Police still reassuring community with updates after town centre shooting
A senior police officer insists Braintree remains one of the safest districts in Essex, despite last month’s shocking town centre shooting.
Essex and Mercury Theatre stars land prestigious national award nominations
A performer who made a standout professional debut at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre has been nominated for a prestigious national theatre award.
Readers deliver verdict on Farage after Reform UK finance investigations
Essex readers have delivered sharply divided verdicts on Reform UK and Nigel Farage following allegations around the party’s finances.
Group of friends on 'instant success' beer drinking app which has thousands of users
It’s intended as a social platform where users can log how many pints they have drunk, interact with friends, and look at dedicated insights such as kilocalorie count, and the country of beers they are a fan of.
Essex and Mercury Theatre stars land prestigious national award nominations
A performer who made a standout professional debut at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre has been nominated for a prestigious national theatre award.
Readers deliver verdict on Farage after Reform UK finance investigations
Essex readers have delivered sharply divided verdicts on Reform UK and Nigel Farage following allegations around the party’s finances.
Woman, 88, is found 'murdered' at home as police arrest 36-year-old man
Thames Valley Police rushed to a home in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, at around 2.20pm on Thursday following reports of an 'unexplained death'.
UK's busiest long-distance train line cuts trains for Christmas to 'save taxpayers' - but route to Andy Burnham's Number 10 North avoids the axe'
Train operator Avanti has been given government approval to cut scores of daily services between December 7 and 23 and from January 4 to 7 to 'save taxpayers money'.
Dolly Parton gets unanimous approval to have Nashville International Airport RENAMED after her in historic move
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority board of commissioners unanimously voted to begin changing airport's name to honor the music icon who passed away aged 80 on August 25.
Malicious ex-wife who made false Facebook claims that her police officer ex-husband is a rapist and baby killer is sent to jail
Jennifer Pritchard, 47, carried out a malicious online campaign to ruin the career of Sgt Steve Pritchard, a court heard.
Ten most expensive streets in south Essex revealed as homes sell up to £3.35m
Research has revealed the top ten most expensive streets in south Essex over the last past year.
Sadiq Khan prepares to ban log burners in London in his latest 'clean air' clampdown on the capital
In recent years, log burners have become the latest status symbol for middle-class Brits following the popularity of Aga cookers and Smeg fridges in years gone by.
After 28 years of walking 30,000 miles around the world, Karl Bushby is almost home. He's been robbed, imprisoned, and almost bled to death. But what he's most afraid of now is waking up in his childhood bedroom in Hull and wondering what to do next
On October 1, 1998, Karl Bushby set off on a mission from his home on the Sutton Park Estate in Hull, to walk 30,000 miles around the world.
Romanian toyboy who married British vicar, 81, flaunts new lifestyle of luxury goods and business-class flights after spending £1million and inheriting the OAP's £150,000 estate
Florin Marin, from Romania, was left a £2,000-a-month pension and £150,000 after his partner, former vicar Philip Clements, died aged 81 during the Covid pandemic.
Reform donor Christopher Harborne: Richest British-born billionaire who lives in Thailand, keeps his private life under wraps and has given party another £36million
How else would he become the richest British-born billionaire on this year's The Sunday Times Rich List?
Boyfriend told partner 'If I can't have her then nobody else can' before the pair died when he crashed into a lorry, inquest hears
Lydia Marsh (pictured) died after her partner, Stephen Rhodes, drifted his Mazda MX-5 into the path of an oncoming HGV on a busy road near Gisburn, Lancashire, in April this year.
The striking building thousands walk past where tragedy once struck and a young man died
People often instantly recognise the landmark - but its tragic past is lesser known
What it's really like on the Cotswolds school run: Kamikaze nannies in 4x4s, giant potholes and posturing tech bro dads make drop-off pure purgatory: GEORGINA FULLER
Everybody who's anybody wants to live there...but negotiating the 8:50am school run is a nerve-fraying experience, writes Georgina Fuller.
Wellington boots might be making a comeback but royals have loved them for years! Princess Kate and Meghan Markle's go-to styles are perfect for autumn showers
From King Charles and the Princess of Wales to Zara Tindall, members of the Royal Family have long been spotted in the ultimate country staple: the Wellington boot.
Military aircraft entering 'spurious' flight data blamed for air traffic control meltdown which grounded thousands of planes, as aviation minister ridiculed for boasting system was 'well prepared' with 'increased resilience' just a day before
Some 2,000 flights were grounded to and from the UK after a four-hour technical failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) on Tuesday.