Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride warned that ‘tax rises are coming’ in this autumn’s budget, opposite Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.

Gareth Southgate has said the England national team has “broken down so many barriers to winning” as he received a knighthood for his services to football.

COLCHESTER zoo's endangered tamarin has delivered a healthy infant on-site. The zoo recently announced that the single offspring was safely delivered on June 13, by female golden lion tamarin, Freia.

But bosses have announced the well-known night-out destination will be closing down on July 13, 2025. A spokesman for Stonegate Group, which own Yates, said: “We can confirm that Yates Colchester will ...

A neo-Nazi teenager was snared by police and MI5 as he tried to buy a Makarov pistol for a terrorist attack, a court has heard ...

The NHS has an “important role to play” when it comes to getting patients off waiting lists and back to work, and should also act “as an engine of local economic growth”, according to the Health ...

A "serious crash" has closed a large section of the A12 near Brentwood with very heavy delays. Live updates here.

The Windmill Chatham Green in Little Waltham has been named the best in Essex at the National Pub and Bar Awards.

A neo-Nazi teenager was snared by police and MI5 as he tried to buy a Makarov pistol for a terrorist attack, a court has heard. Alfie Coleman was detained by armed police in a Morrisons car park ...

Six people were left in hospital after staff at an Essex fast food restaurant were assaulted with a “chemical substance” ...

Among the 200 guests confirmed to be attending the wedding are Sir Mick Jagger, Ivanka Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio.

A "serious crash" has closed a large section of the A12 near Brentwood with very heavy delays. Live updates here.