One lane is blocked anticlockwise from junction 28 near Brentwood) to junction 27 near Theydon Bois. The lane closure has caused five miles of queuing traffic. AA reports severe delays increasing ...

Two people have died and a third remains in a serious condition in hospital after several people got into difficulty in ...

A penguin chick has hatched at Colchester Zoological Society (CZS). The Humboldt penguin chick was discovered by the Animal Care Team in the early hours of Monday 4th May 2026, becoming the third ...

Former Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder David Bentley has paid a heartfelt tribute to 11-year-old George Dennis.

Emergency services were called to West Mersea beach following a major incident on the seafront last night. Police, ...

Daisy Lawson, of Rayne in Braintree, has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after allowing her pocket bully to starve ...

Drivers are facing long delays on the M25 this morning after a stalled car caused heavy congestion on the QE2 Bridge. A ...

HEROIC café staff tried desperately to save people who were pulled from the water after getting into difficulty on Mersea ...

Emergency services have restricted access to part of a popular Essex beach after a "tragic" incident on Mersea Island.

A key route in Chelmsford is closed for roadworks today, with a diversion in place via Chelmer Valley Road. Broomfield Road ...

Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street ...

Ronald Dickens, 75, was found with 1,192 indecent images on two laptops after officers seized the devices from his address in ...