French police detained a 14-year-old suspected of opening fire on his middle school headteacher and a teacher with a hunting gun that he hid in a guitar case, wounding both in a rare school shooting, ...

Essex Police arrest Kelvedon man after woman reports indecent exposure outside a High Street restaurant on October 7. Witnesses and CCTV footage sought.

He will call on all parties to support the Government’s approach in seeking a closer relationship with the EU.

PICTURES show the chaos which ensued after a crash on the A12 badly injured four people. The incident happened on the Colchester-bound carriageway between Stanway and Marks Tey on Sunday afternoon and ...

Angela Seivewright, who went to lay flowers at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, said she was concerned people ‘seemed to care more about the tiger’.

A bail application for alleged crime gang leader Daniel Kinahan will be made in the coming weeks, a court in Dublin has been told. The 49-year-old appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin ...

Stansted Airport named fifth-best in the UK in Condé Nast Traveller’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, behind London Gatwick in fourth place.

Crash near Chingford closes southbound road, causing queues back to Links Road and diversions for bus routes 20, 179, 275, 675, 679 and W13.

Brickfields level crossing on the c2c line is closed after children put themselves in danger. Network Rail warns of risky behaviour and trespassing.

A complete guide to UK speed limits featuring expert insights on van speed traps, street lights and camera leeway myths.

Essex restaurants in Colchester and Clacton saved from closure as Queensway Inns buys former Whitbread Table Table sites, with 53 venues to reopen.

Marvin Bulle jailed for 35 years after shooting a man outside a Bexleyheath nightclub. Accomplice Carlos Parks jailed for 20 years.