KATIE HIND: Simon Cowell told me he was FURIOUS after I pointed out his new boyband December 10 had only got to 72 in the charts. But having watched them perform, here's why they really are the new One Direction - set to conquer the world
The high-decibel, piercing screams ricocheting around Shepherd's Bush Empire took me right back to 1995, when I was a teenager besotted with Take That.
Who needs a shed! Superfan spends more than £30,000 building full-size Tardis in his garden
Brendan Sheppard, 49, built the 1983 replica version of the Time Lord's control room with a group of craftsmen over two years, ensuring complete accuracy.
Home Office plans to increase asylum seeker capacity at Wethersfield by 55%
Cllr Tom Cunningham has said Braintree has been "let down" by the Home Office as it announced plans to increase capacity and keep it open past 2027
Residents' fury over Cairngorms wildfire evacuation orders as dozens of firefighters remain after blaze declared major incident
More than 500 firefighters have been tackling the blaze, which has now been burning for 11 days, alongside helicopter water-bombers.
My crusty yellow toenails looked like an animal's claws and disgusted my children. But I cured them for ever with a simple, life-changing treatment. Here are the steps I took: SIMON MILLS
A colleague pointed to my Birkenstock-clad feet and said - as if revealing an extra gruesome detail at a fairground freak show: 'Look, Simon's big toenails are prehensile!'
Man left in critical condition after major seafront emergency response
One man is in a critical but stable condition after three people got into difficulty in the sea in Clacton.
Man left in critical condition after major seafront emergency response
One man is in a critical but stable condition after three people got into difficulty in the sea in Clacton.
Debris and ash warning in Essex as firefighters remain on scene after 'explosion'
Residents living near East Hanningfield are being urged to take care when dealing with ash and debris following Friday’s major fire and explosion.
Debris and ash warning in Essex as firefighters remain on scene after 'explosion'
Residents living near East Hanningfield are being urged to take care when dealing with ash and debris following Friday’s major fire and explosion.
Train disruption at two Essex railway stations
Rail passengers face disruption today after damage to track equipment blocked the line between Witham and Braintree.
A wine tasting evening with her new lover, dancing... then stabbed eight times in cold blood on the doorstep of her French holiday home: Minute-by-minute, murdered retiree Karen Carter's final moments revealed
Karen Carter was dicovered dead on the doorstep of her home on April 29 last year in the pretty French village of Tremolat. Her alleged killer lived a two-minute drive away.
Trump expands voluntary pledge to keep datacenter costs off household power bills
Pinkie promise gains 200-plus new participants and precisely zero enforcement
Why you should visit this ancient Essex market town with an iconic forest
Epping continues to be a popular hotspot for day-trippers looking for a relaxing time out.
Why you should visit this ancient Essex market town with an iconic forest
Epping continues to be a popular hotspot for day-trippers looking for a relaxing time out.
Tamzin Outhwaite, 55, reveals everything she eats in a day and the workouts she credits with sculpting her incredible bikini body
Detailing a typical day in the life, she revealed she usually wakes up at 6am and skips breakfast in favour of coffee, explaining: 'It's not something that I plan'.
Three men arrested after 'incident' that closed busy Southend road for 5 hours
One of the men suffered a hand wound
DJ Fat Tony wades back into Brooklyn Beckham's feud with David and Victoria after DJing at nepo baby's wedding: 'A son has lost his parents'
Tony was dragged into the drama when his husband Stavros Agapiou supported Brooklyn's comments about Victoria dancing 'inappropriately' on him at his wedding.
Only sound money will save us under the new Chancellor, says HAMISH MCRARE
In a speech to Treasury staff on Tuesday, John Healey said his priority was fiscal discipline, adding: 'Because fiscal credibility is the bedrock of economic stability and national security.'
Kylie Minogue's no fuss workout regime revealed as singer, 58, wows fans with stunning bikini snap
The singer, 58, is currently enjoying a holiday in Corsica and took to Instagram on Saturday to share highlights from her trip.
Simon Weston: I struggled to work after fighting in the Falklands and found Argentina's flag stunt childish and disrespectful
Simon Weston, 64, is a former soldier with the Welsh Guards and a Falklands War veteran. He sustained severe burn injuries when Argentine Skyhawk fighters attacked the RFA Sir Galahad.