A major supermarket is hiring more than 28,000 temporary workers across the UK for Christmas. Tesco is seeking extra staff to support stores during the busy Christmas period, with most roles based in ...

One in four Southend children are still missing key development milestones by the end of Reception, despite major progress ...

A popular Southend seafront fireworks display has been cancelled this weekend due to poor weather caused by Storm Austen. Southend City Fireworks confirmed Saturday's display has been called off ...

Developers behind a controversial 850-home scheme claim new Government rules mean it should go ahead despite local opposition.

Storm Austen is expected to bring gale force winds and torrential downpours to Essex today. The Met Office has issued a weather warning for wind.

Israel has ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank, following a deadly shooting earlier in the day in the occupied territory. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office ...

A "traditional" pub in Brentwood has been taken over by a 23-year-old man who "can't wait for what's next" at the boozer. The Spread Eagle in Queens Road, Brentwood, was previously advertised on ...

Thousands of Christmas shoppers on London’s Oxford Street will have their faces scanned by live facial recognition cameras, with the technology due to be installed in December, just in time for the ...

Drivers face chaos on the M25 as a major storm has caused the road to flood between Enfield and Potters Bar causing severe delays.

Essex Police investigate a Southend vehicle workshop assault on October 22, involving four masked suspects and a blank-firing handgun.

BBC Look East presenter Susie Fowler-Watt is leaving after 35 years, with her final bulletin on December 18, as she pursues a career in psychotherapy.

M25 flooding causes long delays anticlockwise between Junctions 25 and 24, with two lanes closed near Enfield and Potters Bar; congestion reaches Waltham Abbey.