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 ...

Scotland is braced for heavy rain on Friday as the first of two named storms sweeps in. A Met Office yellow warning for rain came into force at 7am and lasts until midnight as Storm Austen hits the ...

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

Storm Austen brings heavy rain and winds to Essex on October 23, with gusts reaching 48mph in Clacton and 46mph in Chelmsford.

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 ...

Boss Andy Spencer said the company has started the new financial year with ‘real confidence’ despite economic pressures on the pub sector.

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 first storm of the season has hit the island of Ireland with the second due over the weekend. Around 3,000 homes farms and businesses were without electricity at 7am on Friday as a result of Storm ...

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

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 ...

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.