The death toll from an attack on a Catholic church in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels has risen to 34, officials said. The incident took place in the place ...

Nikki McKenzie, 41, used the word in the direction of a police officer in November last year and appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court.

POLICE have released footage of the moment a drug dealer nicknamed ‘Gangster Granny’ was arrested following an investigation into ...

VARIOUS roads are set to close across Essex while works are undertaken, with one road to shut for 40 days. Market Street, Harwich, is scheduled to close from August 19 for 15 days while scaffolding ...

Billionaire aristocrat Hugh Grosvenor and his wife Olivia, who married last year, have welcomed a baby girl born in London on Sunday.

China’s famous Shaolin Temple has announced that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after leading police on a pursuit along the A12. On Saturday, a motorist was driving at speeds in excess of 150mph and failed to stop for officers. Police ...

Two new professional dancers Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon will join the Strictly Come Dancing cast this autumn, the BBC has announced.

Military pauses promised by Israel will not alone be enough to ease suffering in Gaza, David Lammy has warned as the UK joined efforts to airdrop aid into the territory. The Foreign Secretary welcomed ...

Dressed in a white baseball cap branded ‘USA’, Donald Trump waved at journalists who shouted questions at him as he tee’d off.

BRAINTREE Town lost 1-0 at home to Fulham under-21s in their latest pre-season game, writes DAVID WARD. This turned out to be another excellent pre-season workout for the Iron.

The Tory leader said that her party would introduce primary legislation to block medics from taking widespread industrial action.