Markshall Estate near Colchester will close its arboretum and woodland walks on October 23 as Storm Austen brings high winds and safety concerns to Essex.

M11 crash between junctions 8 and 9 leaves one casualty in ambulance care, as Essex Police report delays on the northbound carriageway on October 22.

A major grid upgrade has been approved to strengthen electricity links to the Braintree district, from Suffolk.

White Elm Garden Centre in Bicknacre condemns repeated Halloween vandalism and a break-in at its petting farm, after displays and enclosures were damaged.

Essex men Elliot Reddington and Joe Mongan jailed for cocaine and cannabis supply, firearms offences and money laundering at Basildon Crown Court on October 5.

The 43-year-old, who gave his full name to the court as “Stephen Lennon” when he was called to the witness box on Thursday, said he was “shocked and scared” after the newspaper published a story about ...

Downing Street has rejected the characterisation of Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” made by Donald Trump’s chief negotiator on the Ukraine war. Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy, made the remark ...

M25 crash near Dartford closes two anticlockwise lanes after Junction 1B, causing severe traffic delays back to Swanley and queues across the QE2 Bridge.

A rare Royal Mint 50p coin has sold for 248 times its shop value after an intense bidding war. The Kew Gardens coin was snapped up for £124.08 after an eBay bidding war started at just 99p. The coin ...

Just 55 of billpayers are in credit this year to their energy supplier this year, down from almost two-thirds (64) in 2022, Uswitch found.

Aberdeen South MP Douglas Lumsden has urged the Energy Secretary to approve the Rosebank oil field after Jackdaw was given the green light. Miatta Fahnbulleh announced on Wednesday that the gas field, ...