A MUM from Essex has been named as a contestant in the new series of a popular BBC television programme which could see her walk away with a ...

Strong winds have caused a road blockade in an Essex village at the start of the new year. Residents in Castle Hedingham woke up this morning to see that a large tree had fallen across Bayley Street.

Seven people were killed in the Jabaliya area, a woman and child died in the Bureij refugee camp, and three people were ...

The PA news agency’s photographers provided unrivalled coverage of the world of politics this year as these first rate images show.

On Wednesday morning 132 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, were in place for England, 10 for Wales and 32 for Scotland.

Police were called following reports of a vehicle crashing into a pedestrian in north London on Wednesday morning.

The trust which runs Colchester Hospital have asked patients and visitors to wear face masks when visiting the hospital.

Katie Boulter booked Great Britain’s spot in the quarter-finals of the United Cup with victory over Australia’s Olivia Gadecki. After their win over Argentina in the team competition on Monday, ...

Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, as organisers of the cancelled Hogmanay event in Edinburgh branded this week “challenging”. The Met Office’s yellow warning that ...

BBC The Traitors is returning in January with Claudia Winkleman as host - how much is her net worth and what can we expect from series three?

A total of 36,816 people were detected crossing the Channel in small boats during 2024, according to provisional figures from ...

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for expected temperatures and weather conditions in Colchester for today, January 1. The Met Office issued a yellow wind warning, with strong southwesterly winds ...