A Southend fan is set to take on the London Marathon dressed as Southend United’s mascot to raise money for the football club’s charity.

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ESSEX Police has held a press conference today as they continue to search for a missing woman. Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto was last seen in Brightlingsea on March 4. She had been staying with a friend ...

Ante-post favourite Old Park Star battled to get his head in front and claim the Skybet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, the opening race of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival. Nicky Henderson’s unbeaten hurdler ...

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An emergency closure occurred on a key south Essex road to allow for ‘gas repairs’ for public safety. Rawreth Lane, Rawreth was shut on March 5, 2026, and is expected to remain closed until March 13 ...

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Final Demand has a point to prove as he aims to return to form in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday. The seven-year-old is trained by Willie Mullins for ...

The inquest into the death of the 14-year-old schoolboy, which is being heard with a jury, is now in its seventh week.

Iran has also been targeting energy infrastructure which, combined with its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, sent oil prices soaring.

Road closures and bus service changes across south Essex on Sunday 22 March. Full list of affected routes and timings here.

Multiple potential victims of a former police officer being investigated in Northern Ireland over alleged non-recent serious sexual offences have been identified, the Police Ombudsman has said.