Her journey in this life has ended too soon." Ann Widdecombe was fearless and forthright. She was a devoted public servant, ...

Hosepipe bans have been introduced by Anglian and Affinity water firms - but not all of Essex will be affected.

Donald Trump has climbed down over his threat to levy a 20% toll on shipping for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz waterway, which had been opposed by the UK. The US president said the ...

Edinburgh’s Princes Street will remain closed into festival season following a major fire at the former Debenhams store, the council has confirmed. Fire crews were called to the blaze in the disused B ...

Lawyer Aamer Anwar released a statement on Tuesday on behalf of former Yes Scotland boss Blair Jenkins saying Murrell – who was recently jailed for five years for embezzling mor ...

Veteran politician Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack”, counter-terrorism police investigating her death have said. Former MEP Miss Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in Haytor on ...

Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 for an eight-month ...

A childhood burns victim is backing a £250,000 fundraising appeal to support a specialist burns and plastics centre at Broomfield Hospital in Essex.

The King showed off his linguistic skills during his first visit to the Isle of Man as monarch, but joked he hoped he was not “massacring” the Manx language. Charles spoke the ancient language, having ...

Essex Waterways Ltd has fenced off the weir pool at Paper Mill Lock in Little Baddow after what it described as ongoing public safety concerns.

Defence minister Luke Pollard has announced ‘the largest investment in the UK’s naval bases since the end of the Cold War’.