SOUTHMINSTER Tennis Club has received national recognition for its community impact. The club, based at King George V Playing Field in Southminster, has been named Club of the Year in the Lawn Tennis ...

An arena helmet and mask worn in Sir Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning epic Gladiator is also due to go under the hammer next month.

Almost all NHS trusts are missing a major cancer target, with some of the worst performers seeing only around half of patients on time, data shows. Figures analysed by the Press Association for 2025 ...

A fresh appeal for information has been made over the killing of a former police officer and his wife by a car bomb in 1990. James Sefton, 65, and his wife Ellen, 66, were killed when a booby trap ...

Workplaces should screen employees for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), researchers have suggested. A programme could be trialled for roles where daytime sleepiness carries more risks, such as driving.

Searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home, Royal Lodge, have now ended, Thames Valley Police said. Andrew was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, spending 11 ...

Here are 10 celebrities you probably didn’t know were born or grew up in Essex. An Oscar-winning actress, Helen grew up in Leigh-on-Sea. From Hogwarts to Downton, the late Dame Maggie Smith was born ...