchester community centre and improve children's nursery
Plans include improving a library, cafe and nursery in the city
'Mediocre effort': US tourist blasted for 'horrible' meal deal choice - what do YOU think?
when one American traveller shared their choice of lunch, hundreds weighed in with their opinion - sparking fierce debate,
Poundbury village pensioner who 'clobbered' neighbour, 83, in 'stink' dispute tells court she sucker-punched him first as her husband pointed walking stick at him 'like a rifle'
Sekhar Sootarsing, 69, said he feared for his safety when Ingrid Wright-Holmes's husband Christopher brandished his walking stick at him 'like a rifle' during a row over his noisy, smelly car.
Just like Harry Judd, my child has Pathological Demand Avoidance. It's not bad parenting. It's a real condition and this is what it's really like
The 'A' word was first mentioned when Eddie was a toddler and had speech and learning delays, but we didn't join the NHS waiting list for an assessment until after his first year at school.
How the 'world's best beach' has been ruined by crowds and Instagrammers
The 'world's best beach' boasts pink sand, turquoise waters and shallow lagoons perfect for swimmers of all ages - so it's no wonder crowds are pouring in from all corners of the world.
Moment Sudanese migrant tries to kidnap schoolgirl in terrifying attack before heroic bystanders intervene
Abdulmawal Ibrahim Adam, 27, from Sudan, tried to snatch the terrified 17-year-old girl at around as she walked home from work in Swindon.
Skin creams prescribed to millions found to have cancer-fighting effects
Topical steroid creams, used to treat common skin conditions like eczema, could help the body fight off cancer , new research has suggested.
Illegal migrants facing deportation 'are given art classes and IT lessons... at a cost to the taxpayer'
Prisoners and those having their immigration status decided at Brook House and Tinsley House, near Gatwick Airport, will apparently have access to a range of luxuries including 'welfare buddies'.
Listed: Every north and mid Essex property sold or not at latest auction
There were more than 80 properties which went up for auction at the latest Dedman Gray auctions, including 11 across north and mid Essex.
Margaret Thatcher 'had TWO affairs' while married to husband Denis, new book claims
The Iron Lady described Denis as 'the golden thread running through my life' and, indeed, there was barely a whiff of scandal across the decades they spent in the public eye.
Meet the scardigan - the knitwear trend that's going to be everywhere this winter (and M&S's £36 take is a winner)
We are living in the era of the scarf, and it was only a matter of time before it came for your knitwear too.
Dragons' Den bosses chased entrepreneur for two years before he agreed to go on the show - then won £200,000 deal
Businessman Phil Osband, 40, said he received multiple calls from producers asking him to go on the show before he agreed.
Schleswig-Holstein waves auf Wiedersehen to Microsoft stack
Germany's northernmost state bins Outlook – and tens of thousands of Redmond licenses
Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany, has finally concluded one element of a long-running project to eject Microsoft from its infrastructure by giving Exchange Server the boot.…
Labour MPs urge Chancellor to scrap hospitality business rates plan
MPs have written to the Chancellor to warn that her reforms run the risk of business closures and job losses.
Pilot debunks the most common flying fears - including emergency landings on water and fires on board
A pilot has debunked the some of the most common flying fears, from the plane having to emergency land on water to what happens when there's a fire onboard
A biblical box office battle: Mel Gibson's The Resurrection of the Christ will go head to head with TV messiah The Chosen in a faith film clash
Easter 2027 at the box office is preparing for a faith film takeover as two screen Messiahs go head to head to compete for the attention, and cash, of moviegoers.
Kate Moss heads out for a swanky lunch in Mayfair with Keith Richards' son Marlon and his model wife Lucie de la Falaise
Kate Moss headed out for a swanky lunch in London's Mayfair with Keith Richards' son Marlon and his model wife Lucie de la Falaise on Wednesday.
Millionaires' row at war in 'bitter' battle over country lane: Pensioner, 84, claims she was 'attacked by her crippled neighbour' and 'threatened with a shotgun' in nine-year property dispute
Wealthy pensioners living on a leafy 'millionaires' row' in Hampshire are locked in a nine-year feud featuring allegations of assault, harassment and even gunfire across a quiet country lane.
Physiotherapist shares simple routine to avoid getting injured... AFTER going for a run
A top physiotherapist has revealed a simple routine to prevent injuries after going for a run.
How Reform would crush all before them if election was held tomorrow: Explosive megapoll shows Nigel Farage set for the biggest Commons majority EVER with Tories reduced to just SEVEN MPs and Labour ministers culled
Nigel Farage is set for the biggest Commons majority in modern political history with the Tories reduced to just seven MPs, according to an explosive megapoll.