British tourists are locked down in their hotels as life-threatening Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica. As many as 8,000 ...

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, in a new test for the US-brokered ceasefire. Mr Netanyahu made the ...

A GIANT inflatable obstacle course is coming to a swimming pool in Braintree for one day this half-term. Braintree Swimming and Fitness will once again host its giant inflatable on Wednesday this week ...

John Bunyan Primary School in Braintree received 30 donated cowslip flower plugs from housebuilder Dandara to celebrate Essex Day.

Villagers fighting against a controversial housing scheme in Goldhanger have received support from Witham MP Priti Patel.

Saliba was forced off at half-time of the Premier League win over Crystal Palace, while forward Martinelli limped down the tunnel in the second half.

British teenager Bella May Culley, who was arrested in Georgia on drug smuggling charges earlier this year, could receive a two-year prison sentence after her family paid more than £137,000 in a plea ...

Early indications from DfE research are showing there are no systematic issues across the education estate from system builds, MPs were told.

After speculation about the show's future and its partnership with Disney+ ending, the BBC has issued a fresh statement.

The attack is not being treated as terrorism, and detectives are working to establish any relationship between the suspect and the three victims.

Tiffany has one more chance to win a Group One before heading to the sales in December. Sir Mark Prescott’s five-year-old is a regular visitor to Germany and will aim to go one better in the Grosser ...

Nicola Mitchell, played by Laura Doddington, is feared to have exited the programme after a kidnapping storyline on the BBC soap opera.