Threatening messages sent to Scottish schools are not credible and pose no wider risk to the public, according to police. A number of threatening emails were received by schools across the UK on ...

A repeat shoplifter who stole £2,000 of soft drinks from one branch of Greggs has been given a suspended jail term – sparking fury from police. Tiffany O’Neill, 28, has been arrested, charged and ...

With several stablemates that are in the Champion Hurdle reckoning going chasing instead, Lossiemouth is very much the number one contender in the two-mile hurdling division based at Closutton, while ...

Essex Police appeal to find Colchester man John Cook, 38, wanted for recall to prison. Officers seek information, CCTV or dashcam footage to help enquiries.

A Colchester centenarian who was part of the Bevin Boys scheme during the second world was has reflected on his remarkable life.

East Bergholt café Oranges & Lemons is on the market for £95,000 as owners retire, after earning Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards from 2023 to 2025.

Temperatures were forecast to drop on Thursday, with cold weather likely to continue into Friday, before turning milder over the weekend.

Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Gaelic Warrior is set to lead a Willie Mullins battalion in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase on Sunday week. The eight-year-old was a brilliant winner of the blue ...

Essex Police appeal for help to find wanted man Christopher Davies, 40, linked to Colchester’s Mile End and Highwoods, over a prison recall. Contact police.

Schools across south Essex are being invited to capture their festive spirit and feature in our special Christmas newspaper supplement ...

Essex county councillor Sara Naylor is urging witnesses to share footage after a man died following a crash in Mount Bures.

Santa’s Grotto returns to Cherry Lane garden centres in Hockley and Stisted, Essex, in 2026, with online booking, festive trails and gifts for children.